2026-09-19 · Fuente：CRN Data Center
The U.K. solution provider's purchase of U.S. integrator GDT adds an AI infrastructure business serving roughly 20 neoclouds, some with Nvidia backing, according to a GDT executive.
Softcat's acquisition of GDT hands the U.K. solution provider giant a U.S. systems integration business with an established AI franchise. GDT's AI practice counts roughly 20 neoclouds — some of them Nvidia-backed — among its customers for AI infrastructure and adjacent services, according to a GDT executive who spoke to CRN. The disclosure, made in connection with the sale, offers a look at how deeply the specialist GPU-cloud segment has penetrated the integration channel.
Neoclouds have emerged as one of the most consequential buyer groups in AI compute: operators that stand up GPU capacity for AI workloads, in a buildout often described as a gold rush fueled by Nvidia. That GDT serves around 20 of these operators — including Nvidia-backed players — signals the volume of demand now flowing through the services channel, where these customers procure AI infrastructure and the related services that come with it.
For Softcat, the deal extends the U.K. giant's footprint into the U.S. market and into one of the most active corners of technology spending. The acquisition centers on an integrator whose AI practice is anchored by neocloud customers, the segment at the heart of today's AI infrastructure buildout. That book of business carries value beyond revenue: relationships with roughly 20 neoclouds give the combined company a front-row view of where AI compute demand is concentrated and how those operators buy and run AI infrastructure.
The transaction also fits a broader pattern: as AI infrastructure spending accelerates, channel consolidation is following the demand toward integrators with proven AI delivery capability. For buyers and investors tracking the neocloud buildout, the deal is a reminder that the Nvidia-fueled gold rush is reshaping not only chip and data center markets but the services layer around them — and that the neocloud customer base has become an asset worth acquiring.
Etiquetas: Softcat · GDT · Nvidia · Neocloud · AI Infrastructure · M&A
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