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Sunstone Partners Announces the Closing of the Sale of Thirdera, the Largest Independent Global Pure-Play ServiceNow Consultancy, to Cognizant

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Software, Technology, Professional Services, Finance, Cloud, Senior, Cloud Sherpas, Partnership, ServiceNow, Partner, RSM, Sale, DXC Technology, Acquisition, CSC, CTSH

Sunstone Partners, a technology-focused growth equity firm, today announced the closing of the sale of its portfolio company, Thirdera, to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH).

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  • Sunstone Partners, a technology-focused growth equity firm, today announced the closing of the sale of its portfolio company, Thirdera, to Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH).
  • Sunstone Partners created Thirdera in 2021 by merging three companies: Evergreen Systems, Cerna Solutions and Novo/Scale.
  • The company completed three additional follow-on acquisitions after the initial merger, creating the largest independent pure play ServiceNow consultancy with a global presence, with one of the largest aggregations of ServiceNow professional certifications globally.
  • Lazard, Choate Hall & Stewart and RSM acted as advisors to Sunstone Partners and Thirdera in the transaction.

Tquila Automation recruits Ryan Northington as Chief Executive Officer and SVP of AMER

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Friday, October 6, 2023
Cloud, Automation, Salesforce, AI, UiPath, Accenture, Infosys, Cloud Sherpas, Auburn University, Growth, SVP, News, Management, Optus, Northington

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global intelligent automation consultancy and services partner, Tquila Automation announced the recruitment of Ryan Northington as Chief Executive Officer and SVP of AMER.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Global intelligent automation consultancy and services partner, Tquila Automation announced the recruitment of Ryan Northington as Chief Executive Officer and SVP of AMER.
  • Tom Abbott, acting CEO, remains in the business as Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Board Member.
  • Tquila Automation specializes in designing and delivering intelligent automation solutions underpinned by UiPath, the AI-powered automation platform.
  • Ryan Northington, CEO & SVP AMER at Tquila Automation, said: "I couldn't be more excited to join Tquila Automation.

Caylent To Expand AWS Expertise Following Growth Investment From Gryphon Investors

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Cloud, Founder, Ecosystem, SAN, Cloud Sherpas, Contino, Growth, Stephenson, Guggenheim, Technology, Board, Compliance, Solution, Organization, Amazon, Cloud computing, Partnership, Amazon Web Services, Architecture, AWS, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Next-generation network services, Security, DevOps, Company, Data Analytics Acceleration Library, Investment, Board of directors, Earl, CEO, MLOps, Engineering, Kirkland & Ellis, Lazard, Management, Griffin

This investment will support Caylent's continued expansion of its capabilities and partnership with AWS.

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  • This investment will support Caylent's continued expansion of its capabilities and partnership with AWS.
  • Caylent represents Gryphon's third investment in an ecosystem-focused Next Generation IT Services firm, following existing partnerships with 3Cloud and NewRocket.
  • Kirkland & Ellis acted as the legal advisor to Gryphon, and Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth acted as the legal advisor to Caylent.
  • Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form strong partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon's capital, specialized professional resources, and operational expertise.

ModuleQ Welcomes London Stock Exchange Group's Kristen Brearey to Board of Directors

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Thursday, July 21, 2022
People, Cloud, LSEG, Harvard Business School, Acquisition, Founder CEO, Frederick Brearey, Harvard University, Cloud Sherpas, London Stock Exchange Group, Thomson Reuters, Doctor of Philosophy, Financial risk, CEO, Carnegie Mellon University, Board, Microsoft, Microsoft Teams, Board of directors, Accenture, Blackstone, Refinitiv, Woman, Management, Director, AI

CUPERTINO, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ModuleQ, the People-Facing AI company, announced that Kristen Brearey has joined its Board of Directors as a Board Observer.

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  • CUPERTINO, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ModuleQ, the People-Facing AI company, announced that Kristen Brearey has joined its Board of Directors as a Board Observer.
  • Brearey is a financial industry veteran and senior sales leader at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
  • Kristen Brearey, Group Director, Head of EMEA Strategic Accounts, LSEG said:"Refinitiv AI Alerts uses ModuleQ's unique People-Facing AI to deliver hyper-personalized, customer-centric intelligence.
  • David Brunner, PhD, Founder & CEO, ModuleQ said: "We are thrilled to welcome Kristen to our Board.

Thunder Announces Closing of Growth Capital Investment and Employee Experience Offering

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Monday, October 4, 2021
Cloud, Knowledge, Technology, Adoption, Marketing, Knowledge economy, Customer relationship management, Francisco Copado, Solution, Software, WSV, Multimedia, SIPC, Snowflake, Corporate services, CRM, Happiness, CEO, Guild Education, IBM, Cloud Sherpas, Growth, Silicon, SAN, Zoom, FINRA, DocuSign, WeWork, Lead, Thunder, NCino, Organization, Investment, Ecosystem, Accenture, Employee experience management, Management

Thunder helps organizations with the end-to-end customer journey and creates amazing experiences on how to better support, market, and sell.

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  • Thunder helps organizations with the end-to-end customer journey and creates amazing experiences on how to better support, market, and sell.
  • "Nothing is more important than creating the ultimate customer experience and happiness for your employees and customers.
  • This isn't easy to do, but it's why Thunder is amazing and our customers love us," explains Carter Wigell, Thunder's CEO.
  • "In our experience, organizations love Salesforce when they master three dimensions of innovation: business alignment, technological excellence, and program governance.

