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Huawei: Banned In Which Countries? List and FAQ
Where is Huawei Technologies banned from doing business? Here’s a list of countries, companies, 5G wireless network projects & their Huawei business status. Updated March 22, 2019.
Oracle Layoffs 2019: Staff Cuts Reinforce Talent ‘Rebalancing’ Trend
Oracle layoffs apparently target multple departments. Like IBM & SAP, the big focus is talent rebalancing toward cloud services, security & artificial intelligence.
SAP: Executive Departures Amid Cloud Services Revenue Push
SAP’s reorganization & related cloud services revenue push includes key executive departures. Partner updates expected at SAP Sapphire Now 2019 conference.
Broadcom: CA Technologies Acquisition Performing Well (So Far)
Broadcom’s buyout of CA Technologies is performing well. Most of the strategy involve’s CA’s mainframe software, but some messaging for MSPs & service providers has emerged.
Accenture Acquires Digital Marketing Agency Storm Digital
Accenture acquires Storm Digital, a digital marketing agency that will tuck into the fast-growing Accenture Interactive business.
Deloitte Acquires Splunk Partner; Continues IT Consulting Tuck-Ins Worldwide
Deloitte acquires Splunk partner Converging Data. Acquisition strategy spans cybersecurity & cloud services consulting for Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Google Cloud Hires Second Oracle Executive; Amit Zavery Drives API Push
Google Cloud hires Oracle’s Amit Zavery as VP of engineering. Pairing with CEO Thomas Kurian reinforces PaaS & Apigee API push. Google Cloud Next 2019 conference approaches.
CGI Bids to Acquire Swedish IT Consulting Firm Acando
CGI bids to acquire IT consulting firm Acando for roughly $459 million. The proposed deal involves 2,200 Acando employees across Stockholm, Sweden; Oslo, Norway; Hamburg, Germany and more.
Nvidia Acquires Mellanox Technologies for Data Center Chips
Nvidia acquires Mellanox Technologies for $6.9 billion. The deal extends Nvidia’s chips from video game & cryptocurrency use cases deeper into data centers & high performance computing (HPC).
Nutanix Stumbles Amid Shift to Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Subscriptions
Nutanix reveals sales pipeline weakness amid shift from hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) hardware to software & subscription services. NTNX executives barely mention channel partners during earnings call.