I wonder who's going to get chopped at EMC? Professional services makes them a nice coin, although I'd hate to be a resident on the bench for any prolonged period at this time. They've been trying to save money with their support engineers for years, the merge with Dell might be the final straw for them. I know some folks that were offered early retirements last year and that could be the first sign for major cutbacks.
EMC goes on the chainsaw diet to slash $850 million
EMC's preparing for a huge round of layoffs, announcing last Thursday that it's set aside a quarter of a billion, US$220 million of it for cash payments. In advance of its acquisition by Dell, the company is hoping to carve $850 million out of its cost base. Last October, El Reg predicted the Dell/EMC stroll down the aisle …