Best Buy completes purchase of IT, cloud services provider

MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy said Thursday that it has completed the acquisition of mindShift Technologies.

The acquired firm will operate under its current name, management team and capabilities, which include approximately 500 employees at offices in Boston; Long Island, N.Y.; Minneapolis; Morrisville, N.C.; New York City; Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

According to a press release, mindSHIFT has been providing IT outsourcing and cloud managed services for small and mid-size businesses for more than 10 years. The company hasmore than 5,400 clients and 25,000 managed desktops in markets throughout the nation.