Do you know what the impact open-source will have on the tech you’re just about to inherit? It is my belief, the changing market dynamics, more than anything else, poses the greatest threat to your tech stack post-acquisition.
The Cost of Legacy on a Potential Aquisition
If you don’t think a company’s tech matters, think again. This is the single biggest risk and hidden cost when it comes to making your day one target and realizing the cost savings you were banking on with the acquisition.
The one missing thing in the tech due diligence
While 2023 is considered one of the worst years from an M&A perspective in the last decade, this year is looking more optimistic given the interest rate guidance for this quarter and deal activity from the past quarter increasing by 6.5% according to Pitchbook. What this means is an optimistic outlook towards new deals, and one of the key parts …
App Migration or M&A Integration: What Is the Difference?
When embarking on a new migration project, my process goes something like the following: This approach is similar to most IT projects ranging from a standard upgrade to cloud transformation. This is also very similar to an M&A activity. There are a few differences though: In other words, there will be quite a few more balls in the air to …
The Poll Results
While the focus maybe different as well as the plan, the goal is ultimately the same. A couple of weeks ago, I ran a poll on LinkedIn asking the question about what the audience thought made up the majority of M&A activities. Given my audience and personal experience, the winning option of technology makes sense. The thing I want to …
Legacy Systems in the Airlines – Going from SNAFU to FUBAR in 2 Days
“You cannot neglect your infrastructure. Just like the world around you changes, so must it to keep up with your growing business. You ignore this at your peril.” I’m going to take a break from the Saxy Inc. series to provide my $0.02USD on the debacle of the previous week: the meltdown of Southwest Airlines. Especially since I was one …
What on Earth Happened?
A great majority of the cost in an M&A is on the IT side, and you CANNOT skip due diligence. Once the beat finally dropped, and Charlie picked himself off the floor, the gravity of the situation began to sit in like a dropped beat. He’s fairly familiar with the Claranetters, and even has a few colleagues there as well. …
Breaking News: Saxy Inc. to Acquire Clarinetter’s Ltd. (An introduction to an acquisition saga full of intrigue and challenges)
Going forward, we will be following the trials of Charlie. He’s the CIO of a company called Saxy Inc. that is dedicated to making saxophones. They make a full range of saxes and are really good at it! Charlie has been instrumental in transforming the business into the leading Sax company it is through the digitization of various activities ranging …
Acquisitions and Proper Planning
Before I launch into my series, I wanted to commented on the acquisition that has taken the world by storm: Saxy Inc. Oh wait, sorry that’s next time. I’m referring to Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. The media reports have been quite extensive over the course of the acquisition mainly due to the ensuing drama, and everyone loves watching a train …
KubeCon EU 2022 Wrap-Up
For a little bit of background, I’ve been attending KubeCon off and on for a while. I attended last year in LA. It was quite the let-down for several reasons, but most important was the surging Delta variant that prompted a new batch of fears resulting in sponsors and attendees cancelling out. This resulted in a very small conference given …