How new is the acquisition of Datto Inc. by Vista Equity Partners, and merger of the Norwalk, Conn.-based business continuity vendor with managed services software maker Autotask Corp.? So new that not even Patrick Burns, Autotask’s vice president of product management, can tell you definitively what it will mean for either company’s solutions going forward.
“It’s so early that we haven’t sat down and done any planning,” he told ChannelPro last week.
Even so, Burns could—and did—share some insights about what the blockbuster deal will mean for MSPs and vendors. Here are five of the most significant.
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