Dell is set to acquire Make Technologies. The purchase will help IT departments to reduce the volume of code and operational costs.

Make Technologies specialises in helping businesses replace outdated IT systems and modernise traditional applications for modern, cloud-based systems.

The deal is Dell's third acquisition this week as part of its diversification strategy to increase margin storage, software and services as it looks to invest in higher-profit business services.

Following the acquisition, approximately 100 employees from Make Technologies will join the Dell Services team.

Dell Services president Steve Schuckenbrock said, "The addition of Make Technologies and Clerity Solutions to Dell Services positions us to lead in the fast-growing applications modernization space. We have the capabilities to help customers with all their modernization needs -- from re-hosting and re-platforming to code re-engineering. These offerings will enable Dell to support the thousands of commercial and public sector customers looking to migrate business-critical applications to open, standards-based architectures, including the cloud."