HP knows only too well that big bang mergers don't always succeed.
Its notable also that Cisco shuns huge takeovers. The real winners will be Enterprise customers with more choice and lower prices.
In the meantime IT market consolidation, innovation and restructurings will only intensify...
Cloud Is 'Innovation Engine' For #CFOs. @MarkVHurd to business leaders in Paris: http://http://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle
"IT budgets are 3% of GDP and unlikely to increase" according to Hurd. Leverage the cloud to drive your business is the message
Oracle is determined to increase its Cloud business, as competition in this space hots up.
Fear & new era of Artificial Intelligence http://on.ft.com/1YAft8j
The UK is age old leader in #AI. Hawking already embodies the power of Artificial Intelligence. Hawking, #Intel & Swiftkey = human + machine
UK & Internet of Things (#IOT) http://on.ft.com/1gm4ahB Its Europe’s largest centre backed by EE, Huawei, Vodafone etc; The race on developing #5G standards is on!
Driverless cars & Smart Cities will require huge bandwidth
New iPhone 6S http://on.ft.com/1Ft9zdm But is there the demand? Well only 27% of Apple’s installed base have upgraded to iPhone 6 or 6 plus..!