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The Cloud

Google to Acquire Looker Data Sciences for $2.6B Cash

The deal will boost the company’s cloud-computing capabilities.

Debra Wallace
June 6, 2019
M&A

F5 Buys Nginx to Boost Multi-Cloud Strategy

The $670 million deal reflects F5's goal to provide "software and services for building apps that work across multiple cloud usage scenarios.”
M&A

IBM Sells Software Products to HCL for $1.8B

The deal includes the Lotus Notes, Domino, and Portal products that were at one time major contributors to IBM's enterprise business.
Applications

Financial Systems: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

While there is no one-size-fits-all financial system for the PE-backed universe, there is a four-step roadmap that portfolio company CFOs can employ.
The Cloud

IBM Agrees to Buy Linux Stalwart Red Hat

The deal will help IBM "reset the cloud landscape" and become the "number-one hybrid cloud provider."
Technology

Companies Must Be Held Accountable for Protecting Customers’ Data: Tim Cook

Speaking at a conference in Brussels, Apple's CEO said Europe's privacy regulations should be a model for policymakers.
IPOs

Cloud Software Firm Qualtrics Files for IPO

Qualtrics says its "experience management" solutions represent a “vast, rapidly growing, and underpenetrated market opportunity.”
IT Value

Vista Equity Deal Ends the Short Public Life of Apptio

Apptio says the sale will help the company accelerate its growth and provide immediate liquidity to shareholders.
Applications

How FP&A Software Can Succeed

The process of implementing FP&A software is as critical as the quality of the solution, according to new research.
The Cloud

IBM ‘Still Has a Revenue Growth Problem’

The computing giant recorded a 2% fall in revenue for the third quarter but boosted gross margins.
The Cloud

Imperva to Be Taken Private by Thoma Bravo

The Imperva deal caps a recent string of cybersecurity acquisitions by the private equity firm.
M&A

Big-Data Rivals Cloudera, Hortonworks to Merge

The merger of equals would combine Hadoop software developers with complementary strengths in data storage, advanced analytics, and data management.
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