Brocade, a leading provider of datacenter networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Strategic Business Systems (SBS), a privately held provider of IT professional services for medium-size and large enterprises in both the commercial and federal government sectors.
Founded in 2000, and headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, SBS is a leading provider of datacenter-focused professional services and has established partnerships with many of the industry's largest providers of IT systems. SBS has a team of skilled consultants who provide technical expertise across a wide range of professional services practices, including storage, servers, security, networking, and virtualization services that address the requirements of enterprise datacenters.
"The datacenter is evolving at unprecedented rates and customers are asking us to provide more services that solve real-world business challenges. SBS's team of skilled professionals and comprehensive portfolio of service methodologies will enable us to offer an expanded line of services that address the challenges of our customers' rapidly evolving datacenters, said Michael Klayko, Brocade CEO.
"The datacenter is undergoing a fundamental change, and customers are increasingly looking for outside help to manage this transformation, said Doug Chandler, research director at IDC. "Brocade's acquisition of SBS is consistent with its goal of building an end-to-end services portfolio.