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Information Technology News Sun has painful changes ahead | Sun has painful changes ahead |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Sunday, 30 April 2006 | |
  
Ovum says in a recent research note that: "Jonathan Schwartz has a major task on his hands. He has to lead a team that still shows signs of being deeply at odds with itself and a company that has a complicated relationship with the rest of the industry. "Sun has some dramatic and painful changes ahead of it, and Schwartz needs to make use of his first months as CEO to take some tough and pragmatic decisions. Sun does not need "more of the same", or even a "gentle touch on the wheel"; Sun needs to transform - and the next few months will show whether Schwartz has the vision, and the ability, to take the hard road to recovery." According to Ovum, in the hardware space it is doubtful whether Sun will be able to ship its power efficient CoolThreads servers in sufficient volumes and the storage business needs attention. Meanwhile, the software side of the business needs a complete overhaul, says the Ovum research note. "Sun's software strategy may be clear to the likes of McNealy and Schwartz (who was its principal architect) but to the outside world it appears confused. Sun's software portfolio is simply not as strong, or as complete, as Schwartz is apt to claim. Sun's entire software portfolio needs a significant overhaul that has to involve a good deal of divestment - some elements are simply not attractive enough to the market or competitive enough. "These are not trivial issues, and while it's easy to blame "marketing" for Sun's woes, the challenges run far deeper than branding - Sun's new CEO has a lot of work to do." {moscomment} |
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