Nordic IT network attracting big brands as well as startups
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Removing the Integration Headache in M and A Deals
#ICYDK: The merger and acquisition market is on track to hit record levels in 2018. According to Mergermarket, the first half of the year saw 8,560 deals recorded globally at a value of $1.94tn, with 26 deals falling into the megadeals category of over $10bn per deal.
The landscape is littered with unsuccessful mergers and acquisitions, companies that did not heed obvious risks that, in retrospect, were avoidable. Instead, dealmakers focused on the benefits of the transaction, such as prospects for a larger market share, competitive advantages, reduced costs, increased efficiencies, and more diversified products and services. https://goo.gl/yroi9K
Integration 2018 Surprises and 2019 Predictions
#ICYMI: 2018 Surprises
Matthew Plaks, Product Outreach, Temboo
Microsoft’s acquisition of Github was certainly a surprise. Some worry about what this means for the open source community, while others are happy to have Microsoft’s strength in platform solutions make up for Github’s lack of continuous integration/delivery and DevOps back end. https://goo.gl/KPwaA1