Can IBM Become Relevant Again? Sorting out the biggest basket case in tech...
FOREWORD (Added as Update)Before getting into the merits or otherwise of the current strategy at IBM, and what needs to change, I should point out that every major enterprise software and systems...
View ArticleWho would be the best acquirer of Salesforce.com?
I’ll leave it to the financial analysts to proselytize on the possibility of one or other of the five likeliest acquirers – SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM or HP, in reverse alphabetical order – entering...
View ArticleBits & Pieces…
Salesforce.com acquisition talk seems to have come to naught…A few days ago, reports surfaced saying that Microsoft had made an offer of $55bn. that was rebuffed by the Salesforce board. The rumor is...
View ArticleCyber security – Which vendors will do most to shape this fragmented...
Summary:Several weeks ago in a blog titled “Bits & Pieces”, I drew attention to the fact that information security is now a C suite and board-level concern.However, information security has long...
View ArticleThe Dell-EMC Deal: Brilliant or Delusional?
“The combination of Dell and EMC creates an enterprise solutions powerhouse.”– Dell’s founder, CEO & chairman Michael Dell, announcing the acquisition on Oct. 5My main focus in this post is on...
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All Shook Up – How AWS is Pulling Off the Impossible in Enterprise IT
Summary:Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing like gangbusters and taking enterprise IT by storm, quickly becoming the safe choice for corporate CIOs.Against all expectations, the cloud infrastructure...
View ArticleThe Public Cloud: Is There Still Room for Google?
Author: Hakan Jakobsson ** Editor’s note: From time to time we shall feature guest columnists in this forum. In this article, Hakan Jakobsson presents some provocative arguments and counter-arguments...
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