Tag: Mergers and acquisitions

GenAI, Red Hat and potential acquisitions are expected to come up on the vendor’s earnings call Wednesday. Updates on generative artificial intelligence offerings. Growth in the Red Hat business. And the potential acquisition of HashiCorp. These are some of the big topics IBM executives are expected to weigh in on during the Armonk, N.Y.-based vendor’s…

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Part 5 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the data warehouse and data lake systems and services space. In-House Analytics Data warehouses have been at the center of data analytics systems as far back as the 1980s. Today cloud-based data warehouse services offered by the…

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‘Everybody else translates to risk right now. We are, right now, the company in networking. Our vision is clear, our execution is clear. We’re not distracted with an acquisition or something else. That’s translating into a lot of interest from the broader partner space,’ Extreme Networks’ chief product and technology officer tells CRN. There’s a…

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The planned acquisition of 17-year-old Egress will bring together AI-driven capabilities such as anti-phishing with KnowBe4’s widely used security training platform, according to the company. KnowBe4 announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement to acquire Egress, a 17-year-old company focused on providing AI-powered email security. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Egress has 318…

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Part 4 of CRN’s 2024 Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data management and integration tools space. Managerial Perogative By 2025 the total amount of digital data generated, gathered, copied and consumed globally is expected to be in the range of 175 to 180 zettabytes.…

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Part 3 of CRN’s 2024 Big Data 100 includes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the big data system and cloud platform space. All Systems Go Today’s “big data stack” includes databases, data management software and data analytics tools – all critical components of an effective operational or analytical data system.…

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Part 2 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the database systems space. Running The Bases By 2025 the total amount of digital data generated, gathered, copied and consumed is expected to be in the range of 175 to 180 zettabytes. And more of that data…

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Broadcom’s board called CEO Hock Tan the company’s ‘driving force,’ while three other executives won praise for their work moving the company’s $69 billion deal to buy VMware through regulators around the world. Compensation for these executives increased 211 percent year over year, from $77 million in 2022 to $242 million in 2023. Broadcom CEO…

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Part 1 of CRN’s Big Data 100 takes a look at the vendors solution providers should know in the data analytics and business intelligence space. Gaining Business Insights Data analytics, business intelligence and data visualization software are critical components of the big data technology stack. They are the tools that everyone from everyday business users…

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Salesforce has dropped its acquisition plans to buy data management software company Informatica for an estimated $11 billion, reports indicate. Salesforce has reportedly backed away from its pursuit to acquire Informatica, a data management software specialist, for roughly $11 billion. Both sides couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal and talks have now come…

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