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Oracle sheds bright red branding but maintains database narrative and competitor assault at OpenWorld
/by Allan Krans, Practice Manager and Principal AnalystA rebranded Oracle aims to improve interactions with customers and partners, but not AWS At Oracle OpenWorld, the similarities between the renovations to the venue and to Oracle’s brand were undeniable. The Moscone Conference Center, which has been home to Oracle’s annual event for years, underwent remodeling to improve traffic flow and implement modernizations that […]
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/by Patrick Heffernan, Practice Manager and Principal Analyst8 clients with 8 stories and plenty of common themes Setting the tone for the day, India Advisory Leader, Deepankar Sanwalka explained that the event would be about discussion and about clients and the work PwC is doing with them, with four successive breakout sessions in the morning and four more in the afternoon. The […]
Trusted facilitator: Atos discusses its place in the blockchain ecosystem
/by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystAtos’ global lead for blockchain, Klaus Ottradovetz, confirmed TBR’s assessment that as many companies move beyond evaluation and proof of concept to implementation of blockchain solutions, the broader IT ecosystem will see the benefits and acceleration of a networking effect. If IoT marries analytics to connectivity, blockchain binds transactional partners in an ever-increasing series of […]
Quantum.Tech: Brilliant minds collaborate on current tech challenges while also separating hype from reality
/by adminThe variety of organizations involved in quantum computing demonstrates the vast reach this technology will have once commercialized at scale At Quantum.Tech, attendees heard from a diverse group of speakers from established companies directly involved in the quantum computing space, such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), as well as startups, such as […]
Canonical doubles down on multicloud in defense of its strategic position against Red Hat and VMware
/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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HPE’s CMS unit reemerges as a software-centric contender in the new network architecture
/by Chris Antlitz, Principal AnalystTBR perspective TBR believes HPE’s CMS unit has the potential to become a significant disruptor in the telecom space. CMS, which had been marginalized in prior years while Hewlett Packard Co. split into HP Inc. and HPE and as HPE executed divestitures, restructurings and developed a new strategy, has received new life after obtaining […]
Comcast Business targets strategic acquisitions and international expansion to fuel long-term growth
/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
/by adminIBM expects prominent mention in Chapter 2 of the cloud IBM asserts with some legitimacy that incumbents have an advantage when it comes to disrupting markets. They possess the account knowledge, have working capital, and, more importantly, have data in their core systems and databases. To build an ecosystem, these enterprises have to unlock the […]
Voice, business and device design: For business, smart speakers need a button
/by TBRThe expanding scope of conversational user interfaces There are many applications for conversational interfaces in business, for both customer and employee users. Input devices include not only smart speakers but also phones, PCs and vehicles. The conversational interface also works without voice; for someone at a keyboard, typing the command is easier, faster and less […]