IT solutions provider Logicalis UK has bolstered its play in the consulting and solution services space following the acquisition of Trovus, a provider of analytics dashboard solutions. According to ABI Research this market could be worth $114bn globally by 2018.
Arnaud Spirlet, Head of European Markets for Logicalis, said: "Analytics is a crucial element of the SMAC model, since it provides line of business managers with the actionable insight they need to drive business innovation and competitive advantage from disparate business data."
The deal sees Ed Charvet, Managing Director of Trovus, appointed to the role of Director of Information Insights at Logicalis UK.
Charvet will lead the organisation's business unit strategy, extending the portfolio of consulting, solutions and managed services such as the company's Spatial Intelligence, wireless and behavioural analytics offerings.
Charvet stated: "Trovus and Logicalis have partnered successfully for some time, giving clients the benefits of Business Intelligence (BI) consultancy and the ability to then scale organisation-wide using Logicalis' technical resources and global reach.
"The fit positions Logicalis perfectly between the pure consultancy firms and the specialist vendors."
Providing business insight solutions, professional and managed services, Trovus enables businesses to turn data into tangible and transformative competitive advantage.
It extends that advantage to the widest possible executive user base, in some cases increasing user adoption from the industry average of 30% up to 70% within an organisation.
Spirlet added: "As a Line of Business executive myself, I need fast and actionable information insights across a range of data sources.
"Trovus will bring that ability to our customer's users, but without the need for costly and complex data re-structuring or application renewal projects, shrinking delivery timescales from many months to matter of weeks or even days."
Trovus' clients range from global businesses to regional market specialists across a number of verticals, including professional services, financial services, construction, technology, telecoms, healthcare and the public sector.
Charvet stated: "This is a fast-moving market and our clients increasingly need access to national and international services and expertise. We can now meet those needs."