Frank Ridder

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Frank Ridder
Research VP
3 years at Gartner
18 years IT industry

Frank Ridder is a vice president in Gartner Research in the area of IT services and sourcing. He is mainly helping organizations through the sourcing life cycle for infrastructure services, including the data center and the end-user side. He is a leading… Read Full Bio

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If the SUN shines at Oracle – who will be in the shadow?

by Frank Ridder  |  April 20, 2009  |  Comments Off

Will it be software companies such as SAP, scared about a potentially stronger competitor? Will it be companies such as HP, scared that a new end-to-end value proposition will sit at their clients’ tables? Or could it be mid market companies or SaaS providers, since a powerful cloud service provider might be the offspring of this marriage? It will take some time to find the answer – and it will take some time for this marriage to become a sourcing alternative.

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