The synergies, engineering efforts, and go to market execution of these three companies should not be underestimated in a time where IT organizations are looking for integrated solutions and businesses transform toward cloud computing. Businesses with ongoing efforts in desktop delivery, cloud adoption, and simplifying infrastructure should include the holistic value and simplification these companies can deliver. Each of these companies brings unique capabilities that when synced together are going to be a difficult force to reckon with. Commonalities include:
- Both on-premises and off-premises solutions with revenue streams associated with each path
- Consistency of management experience that integrates the stack AND bridges local (private cloud) resources with external cloud computing resources
- Data center to desktop acuteness that aligns with top business priorities
- Simpatico employee cultures and executive strategies
Industry pundits are going to call out FUD about Cisco acquiring NetApp and Citrix and questions about Cisco’s VMware relationship. This makes for good snarky tweeting and coffee break talk (for IT vendors playing defense), but risks missing the real near term opportunities these companies have in front of them today.
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