10 Nov
Dell acquires SaaS integration provider Boomi: Viewers weigh in
Posted in Cloud app integration news by Mike Ponta on Nov 10 2010 1 CommentObservers believe Dell made a smart entry into SaaS integration
A week after Dell acquired SaaS integration provider Boomi, many viewers see the acquistion as a smart way for Dell to move into the SaaS integration without taking on more than it needs.
Jeff Kaplan at SeekingAlpha.com suggests that Boomi makes sense for Dell because it is the right size at the right time. He writes that Boomi is “small enough for Dell to digest easily to test the integration market opportunities, and that Dell may not have been read to acquire a bigger player, like Informatica.”
Krishnan Subramanian at CloudAve.com points out how Dell didn’t have the need for a larger vendor. With their recent acquisition of Perot systems, Dell can already offer “integration services around all around the stack.” The Boomi acquisition only helps Dell to specifically target SaaS integration.
Carl Brooks at SearchCloudComputing.com highlights how the acquisition of Boomi fits into Dell’s larger cloud strategy. Brooks mentions how Dell’s purchase of Boomi will allow customers to integrate home-grown applications, in keeping with Dell’s greater strategy of offering “Do it yourself IT.”
