Laidlaw & Company (UK), Ltd. 2020 Outlook – Five Forecasts With 2019 drawing to a close, the Laidlaw Investment Policy Committee is inaugurating the “Laidlaw Five” 2020 forecasts which offer investors thoughts on five particular areas to take into account when considering how best to navigate the capital markets in the year ahead and which
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To watch replay click here. Cloud Computing Growth Remains Solid, But Quality Control Issues Threaten Tech Majors One of the major shifts of interest to investors has been that of enterprise computing to “cloud” platforms. In this regard, there have been three major competitors – AMZN, GOOGL & MSFT. While GOOGL results won’t be out
Watch the replay here. Cloud Computing Growth Remains Solid, But Quality Control Issues Threaten Tech Majors One of the major shifts of interest to investors has been that of enterprise computing to “cloud” platforms. In this regard, there have been three major competitors – AMZN, GOOGL & MSFT. While GOOGL results won’t be out until
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