A Case Study on Moves and Mergers

Authors:
John Schimmel
Affiliations:
Silicon Graphics Inc.
Venue:
LISA '93 Proceedings of the 7th USENIX conference on System administration
Year:
1993

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Abstract

This is a case study on the issues surrounding a large administration group move or merger. The actual case is that of the Silicon Graphics Inc. merger with Mips Computer Systems Inc., but the lessons learned are global to such events. The paper goes through the merger process, and the subsequent move of the new Mips engineering organization, pointing out many of the key decisions and problems that were overcome.