by Ty Trumbull • Jan 20, 2019 Hitachi Solutions America has acquired Capax Global, a Microsoft Azure cloud services partner in Chicago, Illinois. Hitachi now claims to be a Microsoft ‘Super Partner’ that can deliver business applications, modern workplace, data, artificial intelligence, infrastructure and IoT (Internet of Things) solutions on Azure. Hitachi Solutions America President and COO Tom Galambos Ahead of the deal, Capax Global was known as a: Capax Global has somewhere between 51 and 200 employees, according to LinkedIn, and the company’s cloud expertise stretches back numerous years. For instance, the firm launched BI Accelerator offerings for Microsoft Power BI and Office 365 back in early 2015. Capax Global, also has onsite and mobile IoT Labs — which allow customers to brainstorm with engineers and data scientists on various IoT-related strategies. Overall, the company has worked with roughly 300 customer accounts on 500-plus solution architectures, Capax Global’s website indicates. Explaining the deal, Tom Galambos, president and COO at Hitachi Solutions America, said: “The powerful combination of Hitachi Solutions and Capax Global will allow us to reach new and unprecedented levels of innovation. We are now a one-stop shop for complete Microsoft-based solutions for end-to-end digital transformation solutions. This is a rare achievement in the Microsoft ecosystem – making us a Microsoft ‘Super Partner.’ ” Capax Global CEO Jerry Hawk Added Jerry Hawk, CEO and founder of Capax Global: “Capax Global has consistently focused on delivering innovative and lasting solutions for our customers and staying at the forefront of the most exciting technologies. We are thrilled to become a part of Hitachi Solutions to broaden our capabilities, expand our scale and accelerate our ability to deliver world-class solutions.” Capex Global will now operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Solutions America. Hitachi Solutions, part of the global Hitachi Group business, has subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, India, China, and Asia Pacific. We’ll be watching to see if or how Hitachi Solutions positions itself in the Microsoft Azure Expert MSP partner program. Microsoft launched that particular initiative in mid-2018, countering Amazon Web Services’ longstanding relationships with cloud-centric MSPs. MSPs focused on AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) now dominate ChannelE2E’s list of the Top 100 Public Cloud MSPs. Meanwhile, M&A activity involving Microsoft Azure partners appears strong. Sample deals include: No doubt, more Microsoft cloud partner acquisitions are in the pipeline… Additional insights from Joe Panettieri.
Hitachi Solutions America has bought out Microsoft Azure's cloud service partner, Capax Global. Hitachi said the acquisition means that it is now a Microsoft Super Partner that can offer business applications, infrastructure and internet of things (IoT) solutions on the Azure platform. The deal will see Hitachi become Microsoft's first partner in Japan. Tom Galambos, Hitachi Solutions America's president and COO, said the deal would let it become a "one-stop shop" for complete Microsoft-based solutions.