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My Favorite New Old Blog…

My Favorite New Old Blog…

By Zoli Erdos on March 10, 2010

Image by TechShowNetwork via Flickr My new favorite old blog is former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, blog.   It’s at the old URL, but has a new title: What I Couldn’t Say… The “About” section says: I think I’ve said pretty much everything I could say as CEO of Sun Microsystems. The more interesting stuff was […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged blogging, Jonathan Schwartz, Steve Jobs, Sun, Sun Microsystems

Just another Oracle Sunrise, Or, A Consolidation Sketch

Just another Oracle Sunrise, Or, A Consolidation Sketch

By James Governor on February 19, 2010

Everyone else seems to have gone with the Sunset, so I figured why not call out Sunrise instead… while some Sun technology is going to get nuked, and some people too, there are still plenty of solid assets to consider when parsing what Oracle is going to do. One advantage of being a couple of […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Dell, EMC, hp, ibm, Open source, oracle, Sun, Sun Microsystems

The Sourcing Oracle? Making the Sun Deal Pay Might Not Be as Easy as it Looks

The Sourcing Oracle? Making the Sun Deal Pay Might Not Be as Easy as it Looks

By Jason Busch on February 10, 2010

I found a recent article by Dan Hannon at Purchasing rather insightful in its examination of some of Oracle’s strategy to eke out every ounce of shareholder value possible through its acquisition of Sun. According to Hannon, “On a conference call ? O…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Manufacturing, oracle, Sourcing, Sun, supply chain

Oracle and Sun – Quick Analysis

Oracle and Sun – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on January 27, 2010

Notes and commentary from today’s 5 hour “what we’re going to do with Sun” Oracle event.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Companies, enterprise software, ibm, M&A, mySQL, Open source, oracle, portfolios, Quick Analysis, Sun, sunw, Systems Management

Event Report: Oracle-Sun Raises The Stake In the Stack Wars

Event Report: Oracle-Sun Raises The Stake In the Stack Wars

By R "Ray" Wang on January 27, 2010

Oracle Rolls Out A New “Red Stack”
With EU approval out of the way, Oracle finalizes the Sun deal and resumes its quest for the largest share of the IT wallet.  Oracle’s 60+ acquisitions follow a concerted strategy and Sun adds key areas such as servers and storage.  Key areas include Vertical Apps, Horizontal Apps, Middleware, […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged acquisitions, BlueStack, Database, ecosystems, enterprise apps, enterprise software, event report, mergers, middleware, oracle, Oracle-Sun, partners, RedStack, servers, Storage, Sun, vendor events, vendor strategy, virtual machines

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

By Brian Sommer on October 12, 2009

Image via Wikipedia Watch for movement on these matters Last night, Oracle’s annual mega event, Oracle Open World, opened. This event draws some 37,000 people to San Francisco to hear, see and speak all things Oracle. With the keynotes starting in mere minutes, I thought I’d offer up my thoughts on what may or may […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Cloud, CRM, Current Affairs, erp, Fusion, Marc Benioff, Mergers & Acquisitions, mySQL, oracle, Oracle Open World, SaaS, SaaS and Beyond, salesforce.com, software as a service, Software Vendors, software. applications, Sun

EU questions about Oracle acquisition of mySQL (Sun)

EU questions about Oracle acquisition of mySQL (Sun)

By Dennis Moore on August 4, 2009

Apparently, the EU is concerned about the possible anti-competitive potential of the Oracle acquisition of mySQL as part of Oracle’s purchase of Sun. I contacted the EU, and they forwarded me a survey they are sending to Oracle’s competitors who may b…

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisitions, EnterpriseIrregulars, oracle, Sun | 1 Response

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