Effectual Awarded 10-Year Cloud Services Contract with Ginnie Mae

Catalyst portfolio company Effectual was awarded a 10-year dedicated cloud services contract with the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae). The $140M single award includes Effectual as co-prime, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). An earlier announcement on October 27, 2020 by Ginnie Mae’s contracting office listed JHC Technology as the co-prime. Effectual completed the acquisition of JHC Technology in January 2020 and will therefore be delivering the services awarded to JHC.

Effectual Launches Managed DevOps Platform Optimized for AWS

Catalyst-backed Effectual, a modern, cloud first managed and professional services company, launched a Managed DevOps Platform optimized for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. Built with a security first approach and designed to meet industry compliance standards, the platform integrates automated testing, secure coding guardrails, monitoring, and task management.

Effectual Strengthens Public Sector Modernization Services with Completion of AWS Partner Transformation Program (PTP)

Catalyst-backed Effectual has successfully completed the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Transformation Program (PTP). The AWS PTP is a 100-day program that guides public sector Amazon Partner Network (APN) partners through a collaborative process to accelerate their AWS skills, strengthen their technical knowledge base, and better serve government, education, and nonprofit customers on their journey to the cloud.

Effectual Increases Momentum with Acquisition of AWS Advanced Consulting Partner, Five Talent, Strengthening DevOps and Cloud Native Application Development Services

Catalyst portfolio company Effectual acquired Five Talent, a technology consultancy and custom software modernization and development firm. Five Talent collaborates with customers to design, develop, and architect applications built using DevOps methodologies that integrate best practices and drive innovation.

Effectual Expands Executive Leadership Team with Addition of Rick Ruskin as Chief Sales Officer

Catalyst portfolio company Effectual, an innovative, cloud first, security first managed and professional services company, announced Rick Ruskin as Chief Sales Officer. Ruskin, a 30-year IT industry veteran, will lead all aspects of Effectual’s sales, solutions architecture, sales operations, and channel sales teams.

Effectual Achieves VMware Master Services Competency in VMware Cloud on AWS

Catalyst-backed Effectual, an innovative, cloud-first managed and professional services company, has successfully achieved a VMware Cloud on AWS Master Services Competency. This competency demonstrates that Effectual is committed to helping organizations accelerate their digital transformations by leveraging their validated services delivery capabilities around advanced VMware technologies.

Effectual Acquires AWS Premier Consulting Partner JHC Technology with New Investment from Catalyst Investors and Lumerity Capital

Effectual, an innovative, cloud-first managed and professional services company, has acquired leading public sector managed services company, JHC Technology. A new investment by Catalyst Investors and a follow-on investment from Lumerity Capital enabled the acquisition. Catalyst Investors and Lumerity Capital have reserved $50 million to support acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.