Acquisition strengthens HostPapa’s cloud services platform and accelerates growth through expanded product availability and subscription capabilities
HostPapa, Inc., a leading global web hosting and cloud service provider, announced that it has closed on the acquisition of CloudBlue from Ingram Micro (NYSE: INGM), a business-to-business (B2B) platform company for the global technology ecosystem.
The strategic acquisition of CloudBlue strengthens HostPapa’s position in the cloud services market by enhancing its channel partner division under the Hostopia brand, combining CloudBlue’s advanced commerce, automation, and marketplace technology with Hostopia’s service delivery platform. With more than 450 pre-built integrations enabling automated provisioning, subscription billing, and service orchestration across multi-tier partner ecosystems, the platform significantly improves HostPapa’s ability to deliver cloud products and services to telcos, Managed Service Providers (MSPs), resellers, agencies, distributors, software vendors, ISVs, and hyperscalers.
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As part of the transaction, HostPapa also appointed Jorge Carvalho as CEO of CloudBlue and Tarik Faouzi as its General Manager. Mr. Carvalho, who also serves as HostPapa’s President, brings over two decades of experience in the cloud services industry, where he has set the strategic direction and driven growth through financial performance, with a commitment to innovation and outstanding customer experience. This marks the return of Mr. Faouzi to the leadership team of CloudBlue after leaving the business in 2022.
“We’re incredibly excited about closing this transaction and about CloudBlue’s future under HostPapa’s leadership,” said Jamie Opalchuk, Founder & CEO of HostPapa. “This acquisition unlocks significant opportunities in cloud commerce, partner enablement, and ISV distribution, reaffirming our commitment to building the most agile and forward-thinking AI-first cloud enablement platform on the market.”
Opalchuk added, “CloudBlue pioneered subscription billing, automation, and partner marketplaces. We’re proud to bring that innovative vision back to its roots in the cloud services industry and to continue redefining what a modern cloud enablement platform should look like to help our customers monetize subscription billing and transition into an AI world with variable metered and outcome-based pricing schemes.”
“There are significant synergies between HostPapa and CloudBlue, making this acquisition especially exciting. It allows us to expand our product suite, strengthen subscription and pricing capabilities for our customers, and leverage each other’s strengths to provide a best-in-class platform. By joining forces with CloudBlue and under the direction of a new leadership team, we’ll accelerate speed to market, offer technology providers a more extensive product portfolio, expand into new regions, and unlock fresh growth opportunities,” said Carvalho.
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