The big news coming out this week is that Larry Ellison stepped down and IBM is making some of their employees retrain themselves and take a 10% pay cut (this was re-reported hundreds of times this week in the feed).
IBM
- IBM is forcing some employees into training (and taking a 10% pay cut):
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2683239/ibm-cuts-pay-by-10-for-workers-picked-for-training.html
NOTE: Personally, I am conflicted about this move. I love that they are getting aggressive about training and keeping up with the times, but is this a cost cutting measure in sheep’s clothing? - IBM is helping AT&T move to SoftLayer:
http://www.infotechlead.com/2014/09/19/ibm-supports-att-move-softlayer-platform-25417 - Ginni Rometty profile, highlights focus SoftLayer and Watson as a business engine:
http://fortune.com/2014/09/18/ginni-rometty-ibm/ - With that said, IBM introduced a free version of watson:
http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=dbdec8b0-d264-415c-bf23-63013d06600e&bhcp=1# Better details:
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2370565/ibm-brings-watson-analytics-to-all-with-freemium-model
HP
- A follow up from last week, what HP’s stake in Eucalyptus means:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/2683073/cloud-computing/what-hps-buyout-of-eucalyptus-really-means.html - HP is introducing cloud based load and performance testing (this is interesting)
http://talkincloud.com/cloud-computing/091514/hp-adds-cloud-based-load-testing-performance-testing-suite - More cases of HP bribery…
http://www.gantdaily.com/2014/09/14/hp-bribery-cases-mount/
Oracle
- Clearly, big news coming out of Oracle this week with Ellison stepping down:
http://www.dbta.com/Editorial/News-Flashes/As-Larry-Ellison-Steps-Down-as-CEO-Industry-Insiders-Ponder-the-End-of-an-Era-99455.aspx Another article to reinforce the tone (Larry isn’t going anywhere):
http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2014/09/19/larry-ellison-is-still-and-will-continue-to-be-ceo-of-oracle/ - Ellison is being replaced by:
Safra Catz (She was the CFO)
Mark Hurd (Yes, the same Mark Hurd from HP that had to resign due to a harassment lawsuit) - ACQUISITION ALERT: Oracle buys Front Porch (management of big rich media formats and contents):
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/oracle-buys-front-porch-digital-nyse-orcl-1946913.htm
Career:
- Why top performers fail under pressure:
http://lifehacker.com/why-top-performers-fail-under-pressure-and-how-not-to-1636824445 - Saw this last week and had to share – the biggest mistakes you make on your resume according to Google’s head of HR:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140917045901-24454816-the-5-biggest-mistakes-i-see-on-resumes-and-how-to-correct-them
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