October 24, 2011 – 12:02 am
There has been much discussion, particularly in the UK, about banks restricting the use of their investment and retail arms. The thinking process behind this is that investment banking is much riskier and so by drawing a clear line between the two, consumers will be better protected if another financial crisis should hit.
December 30, 2009 – 5:33 am
What type of blog would this be if I didn’t end the year with my 2010 predictions? To begin on a positive note, IT budgets will go up in 2010 after a global average 4-5% decrease in 2009. In many respects, however, 2010 will be even more difficult on IT than 2009. How can I [...]
November 11, 2009 – 5:47 pm
There’s been a lot of hoopla this week about Informatica 9, and rightfully so. A lot of people at Informatica have been working on this release for a long time, and we’re all excited about the potential it has to help our customers get to the next level. Informatica 9 can be used in many [...]
September 4, 2009 – 1:42 pm
The impact of decentralization and a volatile business climate on post merger integration has been a frequent topic of discussion for executives this past year. Gerald Adolph and Justin Pettit from Booz & Company summed it up in “Making the Most of M&A”: The most significant risk to a well-designed implementation plan is drift. In [...]
September 2, 2009 – 11:19 am
Today Informatica completed the acquisition of Agent Logic. Whenever a company acquires another, the first question is why. I wanted to give my personal perspective on why this deal is a good one for the industry and our customers. In addition to my comments below, you can read the press release: Informatica Acquires Agent Logic [...]
