A 55-percent increase in cloud revenue drove results for IFS for the first quarter ended March 31. 

 DSD Business Systems has hired Bob Black as EVP of consulting. Black joined the San Diego, Calif.-based reseller after working for 16 years five months at Aktion Associates.

Microsoft reported that Dynamics revenue rose 17-percent year-over-year for the third quarter ended March 31. The company said this week the total was up 21 percent in constant currency.