Midtown, Atlanta Based Innovien Solutions Continues Growth Streak

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Monday, July 26, 2021
Technology, Human resources, Consulting, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Professional services, Software, Networks, Hardware, Service companies, Consulting, Cloud Sherpas

Innovien Solutions, an Atlanta based, woman-owned, Technology Services Firm continues growth streak after seeing a 500% revenue increase in 2020.

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  • Innovien Solutions, an Atlanta based, woman-owned, Technology Services Firm continues growth streak after seeing a 500% revenue increase in 2020.
  • Innovien was recently named to Atlanta Business Chronicles Pacesetters List of the Fastest growing private companies in Atlanta; ranking #1 in Business Services category and 12th on the list overall.
  • Innovien Solutions has a second office in Hartford, Connecticut and is planning to break ground in Charlotte, North Carolina later this year.
  • Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innovien Solutions offers technology consulting, managed services, project implementation and staff augmentation for mid-sized to Fortune 500 companies.

Accenture to Acquire Wabion to Accelerate Cloud First Strategies With Expanded Google Cloud Capabilities

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Data management, Security, Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Cloud computing, Computing, Cloud infrastructure, Technology, Artificial intelligence, Accenture, Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Google, Cloud Sherpas, Draft:Premium Pet House Pune

The team of more than 60 professionals will join Accentures Google Cloud Business Group , part of Accenture Cloud First.

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  • The team of more than 60 professionals will join Accentures Google Cloud Business Group , part of Accenture Cloud First.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210714005031/en/
    Wabion to become part of Accenture (Photo: Business Wire)
    As a Google Cloud services provider, Wabion provides a full spectrum of consulting and implementation services for Google Cloud Platform and Google Workspace solution, including integration, development, licensing and training.
  • Wabion is a Google Cloud Premier partner and well-recognized for its deep expertise of Google Cloud innovations and technological developments.
  • Wabions market-leading Google Cloud skills will further strengthen Accenture Cloud First to continue to combine the best of Google human-centric design and innovation with Accenture intelligence.

EQS-News: SoftwareONE acquires Intelligence Partner, a leading Spanish Google Cloud services company

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Thursday, January 7, 2021
Computing, Cloud computing, Technology, Cloud infrastructure, Alphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Google Cloud Platform, Google Cloud, Google Workspace, Google, HP Cloud, Cloud Sherpas

Stans, Switzerland, 7 January 2021 - SoftwareONE Holding AG, a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired Intelligence Partner, a leading Google Cloud services company serving the Spanish, Brazilian and Middle Eastern markets.

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  • Stans, Switzerland, 7 January 2021 - SoftwareONE Holding AG, a leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired Intelligence Partner, a leading Google Cloud services company serving the Spanish, Brazilian and Middle Eastern markets.
  • Headquartered in Madrid, Spain, Intelligence Partner ( www.intelligencepartner.com ) offers the complete portfolio of Google Cloud products, along with related consulting, migration and managed services.
  • The company is a Google Cloud Premier Partner with deep expertise in Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), Google Maps, Google Cloud Platform and Cloud Analytics and CRM.
  • With the addition of Intelligence Partner, we will offer customers the potential of the Google suite of products, including specifically Google Cloud Platform.

Former Cloud Sherpas CEO, David Northington, Joins Lemongrass Board of Directors

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
Companies, Computing, Service companies, Societates Europaeae, Cloud Sherpas, Cloud infrastructure, Web hosting, SAP SE, Cognizant, Amazon Web Services, Amazon

ATLANTA, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemongrass Consulting , a leading professional and managed service provider of SAP enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the addition of David Northington, former CEO of Cloud Sherpas, to its Board of Directors.

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  • ATLANTA, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemongrass Consulting , a leading professional and managed service provider of SAP enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the addition of David Northington, former CEO of Cloud Sherpas, to its Board of Directors.
  • David also served on the board of Contino prior to their recent acquisition by Cognizant.
  • "David is an inspirational executive and a tremendous addition to our Board," said Mike Rosenbloom, CEO of Lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass Consulting, with operations in all global geographies, was established in 2008 as a specialist SAP technology consultancy.

Former Cloud Sherpas CEO, David Northington, Joins Lemongrass Board of Directors

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Companies, Computing, Service companies, Societates Europaeae, Cloud Sherpas, Cloud infrastructure, Web hosting, SAP SE, Cognizant, Amazon Web Services, Amazon

ATLANTA, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemongrass Consulting , a leading professional and managed service provider of SAP enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the addition of David Northington, former CEO of Cloud Sherpas, to its Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lemongrass Consulting , a leading professional and managed service provider of SAP enterprise applications running on Amazon Web Services (AWS), today announced the addition of David Northington, former CEO of Cloud Sherpas, to its Board of Directors.
  • David also served on the board of Contino prior to their recent acquisition by Cognizant.
  • "David is an inspirational executive and a tremendous addition to our Board," said Mike Rosenbloom, CEO of Lemongrass.
  • Lemongrass Consulting, with operations in all global geographies, was established in 2008 as a specialist SAP technology consultancy.