vice president and general manager of google workspace, aparna pappu there.ing up, forethought ceo and cofounder deon nicholas is going to be joining us. the thing at the competitive space as well. let's check in on some of the publicly traded companies right now. cisco is doing a heavy-duty purchase. a bond deal is going to be helping to afford acquisition. just off by a .2%, in-line with the rest of the market that is lower today. this is "bloomberg technology." ♪ ♪ avalarahhhhhh what if tax rates change? ahhhhhh filing sales tax returns? ahhhhhh business license guidance? ahhhhhh -cross-border sales? -ahhhhhh -item classification? -ahhhhhh does it connect with acc...? ahhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhhhh caroline: welcome back to "bloomberg technology." let's check in on these markets. a little bit of a pullback ahead of the all-important earnings after the bell today. the nasdaq 100 more broadly softer. we are off by .6%. looking at what is happening in bond markets right now. calmness, ultimately. we all anticipate the fed minutes to come later today. looking at bitc