HPE Wins Approval for DOJ Settlement on $14 Billion Juniper Deal
THE SO WHAT
Regulatory clearance on a $14B networking acquisition consolidates more of the enterprise stack under fewer vendors. CIOs should expect tighter integration between compute and networking from this buyer — and potentially less pricing power on standalone network gear over the next refresh cycle.
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