Value Added Reseller (VAR) Trustmarque Solutions has announced the acquisition of cloud infrastructure and hosted services provider, Nimbus Technology Systems Ltd. Nimbus Technology Systems currently provides consultancy, planning and migration services as well as a range of cloud Infrastructure and software-as-a-service solutions for SME organisations. Nimbus' clients are able to access and run their businesses on enterprise-class IT systems, software and infrastructure without any capital investment.

This transaction is the first in a planned series of strategic acquisitions by Trustmarque as it aims to extend its expertise, range of capabilities and value added service offerings. The Nimbus acquisition will enhance Trustmarque Enterprise Solutions Group (TESG) services by adding a suite of hosted and managed solutions that sit between on-premise and SaaS offering a greater degree of customisation and customer alignment.

Simon Rutt will be heading up the TESG division, which will incorporate the Nimbus stack of services following the acquisition, and takes on the role of Services and Solutions Director. Rutt comments:

"Customers want to understand straight forward options around cloud and how we can help their organisation securely and safely adopt cloud technologies. They need sensible, knowledgeable advice and services that are dependable.

As the cloud market develops, more and more technologies are being offered as a managed service. This ‘externalisation' of IT is compelling as it offers the promise of agility and efficiency. However, questions remain around compliance, licensing, governance and security. There are complexities around interoperability and how best to ‘knit' these managed services together with on-premise applications, to deliver the best business process outcomes. We aim to help organisations negotiate these hurdles for better business outcomes."