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Another SUSE shake up as CFO Andy Myers steps down

SUSE has announced that its chief financial officer (CFO), Andy Myers is to step down from the management board and as CFO at the end of this month.

IBM and Adobe expand partnership for next-gen AI implementation

IBM has announced plans to expand its longstanding partnership with Adobe for the purpose of helping brands to successfully accelerate their content supply chains through the implementation of next-generation AI.

Cognizant and Orkla take their relationship to the next level

Orkla and Cognizant have partnered on digital transformation projects since 2013, which include ongoing IT support and leadership in IT infrastructure, Digital Workplace, SAP, Public Cloud and Security.

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Accenture expands Project Spotlight portfolio with Praxis Labs

Accenture has invested in Praxis Labs, a New York-based SaaS virtual reality (VR) company with an end-to-end immersive learning platform that helps users develop soft skills to drive equity, inclusion and value in the workplace.

What we’ve learnt from day one of AWS re:Inforce

Day one of the AWS re:Inforce event has revealed a multitude of new functionalities in regards to cloud security, management tools, encryption and identity, as well as announcing new partner programs.

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IBM discovers breakthrough findings for quantum computing

IBM has announced a new breakthrough for the company, demonstrating that quantum computers can produce accurate results at a scale of 100+ qubits reaching beyond leading classical approaches.

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HPE appoints Bethany Mayer to the board and Rom Kosla as CIO

Prior to this tenure at Retail Business Services, Kosla was the Senior Vice President and CIO of Corporate and Enterprise Solutions at PepsiCo, and has served in a number of roles at Deloitte and Nestle.

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Cognizant dives into the ocean with new business group

Cognizant has unveiled that it has created a new business group, Cognizant Ocean, which focuses on helping clients in the “Blue Economy” apply digital technologies such as AI and data analytics to improve business outcomes, reduce carbon output and decarbonize the oceans.

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Oracle unveils OCI Compute E5 to enhance performance and lower costs

OCI Compute E5 instances aims to offer more CPU cores, better performance per core, better memory bandwidth, and higher storage capacity than previous iterations with customizable options.

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Workday appoints former Salesforce EVP Emma Chalwin as CMO

Workday has appointed Emma Chalwin, former Salesforce EVP, as chief marketing officer (CMO), effective July 17, 2023.

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Automation Anywhere steps up genAI offering with Google Cloud

Automation Anywhere and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership, combining generative AI and intelligent automation for enterprises.

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Accenture to invest $3bn in AI over three years

Accenture announced plans to invest $3bn into its Data and AI practice over three years, massively expanding the company's AI talent.

Say hello to the latest additions at SUSE

SUSE has announced new strategic hires to strengthen its executive team, including the appointment of Werner Knoblich as chief revenue officer (CRO).

Google Cloud and UKG expand partnership to deliver GenAI capabilities

Google Cloud and UKG have expanded their partnership of over five years to bring Google Cloud’s generative AI capabilities into the widely adopted UKG human capital management (HCM) suites.

ServiceNow expands GenAI offerings with Now Assist for Virtual Agent

As announced at ServiceNow’s Knowledge event, the company has unveiled its latest generative AI solution, Now Assist for Virtual Agent, designed to create truly conversational experiences for more intelligent self-service.

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Oracle Q4 cloud wins “doing better” than SAP, AWS, Ellison claims

Oracle has announced its fourth quarter financial results, with rising demand for its cloud offerings said to be driven by AI technology investment and what Oracle chair and CTO Larry Ellison claims are “dramatically lower costs" compared to other vendors.

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Snowflake consumer insights add up with Affinity Solutions

Affinity Solutions, a consumer purchase data platform, has announced its Consumer Purchase Insights offering is now available via Snowflake Marketplace.

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Salesforce bolsters generative AI portfolio with three new additions

Salesforce has enhanced its AI portfolio with the unveiling of three announcements with the first being its Accelerator - AI for Impact, a philanthropic initiative to help organizations gain equitable access to trusted generative AI technologies.

IFS and HOIST deliver mid-market specialized service FLEXPLUS

IFS has partnered with HOIST to develop and deliver a mid-market specialized service offering to help further drive customer satisfaction in the IFS ecosystem.

Microsoft appoints Theo Michalopoulos as UK GM financial services

Microsoft has recently appointed Theo Michalopoulos as general manager, financial services for the UK.

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Salesforce unveils genAI offerings and Google partnership

Salesforce has introduced its latest generative AI product offerings, Marketing GPT and Commerce GPT, at its Salesforce Connections 2023 event taking place in Chicago this week.

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AWS selects 51 start-ups for B2B SaaS Accelerator

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has selected 51 companies to participate in the first cohort of the AWS B2B SaaS Accelerator.

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Infor and TipQwik to deliver mobile tipping for hospitality

Infor has revealed a new partnership with TipQwik to offer hoteliers the ability to provide guests with more flexible tipping options.

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UiPath announces flagship automation conference TOGETHER

UiPath has announced that it will bring together customers, partners, and automation experts in London during its flagship automation conference, TOGETHER London.

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ServiceNow finds that ages 55+ aren’t a fan of chatbots

According to the study, 92 percent of customers across EMEA believe that response times are one of the most important elements when dealing with a brand, and 46% of customers think that a good chatbot service is unimportant when dealing with a brand.

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Unit4 professional services study finds existing customers are top priority

Unit4 publishes its professional services study findings, with innovation, integration and existing customers top priorities in the next year.

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Accenture and Immersive Labs to bridge cyber talent gap

Accenture has teamed up with Immersive Labs to launch the Cyber Million program that aims to solve the cybersecurity talent deficit by increasing access to one million entry-level cybersecurity operation jobs over the next decade.