Kaseya is acquiring Datto in a $6.2 billion deal that will create a massive provider of MSP software, IT management, data protection, business automation and cybersecurity technologies, ChannelE2E reported.
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At first glance, Kaseya and Datto are best known for RMM (remote monitoring and management), PSA (professional services automation) and data protection technologies designed for MSPs. Those tools and technologies help MSPs to automate their own businesses, while remotely managing and protecting SMB customer networks and applications.
Kaseya Acquires Datto: Cybersecurity Software Services for MSPs
Take a closer look, and both Kaseya and Datto have growing footprints in the cybersecurity and cyber resilience markets.
Key Datto moves include acquiring Infocyte for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technologies and Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services. It sounds like a promising acquisition, though Datto will face intense competition from far larger and rapidly growing EDR and MDR software and service providers — including a newly minted unicorn named eSentire.
Meanwhile, Kaseya has been in growth mode ahead of the Datto M&A announcement. Indeed, Kaseya grew 25 percent in 2021 vs. 2020, according to a January 2022 statement from the company. Key moves from 2021 include acquiring managed SOC (security operations center) RocketCyber and MSP coaching firm TruMethods.
Kaseya-Datto Merger: Next Moves
The Kaseya-Datto M&A deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022. Datto will go private under terms of the deal, the parties indicated.
Among the additional dates that MSPs will be watching: The Kaseya ConnectIT Global 2022 conference is set for June, and DattoCon 2022 is set for September.
