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June 13, 2016

Microsoft Buying LinkedIn: Five First-Day Takeaways

Future of Work
You might have heard: Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in one of the most significant enterprise software acquisitions in some time. There will be plenty more to pars...
Chris Kanaracus
Alan Lepofsky
Insight News
June 07, 2016

State's Settlement with SAP Underscores Key ERP Project Lessons

Tech Optimization
SAP has settled a long-running dispute with the California State Controller's office over a failed payroll system upgrade. Under the terms of the agreement, SAP will pay California...
Chris Kanaracus
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
June 06, 2016

IBM, Cisco Target the IoT Analytics Data Gap

Data to Decisions
In these times, announcement related to the Internet of Things are a dime a dozen. At first blush, one recently made by IBM and Cisco doesn't appear to be a huge standout, but it n...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
June 06, 2016

Thoma Bravo Buys Qlik Technologies: Addressing the Top Questions

Data to Decisions
In a busy week for software acquisitions, private equity firm Thoma Bravo's $3.0 billion purchase of Qlik Technologies was one of the more significant ones. Constellation Research ...
Chris Kanaracus
Doug Henschen
Insight News
June 02, 2016

Microsoft Applies IoT to Dynamics CRM: What It Means

Next-Generation Customer Experience
Microsoft's latest update to Dynamics CRM applies IoT (Internet of Things) principles to the software through a new feature called Connected Field Service. It's one of the latest i...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
June 02, 2016

Salesforce Buys Demandware: The Pros and Cons

Matrix Commerce
In a busy week for enterprise software acquisitions, Salesforce's decision to plunk down $2.8 billion for e-commerce platform provider Demandware arguably made the biggest splash. ...
Chris Kanaracus
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
May 23, 2016

Logistics Industry Consolidation Mounts: What It Means

Matrix Commerce
A number of mid-sized logistics providers are putting themselves up for sale in an indication that binary market dynamics'sgo big or go specialized'sare rearing their head in this ...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
May 10, 2016

IoT Market Consolidation to Focus on the 'Final Mile'

Tech Optimization
The IoT (Internet of Things) market is experiencing a wave of consolidation that seems poised to ramp up even further as the year goes on.Recent acquisitions of note include Cisco'...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
May 05, 2016

Teradata Set to Shake Up Its Culture Following CEO Switch

Data to Decisions
Teradata is making big changes following the release of disappointing first-quarter results, with the biggest being the removal of CEO Michael Koehler, who has been replaced with l...
Chris Kanaracus
Doug Henschen
Insight News
May 04, 2016

Adobe Acquires LiveFyre: What It Means for Online Marketing

Marketing Transformation
Adobe's move to acquire social content platform startup LiveFyre is far from startling, given its ambitions in the marketing cloud space and the companies' already close relationsh...
Chris Kanaracus
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
May 03, 2016

Microsoft Adds to Its IoT Arsenal with Acquisition of Solair

Data to Decisions
Consolidation in the IoT (Internet of Things) market is showing no sign of slowing down, with Microsoft purchasing Italian startup Solair. Here are the key details from an official...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
May 02, 2016

Oracle Goes Vertical In Bid for Cloud Growth

Matrix Commerce
Oracle's cloud acquisition machine is revving up again after a few months of dormancy, and it's headed in a vertical direction. Last week, the company paid $662 million for Textura...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
R "Ray" Wang
Insight News
April 28, 2016

Samsung's New IoT Cloud Focuses on Interoperability

Matrix Commerce
One of the biggest problems plaguing the IoT (Internet of Things) market today is fragmentation, and Samsung says its new ARTIK Cloud service is geared toward solving that problem,...
Chris Kanaracus
Holger Mueller
Insight News
April 25, 2016

Department Store Chains Facing Cull-Or-Keep Dilemma

Matrix Commerce
While department store chains such as Sears, Macy's and JC Penney have been shutting down locations by the hundreds in recent years, if they're ever going to restore sales producti...
Chris Kanaracus
Insight News
April 25, 2016

A Million People Now Use Tor to Access Facebook: Irony, Anyone?

Digital Safety, Privacy & Cybersecurity
Facebook has for some time been providing ways for users to access the social network more securely, with one of those options being support for Tor, the anonymous communication ne...
Chris Kanaracus
Steve Wilson
Insight News
April 22, 2016

Dell Unveils Major New Partner Program for IoT

Tech Optimization
It's often been said that partnerships are going to be a crucial factor in the evolution of the Internet of Things market, given that no single vendor has all the necessary product...
Chris Kanaracus
Andy Mulholland
Insight News
April 22, 2016

Japan Post Eyes More Logistics Acquisitions: What It Means

Matrix Commerce
The competition among the globe's largest logistics vendors is about to heat up, with Japan Post Holdings' announcement it plans to make additional large acquisitions following its...
Chris Kanaracus