Category Archives: year in review

2020’s top 10 enterprise M&A deals totaled a staggering $165B

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While 2020 won’t be remembered fondly by many of us for much of anything, it was a blockbuster year for enterprise M&A with the top 10 deals totaling an astounding $165.2 billion. This is the third straight year I’ve done this compilation. Last year the number was $40 billion. The year prior it was $87 […] Continue reading 2020’s top 10 enterprise M&A deals totaled a staggering $165B→

These ten enterprise M&A deals totaled over $40B in 2019

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It would be hard to top the 2018 enterprise M&A total of a whopping $87 billion, and predictably this year didn’t come close. In fact, the top 10 enterprise M&A deals in 2019 were less than half last year’s, totaling $40.6 billion. This year’s biggest purchase was Salesforce buying Tableau for $15.7 billion, which would […] Continue reading These ten enterprise M&A deals totaled over $40B in 2019→

Revenue train kept rolling all year long for Salesforce

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Salesforce turned 20 this year, and the most successful pure enterprise SaaS company ever showed no signs of slowing down. Consider that the company finished the year on an $18 billion run rate, rushing toward its 2022 revenue goal of $20 billion. Oh, and it also spent a tidy $15.7 billion to buy Tableau this […] Continue reading Revenue train kept rolling all year long for Salesforce→

Now We’re Everywhere: Grab Our Podcast for Your Holiday Commute

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Before you hit the road this weekend, grab the Hackaday Year in Review Podcast to keep you company during your journey.

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We released this on Tuesday and mentioned that the podcast was available on all major podcasting platforms. But turns out you need to wait for approval which we have since received.

This first installment covers some of our favorite trends, articles, and hacks from 2018. Get caught up on what you missed this year, and head over to the show notes for links to everything Mike and Elliot …read more

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Hackaday Podcast: 2018 Year In Review

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Did you read all 3000+ articles published on Hackaday this year? We did. And to help catch you up, we preset the Hackaday 2018 Year in Review podcast!

Join us for the podcast, available on all major podcasting platforms, as Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams attempt the impossible task of distilling the entire year into a one hour discussion. We’ve included every story mentioned in the podcast, and a few more, in the show notes here. But since we can’t possibly mention every awesome hack, we encourage you to share your favorites, and pat the writers on the back, …read more

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