How N-Able, Adlumin Deal Accelerates IT-Security Convergence
$266M Purchase of Adlumin Unifies IT, Security Operations on a Single Platform
Buying Adlumin for up to $266 million will give MSPs the tools required to address the growing overlap of IT and security operations, said N-able CEO John Pagliuca.
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Washington D.C.-based Adlumin offers unmatched flexibility to MSPs and IT teams thanks to its ability to integrate seamlessly with diverse technology stacks, said Adlumin CEO Robert Johnston. IT and security responsibilities are increasingly handled by the same teams at small businesses and mid-market firms, making the integration of operations critical for efficiency and security, Pagliuca and Johnston said (see: N-able Strengthens Cybersecurity via $266M Adlumin Purchase).
"A well-managed network is a secure device in a secure network," Pagliuca said. "The responsibility is really one and the same. Whether you're an internal IT department or a managed service provide, you want to make sure that your client and your fellow employee is productive, can collaborate and is secure. And so the worlds have been melding together."
In this video interview with Information Security Media Group, Pagliuca and Johnson also discussed:
- Synergies between N-able, Adlumin operations platforms;
- How a single platform makes MSPs, IT department efficient;
- Implications of technology integration on end-user security.
Pagliuca became N-able's CEO when the firm spun off from SolarWinds in 2021. He joined SolarWinds with the acquisition of LOGICNow, where he served as chief financial officer. Before joining LOGICNow, John was vice president of finance and operations of GFI Software and before that, the vice president of finance for Airvana, a mobile data software company, where he helped with taking the company public.
Before founding Adlumin, Johnston worked as a principal consultant at CrowdStrike, where he led the probe into the Russian Foreign Intelligence Services breach of the Democratic National Committee in 2016. Johnston served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps, where he was the team leader of the 81 National Cyber Protection Team and the Director of the Marine Corps Red Team.
