{"id":35377,"date":"2023-10-20T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/google-apps-partner-cloud-sherpas-acquires-nz-start-up-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:38:12","slug":"google-apps-partner-cloud-sherpas-acquires-nz-start-up-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/google-apps-partner-cloud-sherpas-acquires-nz-start-up-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Apps partner Cloud Sherpas acquires NZ start-up – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand tech start-up WaveAdept has been acquired by US-based Google Apps partner Cloud Sherpas, which is on the hunt for acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific region as part of an ambitious growth strategy. <\/span> <\/p>\n

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Cloud Sherpas is a cloud solution provider focused on Google Apps. In three years, the company has migrated more than one million workers to the platform.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Cloud Sherpas\u2019 IT administration add-on for Google Apps \u2013 Sherpa Tools \u2013 has been installed in more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n

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WaveAdept is the company\u2019s third acquisition in six weeks and its first in the Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n

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While the details of the deal are unknown, Cloud Sherpas says it will use the New Zealand company as a springboard into the region. WaveAdept will change its name to Cloud Sherpas.<\/p>\n

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As part of its strategy to help clients \u201cgo Google\u201d, Cloud Sherpas has opened an office in Sydney and plans to employ around 20 Australia-based staff by the end of the year.<\/p>\n

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Michael Cohn, Cloud Sherpas co-founder and vice president of marketing, says the company will continue to grow through acquisitions in the Asia-Pacific.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe APAC market is appealing for a number of reasons. Cloud computing adoption is on the rise, we see a Google Apps install-base growing, and the Google ecosystem isn\u2019t dominated by any one player,\u201d Cohn says.<\/p>\n

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According to Cohn, entering the market any earlier may have been too soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe market has matured. Google Apps is a mainstream alternative for communication and collaboration platforms, and Microsoft is playing catch-up,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Google ecosystem isn\u2019t yet dominated by any one player \u2013 we feel like we can come into the market and achieve a leadership position.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cloud Sherpas chief executive Jon Hallett says while the company plans to \u201cstaff up\u201d quickly in New Zealand and Australia, the acquisition of WaveAdept gives the company immediate help from \u201csenior managers and Google experts who know the local market inside and out\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAsia is a huge opportunity for Google Apps, and we\u2019re thrilled to be a key catalyst for rapid adoption,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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WaveAdept was founded in 2009 and already has 55 Google Apps customers in New Zealand, the largest of which is Tait Electronics.<\/p>\n

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Cohn says Cloud Sherpas was highly impressed with the WaveAdept team, which consists of Mike Riversdale, Dave Livesey and Paul Fraser. The team could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe WaveAdept guys represent the type of company we\u2019re looking for \u2013 smart, energetic, entrepreneurial,\u201d Cohn says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve been working with WaveAdept for well over a year on an informal basis. They often leveraged our software tools for their own engagements, and often provided great feedback on what customers needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe built a relationship with them over the last year such that when it came time for us to expand, they were a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cohn says there is no limit to the business opportunities presented by the rise of technology, particularly cloud computing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInformation technology \u2013 whether you\u2019re talking traditional on-premise infrastructure or cloud computing \u2013 will always rely on a channel for resale, deployment and support,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think there is an excellent opportunity for local cloud service providers to build businesses in partnership with the leading vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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