Who was the next after the gun in IBM?

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In the previous post, "The second bomb of information warfare: China's say to US consulting firm N o"I have previously mentioned restrictions on US consulting services companies doing business in SOEs. It is possible to spread the business of IBM, Microsoft, Google, CISCO, Oracle, Accenture and other companies in China. Unfortunately, it was reported yesterday that the authorities suggested that banks should no longer use IBM's servers.
Is this a lying gun? Of course not, because IBM's main business is not the server and other hardware, nor DB2 software, but its advisory services. In IBM's "smart City" ads designed for "beautiful China". expressed the willingness of IBM to enter into government affairs and public Service consultation. With the increasingly important importance of information security, IBM is only just beginning because of the breadth and depth of consulting business in China.

In the various chains of information security. Although server is important, the fact that the operating system, middleware, database and network equipment, firewalls, routing, flow control, etc. is more important in the security aspect. The reason why the server was called off is because there is a domestic brand can be replaced immediately. Although the CPU, memory, hard disk, and even the motherboard, the video card is a parking product. and the operating system, database and other software replacement, from now on is still almost impossible, shouting and stopping WINDOWS8 desktop operating system procurement, but also is a gesture of dissatisfaction.
It is recommended that banks do not buy IBM servers, and in theory, high-end American goods such as HP and Sun are available. But obviously this is not to be recommended, the two days of domestic hardware and software companies in the stock strong rise. From the expectation of a rise in the alternative market. As a multi-year it practitioners, I know from the function of the domestic server to replace the IBM low-end product line or no problem, but in banking, finance, transportation, telecommunications and other requirements of high-reliability application environment, to tell the truth I am not very confident, this is in the enterprise practice has very dire painful lessons.
After IBM. Microsoft. Oracle, etc. is related to the server operating system. Large-scale database, enterprise-level management system, and the market share in China is very large, "name" the opportunity is larger. To enter the Chinese market, it may be necessary to take a more open stance. Open part of the code and core technology, and accept a stricter review than ever.
Of course, including Ibm,microsoft, Oracle, CISCO, HP, EMC and other U.S. companies, over the years in China has also done a lot of local investment, the establishment of a large research and development center, only in the information security to take a more open and cooperative posture and action, The adverse effects of the market may be temporary.
However, the PRISM program's exposure has also strengthened the determination of most countries, including China, to build up the underlying technical capabilities of the information core, while open source operating systems. databases, and applications. is undoubtedly a shortcut, from the development of some open source systems such as Android can shabbiness the future.

Who was the next after the gun in IBM?