NinjaOne is acquiring Australian cloud data backup vendor Dropsuite in a US$252m deal, to improve remote application protection for mobile workers.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to approval by Dropsuite’s shareholders, courts, and Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.
The NinjaOne automated endpoint management platform, combined with Dropsuite’s data protection suite, will help IT and MSP organisations safeguard against the impact of catastrophic events, such as ransomware attacks and common day-to-day IT nuisances like accidental deletion. The combination will also improve data archiving in line with legal and compliance needs.
"Dropsuite will help our customers be more successful by extending data protection from the endpoint to SaaS applications, automating and simplifying backup, and filling critical data protection gaps,” said Sal Sferlazza, CEO and co-founder at NinjaOne. “We are watching the concept of an ‘endpoint’ evolve from a device to a user in real time. The growth of SaaS applications, BYOD, and the move to remote and hybrid work have transformed customer expectations for endpoint management platforms.
"Organisations must protect and manage not only the personal and professional devices used by customers and employees, but also the applications they use.”
“By joining NinjaOne, Dropsuite will be able to help provide customers with the tools needed to backup and protect endpoints and the most mission-critical SaaS applications from a single platform. We believe this will contribute to the continued success of our customers and our distribution partners,” said Charif El-Ansari, CEO at Dropsuite."
After launching a new partner programme last year, NinjaOne promoted Andre Schindler to SVP of global sales, while he retained his role as GM of EMEA.
