Sun Partners: The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
As Sun Microsystems partners gather for this week’s Avnet Compass 2009 conference in Denver, many VARs are looking ahead to Oracle’s anticipated buyout of Sun; the pending deal could gain regulatory approval by the end of August. In the meantime, cue Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: “The Waiting is the Hardest Part.” Here’s why.
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The VAR Guy woke up early today and was set to write a blog titled: “What Ever Happened to Scott McNealy?” Sun Microsystems’ former CEO has been awfully quiet lately. Just when The VAR Guy was about to check McNealy’s employment status, a McNealy spotting — involving President Obama — popped up on ZDNet. Here’s the scoop.
The VAR Guy often crows about his successful predictions. But some of his blog posts — including a few about emerging open source solutions like Google Android and Ubuntu Server Edition — missed the mark badly in 2008. Time for The VAR Guy to take a break from holiday meals. Instead, he needs to eat some crow for these five open source statements that were off target in 2008.
As Sun Microsystems polishes its channel strategy for MySQL and open source, Avnet Technology Solutions (ATS) is evaluating ways to work more closely with Sun and its partners on the open source initiatives. Here’s the scoop, only from The VAR Guy.
Nearly a year after acquiring MySQL for $1 billion, Sun Microsystems is bolstering its Partner Advantage channel program to more effectively promote a range of open source solutions. The VAR Guy had been expecting this move for several weeks. Here’s the scoop.
Barton George, one of the best-known open source evangelists at Sun Microsystems, has left the company. He sent a note to a group of sources — including The VAR Guy — on Sept. 5 indicating that he’s joining a cloud-based computing company in Austin, Texas. Kudos to George, but The VAR Guy has to wonder: Are things growing worse at Sun?
The VAR Guy picked up the phone and dialed Sun Microsystems Inc.’s investor relations department. When the call went to voicemail, he left this message: “Are the rumors true? Is Sun seeking to replace CEO Jonathan Schwartz?” Here’s more on the rumor, and The VAR Guy’s depressing reaction to it.
