Oracle's future tied to integration and economy of Scale
September 23, 2008
Oracle Flies High Above Wall Street's Carnage | www.businessweek.com
1. Oracle received its major revenue from Maintenance. 2. Greater efficiencies will be gained inisde of Oracle to improve operating margins
SAP: Would Acquiring Teradata Make Sense?
September 18, 2008
SAP: Are Thy Planning A Bid for Teradata? | blogs.barrons.com
o Although rumors are flying about the possible acquisition of Teradata by SAP, the fit is far from perfect. o SAP executives have stated the need for advanced analytics and there are other vendors that SAP could acquire to fulfill this need. o SAP might consider acquiring a data mining vendor in order to augment its advanced analytic capabilities; SPSS would seem to be a likely candidate.
September 8, 2008
Red Hat buys virtualization company for $107M | triangle.bizjournals.com
Talk about "hair on fire."
Microsoft (MSFT) to Acquire Datallegro
August 11, 2008
Microsoft To Buy DATAllegro | www.informationweek.com
- Microsoft's pending acquisition of Datallegro should allow Microsoft to better compete in very large database environments. - As Microsoft will stop selling Datallegro's data warehouse appliances to new customer until they are integrated with Microsoft SQL Server, it may take a while to see any results. - Microsoft's acquisition of Datallegro will likely lead to additional vendor consolidations. - Data warehouse appliances have a solid track record in very large data mart environments; they may not necessarily be ideal in mixed workload, multi-subject, enterprise data warehouse deployments.
On-line Apps ... Show me some customers
August 7, 2008
Online office apps get real: Google Docs vs. ThinkFree vs. Zoho | www.computerworld.com
1. Using on-line apps as an experiment is possible 2. When will we see massive adoption?
Cut IT Spending by virtualizing the desktop and reduce Power consumption
July 1, 2008
Data Centers Nearing Power-Usage, Cost Crisis | www.eweek.com
1. Power consumes more than the cost of the PC. 2. Virtualization of PC's can reduce the IT budget.
A single source for your data solutions
June 23, 2008
HP to Join 'Data Dedupe' Crowd | www.eweek.com
1. Choosing one vendor that can give you data storage 2. Completes the picture for servers and storage as well as desktops and laptops
Will Google finally gain access to enterprise computing by becoming the datacenter?
June 18, 2008
Is Google your next data center? | www.computerworld.com
1. Commodity computing is here and managing servers is not core to the business. 2. Focus IT on solving business problems.
Making Applications Easier to Use Will Increase Their Usage
June 13, 2008
Enterprise 2.0: Oracle Plans New Business Apps, With A Social Twist | www.informationweek.com
Making applications easier to use will help increase the breadth and depth of their deployment within an organization. Applications that allow user collaboration are also likely to see increased usage, especially in organizations that encourage interdepartmental cooperation rather than departmental rivalries. In many situations, especially among nontechnical users, an application is judged by its user-interface. Users who have positive experiences with the social networking features of new applications will become evangelists for these applications.
The Kindle is a key to the next user interface
June 9, 2008
Thin, flexible, low-power digital paper is just around the corner. Will your next book or newspaper be 'e'? | www.computerworld.com
1. Paper and Pen are a natural for people when it comes to ideas and creativity 2. Simplicity is important when it comes to design
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