Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash
By: David Loh Microsoft Corp agreed to buy LinkedIn Corp for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, combining the software giant’s fast-growing cloud services business with an online network of 433 million professionals. The offer of $196 per share represents a premium of 49.5 percent to LinkedIn’s Friday closing price. LinkedIn’s shares soared 48 percent […]
Symantec acquires Blue Coat for $4.65 billion
By: Business Cloud News Symantec has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire cloud security specialists Blue Coat for $4.65 billion. Blue coat is generally accepted as the market share leader and share gainer in web security and the deal is expected to close in Q3 this year. For the year ending […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV deployment; Gold Cloud Competency; VAR expansion
By: Linda Rosencrance The NAV People Implement Dynamics NAV for Datek Solutions UK-based IT consultancy Datek Solutions is using Microsoft Dynamics NAV implemented by The NAV People to provide to help the company meet its long-term growth plans. Dynamics NAV has helped Datek better manage its inventory and improve its financial reporting. In addition, the […]
How to turn the cloud into a competitive advantage with a scorecard approach to migration
By: Gavan Egan We have seen enterprise cloud evolve a lot in recent years, going from specific workloads running in the cloud to businesses looking at a cloud-first approach for many applications and processes. This rise was also reflected in the Verizon State of the Market: Enterprise Cloud 2016 report, which found that 84% of […]
Microsoft, HPE and Cisco take top-spot for infrastructure vendors
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft, HPE and Cisco have been named as three of the leading names in the cloud industry by Synergy Research as the firm wraps up the winners and losers for the first quarter. While the cloud infrastructure market has been growing consistently at an average rate of 20% year-on-year, 2016 Q1 was […]
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Users, Growing Confident in Cloud Tech, Looking to ERP Next
By: Valerie Miller Microsoft Dynamics NAV users seem to be finding more comfort in the cloud this year. Those were the findings of a new MSDynamicsWorld survey that were reported in a recent webcast, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the Cloud in 2016: Customer Successes, Challenges, and Future Plans. Dynamics NAV customers are using the cloud […]
82% of C-suite say public cloud is the way forward
By: Business Cloud News Research from HyTrust claims 82% of C-suite execs are to increase the number of workloads their organization hosts on public cloud, reports Telecoms.com. The transition to a cloud-based mentality and business model has given rise to arguably one of the most influential brands in the world; AWS. That is not to […]
Microsoft Announces 2016 Partner of the Year Winners and Finalists
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft this week announced the winners and finalists of the Microsoft 2016 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize top Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. This year, Microsoft acknowledged partners in 37 categories in each of the core partner competencies, […]
Cloud and software jobs surge over last 12 months
By: Business Cloud News Rackspace has released the findings from its annual analysis of the IT job market which highlighted demand for positions in and around cloud computing are rising at a healthy rate. Vacancies for AWS engineer roles increased by 125% over the last 12 months, where are those advertised for Microsoft Azure competencies […]
Salesforce ventures into e-Commerce with $2.8bn acquisition
By: Business Cloud News Salesforce has taken another step towards the e-Commerce market after announcing it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Demandware for $2.8 billion. Demandware provides a cloud-based e-commerce platform and related services for retailers and brands worldwide, going public during 2012 after raising $88 million in its initial public offering of […]