IBM
- There is alot of news about IBM’s “BlueMix” Platform as a Service (PaaS) this week.
Another Bluemix addition that goes hand-in-hand with Dedicated is what IBM called a Private API catalog, a collection of APIs that allow developers to connect their existing on-premise systems with IBM’s Bluemix. An organization can in effect republish its data through Bluemix and make it available as a service, either to other internal developers or external third parties. A company that can’t or doesn’t want to move its data into the cloud at all, even to an isolated instance like Bluemix Dedicated, could use this as a halfway-house solution.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2851129/paas/ibm-spins-up-a-new-bare-metal-private-paas.html
- IBM is going after email with a freemium model.
They are talking about merging email with social tools, instant messaging, file sharing, and calendars in one tool. Sounds similar to what Microsoft tried to do with the Outlook relaunch last year.
http://www.techzone360.com/topics/techzone/articles/2014/11/20/394009-ibm-launch-innovative-new-email-service.htm
Oracle
- Oracle layoffs in Europe have global team concerned
Managers of this unit wanted to hire more people in Romania, where the costs, particularly salaries, are far lower than they are in Western Europe.
http://www.sooeveningnews.com/article/20141117/BUSINESS/311179979/-1/sports
- Oracle vs. Oregon continues…
“Resolution of the claims in the two actions ultimately will require answers to the same central questions regarding formation, interpretation and performance of the contracts between Oracle, on the one hand, and the state and Cover Oregon, on the other,” according to Oracle’s motion to consolidate.
- How Oracle is fitting in with the rest of the industry right now:
Oracle continues to acquire more and more companies with cloud technology for the growth of its cloud business. During the Oracle Open World in late September, the whole theme centered around Cloud and to some degree mobility.
HP
- HP is starting to move executives around for the split:
“Bill (Veghte) is absolutely the right guy for the job given the potential for noise and disruption,” said Jed Ayres, Chief Marketing Officer, MCPc, the $262 million Cleveland-based national solution provider. “Bill just mitigates all of the risk that comes with the split. What (HP CEO) Meg (Whitman) has done is take one of the company’s best and brightest to make sure the split doesn’t impact customers, partners or employees.”
http://www.crn.in/crn/news/298790/hp-executive-shuffle-veghte-oversee-hp-enterprise-split
- HP VP offers more information on their split (and some supply chain 3D printer disruptions)
http://www.computerdealernews.com/news/top-hp-vp-sheds-new-light-on-company-split/37858
Other
- Facebook going after LinkedIn with private work network
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/11/17/why-facebook-wants-to-friend-your-boss/