Supplier Report: 12/27/2014

 

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IBM

Oracle

HP

Not really related to supplier management, but I found this interesting (and HP news was light this week).  HP released a new 14-chromebook the same week they released a $200 dollar Windows machine (a Chromebook competitor).   So they are essentially competing with themselves….
http://www.bidnessetc.com/31452-hp-rolls-out-google-chromebook-14-laptop-with-touchscreen-and-hd-resolution/

Other

  • More on China ousting foreign IT suppliers:
    http://thediplomat.com/2014/12/chinas-quest-to-oust-foreign-tech-firms/
  • Top 10 BI trends for 2015 (from Tableau)

    We are starting to see an age when data is accessible and interactive enough that it can become the backbone of a conversation. Now that people have flexible, speed-of-thought analytical tools, they can quickly analyze data, mash it up with other data and redesign it to create a new perspective. Meetings can become more engaging as people explore data together rather than plod through a set of slides and take down actions for later. And as a result of this collaboration, organizations will get more insight from their data.

    http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/10-top-trends-for-bi-in-2015-1278352