Fivetran has acquired HVR, with CEOs George Fraser and Anthony Brooks-Williams discussing the merger process and its implications for customers. The two companies have complementary capabilities, with Fivetran excelling in replicating SaaS data and HVR specializing in replicating mission-critical DBMS data. The combined company aims to offer a single place for all data movement needs and challenges, enabling new analytical use cases by consolidating more data sources.