Fusion5 acquires NZ’s GoCloud Systems

Australasian business solutions company Fusion5 has acquired Wellington-based managed service provider GoCloud Systems. 

Formed in 2016, GoCloud provides IT strategy, cloud adoption and managed IT services to the New Zealand government, the not-for-profit sector and a range of small to medium businesses.

Services range from procurement, cyber security and cloud computing, including advanced skills across both Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), and support offerings include managed desktop, security and Microsoft 365. 

“The acquisition of GoCloud will significantly bolster our existing managed IT services capability and expand our cloud, infrastructure and security team across Australia and New Zealand to over 90,” Fusion5 enterprise resource planning (ERP) director Richard Evans said. 

“Once the changes are bedded in, our customers can expect more localised support in their own time zones. 

With extra headcount, Evans anticipates that its service desk will soon be able to offer a 12-hour business day support model.

GoCloud will officially become part of Fusion5 on 1 July with all 15 staff joining the Fusion5 IT managed services team in the Wellington office.

GoCloud is also the exclusive Australasian partner for Tines, a security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platform that automates any workflow regardless of complexity or technology stack.

“Bringing GoCloud into the Fusion5 fold will also allow us to leverage their impressive Microsoft Azure and AWS skill sets to the benefit of our customers,” Evans said. “Like us, GoCloud is a leading AWS Advanced Tier Partner. Despite their relatively small size, they have over 20 successful AWS customer launches under their belt.”

GoCloud CEO David Brabant added the acquisition offers significant opportunities for GoCloud customers and employees alike.

“Our customers will have access to a larger team and can leverage the business benefits of a broader portfolio of solutions from a single trusted partner,” Brabant said. 

“Joining forces with Fusion5 also reflects our desire to help develop the career paths of our talented team beyond GoCloud through exposure to other solutions and larger and more varied projects. It will also allow them to grow their skill sets in new directions if desired. 

“These are opportunities we couldn’t offer them without change.”

Last year, Fusion5 acquired NetSuite partner Liberate I.T, boosting its ERP customers and skills across Australia and New Zealand.