"The proposed buyout — speculated by analyst firm Trefis — centres around plans to enhance hybrid cloud offerings in an alliance set to “scratch each other’s itch”. “We think Nutanix could fit in well with Google’s hybrid cloud strategy,” wrote Trefis, via an analyst note..."
https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/666151/google-cloud-eyeing-up-nutanix/
Google cloud is run by George's twin brother.
If MSFT buys NetApp, what will happen to Henri Richard and his Ducati love?
Than means Kurian keeps his job and the other 10,000 employees lose theirs.
Kurian = Stephen Elop .... Nokia
Read the history
The rest of you lose your jobs? LOL...I guess misery likes company. It is the tone of this forum...so yeah, why not...
Microsoft’s acquisition of NetApp would make sense, I guess. Time will tell. Good luck to all. Something needs to happen sooner than later.
Both Google and AWS are quickly moving away from NetApp. Only Azure has bought in. Most likely outcome is that MSFT buys NetApp, Kurian and others get executive positions at MSFT and the rest of you lose your jobs. Do some reading on the MSFT/Nokia acquisition. NTAP = NOK = SUN.
Shame. With our current Kubernetes play heading for potentially the same success we had with VMware. We might have made a good fit for Google.
Makes sense. Bad for everyone else.