This spells good news for users, who stand to gain massive discounts on identity management software.
In short, identity management is a big deal. With companies increasingly relying on their partners to help run their day-to-day business, more and more people need secure access to corporate IT systems. Using an interface such as a Web portal, identity management software gives users a single password to connect to a variety of backend IT systems.
But the big question is who will be snapped up next. There has already been speculation that Oblix would be a good fit with a vendor such as Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) or SAP AG (NYSE/Frankfurt: SAP).
1. It Takes Two Symantec & Veritas: It's a Deal
By merging in an all-stock deal valued at about $13.5 billion, Veritas Software Corp. (Nasdaq: VRTS) and Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) have created the fourth largest software company in the world.
Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer for Juniper Networks, explains how the advanced technology is transforming operations.
Contact center leaders from 8x8, Awaken Intelligence, and 360insight discuss the importance of agent experience.
AI may force enterprises to rewire parts of their data centers so they are fully optimized to run such workloads. The question is do you use Ethernet or InfiniBand?
