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Virtusa expands infrastructure management services with new acquisition

The acquisition strengthens Virtusa’s growing Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) practice with the addition of Apparatus’ Kore Managed IT Solutions platform

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USA: Virtusa Corporation has acquired all the outstanding shares of Apparatus, Inc., an end-to-end IT infrastructure services provider headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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With over 200 employees, Apparatus provides consulting, service design, and delivery of infrastructure management services, helping its clients improve the operational efficiencies of their IT investments.

The acquisition strengthens Virtusa’s growing Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) practice with the addition of Apparatus’ Kore Managed IT Solutions platform. Virtusa will deliver remote infrastructure management (RIM) services from Apparatus’ RIM center. The combined entity will offer clients a stronger set of offerings that are sharply focused on simplifying their IT infrastructure and driving high levels of efficiency in IT operations.

Apparatus delivers its Kore Managed IT Solutions through a technology platform supported by optimized processes and solution frameworks that allow Apparatus to proactively and cost-effectively manage IT infrastructure for its clients. The Kore platform includes cloud/ virtualized infrastructure management; unified communication platforms; collaboration and content management; data management, backup and disaster recovery; and mobile device management.

Kris Canekeratne, chairman and CEO of Virtusa, stated, “Apparatus brings superior infrastructure solutions that are complementary to Virtusa’s IT outsourcing capabilities. We believe there’s strong alignment between Virtusa’s software engineering DNA and Apparatus’ automation-first mindset to infrastructure management.  This acquisition will help increase our total addressable market and allow us to deliver expanded IT outsourcing service offerings to our clients.”

Kelly Pfledderer, founder and CEO of Apparatus, stated, “With this transaction, we’ll further enhance our ability to provide exceptional technology solutions to our clients and channel partners while creating growth opportunities for our employees. We share a strong engineering and innovation culture and are laser focused on client success.”