Comments on: Oracle Acquires Sun Microsystems: Software Synergies, Hardware Questions http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jordan http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47351 Jordan Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:03:16 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47351 Was this before or after Obama and the Feds announced they were pushing to tax all ecommerce on the Internet? I'm sure net-retailers will upgrade MySQL/Java solutions less as their profit margins decrease. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/obamawebtax" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/obamawebtax</a> Was this before or after Obama and the Feds announced they were pushing to tax all ecommerce on the Internet? I’m sure net-retailers will upgrade MySQL/Java solutions less as their profit margins decrease.

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]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47340 Joe Panettieri Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:34:51 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47340 Update 2: Here's an FAQ from Oracle about the deal. Please note that <a href="http://www.oracle.com/sun/sun-faq.pdf" rel="nofollow">the FAQ document is a PDF download</a>. Update 2: Here’s an FAQ from Oracle about the deal. Please note that the FAQ document is a PDF download.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47339 Joe Panettieri Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:40 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47339 Update: Here's <a href="http://www.oracle.com/sun/letter.html" rel="nofollow">a letter</a> from Oracle President Charles Phillips to customers and channel partners, explaining Oracle's acquisition of Sun. Update: Here’s a letter from Oracle President Charles Phillips to customers and channel partners, explaining Oracle’s acquisition of Sun.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47338 Joe Panettieri Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:09:12 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47338 Jan: I have to admit ... I underestimated Oracle when the company moved to acquire PeopleSoft. I never thought the deal would happen. And I never thought a completed deal would be successful. I was wrong on both accounts. Fast forward to the present: Next to Cisco Systems, I think Oracle is right up there in terms of managing mergers. I still think Oracle will face extreme challenges in the hardware business, especially across the channel as you point out. But I'm done underestimating Ellison. Jan: I have to admit … I underestimated Oracle when the company moved to acquire PeopleSoft. I never thought the deal would happen. And I never thought a completed deal would be successful. I was wrong on both accounts.

Fast forward to the present: Next to Cisco Systems, I think Oracle is right up there in terms of managing mergers. I still think Oracle will face extreme challenges in the hardware business, especially across the channel as you point out. But I’m done underestimating Ellison.

]]> By: Jan http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47336 Jan Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:57:47 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47336 This is interesting. Would be interested to see how this will affect channel relationships all across Asia, Europe and the US. Specially for the database guys who have been chasing after Oracle, and the hardware guys who now have to contend/work with the enterprise software and infrastructure guys. This is interesting. Would be interested to see how this will affect channel relationships all across Asia, Europe and the US. Specially for the database guys who have been chasing after Oracle, and the hardware guys who now have to contend/work with the enterprise software and infrastructure guys.

]]> By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/comment-page-1/#comment-47335 Joe Panettieri Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:55:56 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2009/04/20/oracle-acquires-sun-microsystems/#comment-47335 Just got off the phone with a New Jersey solutions provider. Our conversation was supposed to focus on IT security training. But we got sidetracked on the Oracle-Sun deal. The solutions provider predicted that Oracle would sell off Sun's hardware business to the highest bidder. Interesting spin ... Just got off the phone with a New Jersey solutions provider. Our conversation was supposed to focus on IT security training. But we got sidetracked on the Oracle-Sun deal. The solutions provider predicted that Oracle would sell off Sun’s hardware business to the highest bidder. Interesting spin …

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