June 27, 2011 8:50 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
economy,
enterprise software,
Forrester Research,
Gartner,
Heather Clancy,
IDC,
IT channel products and services,
IT spending,
softwareStagnant economy got you down? The good news it that market researcher IDC is predicting IT spending growth this year will grow much faster than the economy at large, as measured by U.S. gross domestic product.
June 24, 2011 5:09 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
HP,
IBM,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Mark Hurd,
Oracle,
Safra Catz,
Sun MicrosystemsOh, Oracle, Oracle, Oracle. You're nothing if not predictable.
On yesterday's Oracle fourth quarter earnings call, there was the usual happy talk about fat margins and great execution. The...
June 20, 2011 10:01 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
tabletAs Hewlett-Packard preps its would-be Apple iPad killer -- the HP TouchPad -- for release on July 1, a new research report from
June 20, 2011 8:30 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Cisco,
cloud computing,
converged hardware,
Exalogic,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comAs Oracle, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard try to convince the world that every data center needs Oracle or Cisco or HP's own unique brand of converged hardware--that mythical IT beast that somehow combines the best of every breed plus absolute adherence to industry standards--there seems to be a...
June 16, 2011 2:45 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Itanium,
Larry Ellison,
Leo Apotheker,
Mark Hurd,
OracleIt would be sad if it weren't so entertaining: The HP-versus-Oracle spat ratcheted up again this week with Hewlett-Packard suing Oracle.
Again.
June 14, 2011 1:29 PM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dave Donatelli,
Hewlett-Packard,
HP,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Leo Apotheker,
Todd BradleyAnn Livermore, the respected Hewlett-Packard veteran once considered a prime CEO candidate, is relinquishing day-to-day responsibilities and will take a seat on the HP board. Here's HP's official statement .
June 13, 2011 7:08 PM
Posted by: Heather Clancy
Agilysys,
ePlus,
Heather Clancy,
IT channel products and services,
M&A,
merger,
mergers and acquisitionsSince I wrote my article last month about the spike in channel mergers and acquisitions, two more big deals have come to my attention -- one aimed at expanding the service footprint of the acquiring...
June 9, 2011 2:18 AM
Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow,
Dell,
Exadata,
Exalogic,
IT channel products and services,
IT channel products and technologies,
Larry Ellison,
Marc Benioff,
NetSuite,
Oracle,
Salesforce.comIt's really not news that Oracle sales people go into a discounting frenzy at the close of the fiscal year. And, that discounting has netted Oracle some Exadata deals in its...
