GigaomDon’t write off that HP-EMC merger just yet
The specter of an HP-EMC merger loomed large over Monday morning’s Hewlett-Packard analyst call, which was held to discuss HP’s impending split into two public companies. Read more »
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The specter of an HP-EMC merger loomed large over Monday morning’s Hewlett-Packard analyst call, which was held to discuss HP’s impending split into two public companies. Read more »
The Wall Street Journal reports that EMC and HP seriously discussed a “merger of equals,” but talks broke down over fear that shareholders would not swallow the deal. Read more »
Updated: Private equity player Thoma Bravo is acquiring Compuware in a deal worth about $2.5 billion Read more »
Nutanix is hell-bent on growing its converged hardware business and now has (much) more cash to make that happen. Read more »
Tech all-star Diane Greene is ostensibly working on Demeterr, a super-secret SaaS company — application focus unknown — and is also investing in Datrium. Read more »
Amazon Web Services offers lots of IT infrastructure options, even some application level services, but has gaps to fill in its platform. Here are some areas that targeted acquisitions could address. Read more »
Last year, General Electric invested $105 million in Pivotal; Now it’s starting to deploy Pivotal’s big data analytics capabilities both in house and to buyers of its jet engines. Read more »
An amendment that would have restricted the use of the controversial non-compete agreements, could be revived, but that’s unlikely. Read more »
EMC’s CEO has not met with activist investor Elliott Management yet, but when he does, he’ll likely argue that breaking up (the federation) is hard, and the wrong thing to do. Read more »
Faced with a stubborn activist investor group, EMC CEO and Chairman Joe Tucci may have a big fight on his hands. Read more »