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What it's like to be swallowed by a $120bn monster

Stuart Sumner
Stuart Sumner
clock 20 September 2016 •
What it's like to be swallowed by a $120bn monster

Aruba executive describes the pros and cons of being acquired by HPE, 18 months after the deal

Being acquired by a far larger company can risk a firm getting lost in among the bureaucracy and myriad other products and departments that come with large enterprises, but it also exposes organisations...

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