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Canonical doubles down on multicloud in defense of its strategic position against Red Hat and VMware
/0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Catie Merrill, Senior AnalystTBR perspective At Canonical’s 2019 Analyst Day, the company displayed a compelling business model and a clear road map toward achieving its desired business outcomes. However, TBR believes the long strategic strides Canonical has taken over the past year have only propelled the company so far due to the increasingly competitive field that Red Hat […]
EY’s Managed Services: A co-sourcing partner for value creation
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Comcast Business targets strategic acquisitions and international expansion to fuel long-term growth
/0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Chris Antlitz, Principal AnalystTBR perspective Comcast Business remains in an enviable position and is an outlier in the telecom industry. The cable operator’s business unit continues to post double-digit revenue growth and is taking market share from a range of competitors in the U.S. The company’s core value proposition is its powerful DOCSIS 3.1-based, hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC) fixed […]
IBM z15 brings enterprise-grade, automated and compliant data management to systems of engagement
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India-centric professional services rivals compete to prove themselves as front-runner in European market
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Low cost, but little long-term value: Insight Enterprises’ plan to acquire PCM Inc.
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IoT is trending toward smaller, easy-to-replicate projects that will generate increased data over time
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