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ServiceNow earnings and first shots across the bows at ERP vendors

The latest ServiceNow earnings call followed a similar theme to previous quarters: revenues up by more than 20 percent; average contract value soaring with customers paying $10m+ up 60 percent; and more than 1,500 customer with ACV more than $1m. Across every metric, ServiceNow defies the macroeconomics and industry trends – as Bill McDermott, CEO, confidently stated: “we have a tireless appetite for growth”, and their customers seem hungry.

Oracle CloudWorld 2022 brings “easy reach” technology

With Oracle CloudWorld 2022 all wrapped up until next year, here are a few highlights from the event's announcements and the exciting new innovations unveiled.

Ecosystems can power new levels of performance

CEOs are embracing ecosystem business models as they adapt to a changing business environment.

The transformative power of SAP technology

How EY helped Northern Gas Networks with its business transformation, to get more out of SAP S/4HANA.

How can you create a data centric organization?

We are entering an entirely new age of data and analytics, built on a recipe of technology, ecosystems and talent. Our bi-annual Tech Horizon research is part of the CIO Imperative Series to help CIOs reframe the future of their organizations.

Inoapps sparks five-day close for ECM Industries with Oracle Cloud EPM

ECM Industries LLC, a global manufacturer and supplier of electrical products, was faced with the decommissioning of its legacy consolidation software. Any new implementation needed to account for a multitude of systems currently in use.

HPE esports deal is more about data than anything meta

HPE partners with esports organization Evil Geniuses, augmenting the latter's data analytics capabilities.

Leading Japanese life sciences company goes global with Capgemini and SAP S/4HANA

A leading Japanese manufacturer had begun its global expansion in the healthcare and life sciences sector. To support this success, the company was looking to decentralise its Japan-centric business model.

50 years of SAP, Klein says, “We’re just getting started.”

50 years ago five former IBM executives started the conversation by forming a company called Systemanalyse und Programmentwicklung. Since then, new protagonists have emerged, markets have shifted, share prices have fluctuated and products have evolved, but one thing has remained constant. SAP is the market leader….by a mile.

Teksid drives ERP success in Brazil, helping their business engine tick with Capgemini and SAP S/4HANA

Next en route for Italian industrial manufacturer, Teksid, was to optimise its global plants and systems. Looking to Brazil, the business set its sights on bringing its expanding operations up to speed, simplicity, and standardisation targets.

A Complete Guide to SAP

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Five key cloud opportunities for the next decade

After years of repeated shocks and disruption, there is still one constant when we talk to customers about their cloud goals - the need for business transformation.

The future of cloud ERP is here

Five founders and the vision to transform the way businesses run - that is how SAP’s story began in 1972. I’m privileged to have been part of this journey for almost two decades.

Sustainability: the next frontier of digital transformation

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine the meaning of economics and accelerate progress towards a more sustainable world: one with zero emissions, zero waste, and zero inequality.

I want my ERP; what SAP and MTV have in common

You’ve probably heard that SAP is 50 years old this year. I mean, you can’t really avoid the social media celebrations rippling out from the Walldorf epicentre, amplified by an eager to please SAP partner ecosystem.

How SAP ERP is a strategic enabler of sustainability

I have been passionate about sustainability in the environmental sense. But in the last two years, sustainability has dramatically rocketed up the agenda of all businesses and the public sector.

Putting People First in the Digital Evolution

Why people matter in government digital transformation just as much as technology.

It’s time to stop using ERP for reporting and analytics

Graham Spicer, country head, EMEA at SplashBI Analytics, outlines five ways why a self-service reporting system is vital for business.

ServiceNow releases 2022 global impact report

ServiceNow has released its second annual global impact report, revealing how the company has accelerated its environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress year-over-year and outlining future plans and environmental and diversity goals.

HPE reveals new services spanning edge to cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE ) has announced significant advancements to its hybrid cloud platform, including a unified operating experience, new cloud services and availability of HPE GreenLake in the online marketplaces of several leading distributors.

Dream Big

Bill McDermott Dreams Big. His aspirations are not bound by convention nor are they constrained by tradition. They are driven by a conviction that anything is possible and we all have the ability to reimagine our future on whatever scale we conceive.

Being #2 set the stage for #1 in cloud ERP

Oracle has been on a journey of self-reflection over the last few years.The once brash and spiky vendor has reinvented itself with a new customer-centric narrative, a modernised partner network and a portfolio of products that has escalated it to the undisputed position as the world’s leading cloud ERP vendor.

In conversation with Unifii, one of the few independent Elite partners

It’s day one and you are in front of a new prospect – how do you articulate the ServiceNow proposition?

Partnerships key to mass-adoption

When the world’s largest consulting firms like Accenture, Deloitte and EY start talking about a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ the rest of the world better sit up and take note

The Now Platform is the foundation of ServiceNow’s success

The backdrop –enterprise application platform (EAP) matter more than ever. I contributed a piece to the Q1 2022 issue of ERP Today on the importance of EAPs and their key criteria that matter

Cute acquisitions augment the core offering

ServiceNow is building-out its offering with highly targeted acquisitions that enrich the core proposition rather than making huge plays that history knows are sometimes difficult to integrate.

ServiceNow: three case studies

Founded in 1925, Delta Air Lines has served as many as 200 million people a year, taking customers across an industry-leading global network of up to 300 destinations in over 50 countries.