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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
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8:14p |
Intel Ousts CEO Krzanich After Relationship With Employee Intel removed Brian Krzanich as CEO after learning he had violated company policies by having a consensual relationship with an employee, Bloomberg reported • CFO Robert Swan was made interim CEO until the board finds a permanent replacement • Management learned about the relationship a week ago from an employee who was following company policy that requires staff to report such matters • The ouster throws into turmoil the leadership of a company that’s been a model of stability and organization for 50 years | 9:16p |
AT&T Sells 31 Data Centers to Brookfield for $1.1B AT&T has agreed to sell 31 data centers to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners for $1.1 billion • The assets and operations being sold comprise AT&T’s data center colocation business • Brookfield will use the assets to launch a new wholly owned global colocation business • AT&T is the latest telecommunications giant to divest a massive data center portfolio, following similar deals by Verizon, CenturyLink, and others |
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