Nutanix CEO Pay Package Jumps To $51M After Being 'Approached' By Rival

Hello, and welcome back. In this edition, we take a look at Nutanix's CEO's new compensation package valued at $51.1 million; Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri's comments after HPE and Juniper Networks representatives reportedly met with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to prevent a potential antitrust challenge to their planned merger; the pros and cons of Microsoft's new 5 percent premium on certain subscription bundles; and more.

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Nutanix CEO Pay Package Jumps To $51M After Being 'Approached' By Rival

After Nutanix President and CEO Rajiv Ramaswami was "approached" about a role with a competitor, Nutanix's board responded with an "off-cycle" stock award worth nearly $50 million, citing "immediate retention concerns," according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Here's what you need to know about the compensation package.

HPE CEO Antonio Neri Reaffirms Juniper Acquisition Timeline

Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri told several thousand attendees at HPE Discover Barcelona this week that the company is still hoping to close its $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks by the end of the year or early 2025.

Neri's comments come after a report that said HPE and Juniper Networks representatives met with DOJ regulators last week in a bid to prevent an antitrust challenge to the proposed deal.

You can read about Neri's response to the potential challenge here.

Related: Extreme Networks CEO On 'Serial Acquirers,' The HPE-Juniper Deal And How Enterprises Will See Extreme As A 'Safe Haven'

New Microsoft Billing Premium, Product Price Hikes: Five Things To Know

The clash between Microsoft and solution providers who don't like its new 5 percent premium on annual subscription bundles that offer monthly payments might bring to mind the difference of opinion over Microsoft's 20 percent premium on month-to-month subscriptions introduced during the rollout of its new commerce experience (NCE).

Here's what you should know about the pros and cons of the latest change.

CRN Senior Associate Editor Wade Tyler Millward has been covering the news about Microsoft's new 5 percent premium and shared more details on what the move means for partners in the latest episode of CRNtv's CRN in Depth series with Senior Associate Editor CJ Fairfield. You can watch it here.

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