This morning I noticed a comment by former SAP CEO Hasso Plattner regarding what I will generally term convergence. I thought it was an interesting summary. Essentially he stated that SAP needs to rapidly embrace … super-large in-memory systems, parallel computing, on-demand software, cloud computing, and mobile phones as components that competitors are exploiting these technologies, too.
Cool stuff – 2010 is teeing up to be an interesting year, a year of real transition and I think a great year for hosting investment and M&A – 2010 will not be a year in the doldrums.
This is going to be a busy year. This weeks headlines week include IBM’s $360M green data center in North Carolina, Savvis adding 10k square feet in Chicago, Layered Tech picking up $20M investment from Accel-KKR and Interxion raising €200 million ($278M). I know that only adds up to $658M but there those were the quick and easy headlines.
There be another billion $ next week.
Over the past ten years the US Government built data-centers at the rate of one every 6 days. Now they are going to spin many off, they don’t run them as well as the private sector. I see opportunity, a time not to stand still.
As we conjure up cloud definitions and I continue to research and write my treatise regarding cloud valuations for this blog, we are not in the doldrums.
I am looking forward to the Parallels Summit in Miami later this month and believe it will confirm my thoughts. Not a year to stand still.
Yes it is going to be a most interesting year. I think Thomas Paine stated a management style that just may be perfect for 2010…”Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Regardless Peabody Coal also has it right.
Later Tom -
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About Tom Millitzer
I am an M&A guy. I sell Hosting Companies. I want you to fulfill your dreams. If you are building your company or exiting for success...I want help you grow rich.
I started NCC International in 1994, we represented our first hosting company in 1997. NCC has completed over 400 assignments. If you are considering buying or selling you need to know me. I do not bite.
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