Joe Clabby

IBM z15 After One Year: Solid Growth Track, Additional Enhancements

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, enterprises around the globe are struggling to rebalance their priorities and grow revenue. Buying patterns are changing; consumers have had to tighten their belts; and unemployment has risen drastically. Not exactly a friendly climate for driving computer sales, yet IBM’s System Z revenues are growing steeply. These machines are high […]

Why BMC+Compuware Is a Textbook Acquisition Case

Houston-based BMC Software, a $2 billion maker of distributed, cloud and mainframe software, announced this week that it will acquire Detroit-based Compuware, a $600 million-plus maker of mainframe software, at a price tag of $2 billion. With this acquisition, BMC will significantly increase its mainframe software revenue; add new mainframe development/operations products (DevOps); and acquire […]