tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122515591890601092.post4555108383868975355..comments2023-10-13T00:20:01.292-07:00Comments on Head in the Clouds: Cloud Insight: HP, Dell, 3PAR, VMWare & ScaleDBMike Hoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01845589449311132532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122515591890601092.post-42376987153409588782010-08-31T13:46:16.705-07:002010-08-31T13:46:16.705-07:00As a general rule, fast follow is difficult in con...As a general rule, fast follow is difficult in consumer markets and more so in consumer internet markets, since leaders can build a defensible brand more easily/rapidly than larger competitors can expand their brand. However, in the enterprise data center, credibility and channel are much more valuable than innovation. So, established enterprise tech companies can snap-up promising new technologies and run them through their channel, making such acquisitions accretive. Cisco is the poster child for this sort of Pacman strategy, and it has served them well.Mike Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845589449311132532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122515591890601092.post-2007917858356797512010-08-31T12:50:52.888-07:002010-08-31T12:50:52.888-07:00What do you think of companies who take a market l...What do you think of companies who take a market leader position vs. following the leader? Microsoft and Dell used to do this but will they become the followers?<br />http://bit.ly/b3vxSAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com