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Nutanix acquisition rumors highlight need for managing vendor risk

CIO Business Intelligence

We’ve already seen what happened when HPE bought hyperconverged infrastructure vendor SimpliVity back in January 2017. Buying another vendor in the same space isn’t out of the question, as Nutanix and SimpliVity target enterprises of different sizes. It also offered a hardware appliance, OmniCube, built on OEM servers from Dell.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

CIO Business Intelligence

Equinix buys West African data center company for $320 million. Global data center operator Equinix expanded its capability and connectivity in West Africa in early April with the $320 million acquisition of MainOne, which offers services in Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d’Ivoire. Lansweeper acquires UMAknow.