Just packed my bags, as I am heading off at lunch to meet a vendor in London, then stop over for a speaking event tomorrow, when that finishes it is over to Paddington to catch the train to Bristol. Another stop over, and then tour the HP labs Thursday. I should be home about 9pm Thursday night.
Between now and lunch I am writing two pitches for the magazine, these are evaluated by the editorial committee, so if your pitch is not accepted you get to write somebody else’s, so that is motivation enough to put in good pitches.
ASG to make a significant acquisition?
ASG the ITSM and BSM vendor has been rumoured to be about to make a significant acquisition. A few years ago the rumour mill had ManagedObjects as a potential, but this time round the rumour mill is quiet, probably because it got it wrong last time.
If the rumours this time as true and they came from Mr Allen himself reportedly this time, then this will signify that the systems management market is becoming more competitive. If the rumoured acquisition is of a rival, i.e. little technology transfer then it can be taken as it is about market share and customer numbers; however, if it is a new technology then this should be to fill the current gaps in ASG’s solutions as compared to its rivals, such as IT Governance, Enterprise Asset Managagement, or automation. Either way it shows ASG is serious about breaking its label as the ‘best kept secret in systems management’ and certainly over here in Europe will become a serious contender to the likes of HP, IBM, CA, BMC, and now Microsoft.
About Me
- Roy Illsley
- A Senior Research Analayst for a leading firm, with a focus on infrastructure management and virtualisation
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