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IBM hits highest growth in a decade with mid-digit push for 2022

IBM has announced its financial results for 2022, with success across business segments producing the highest revenue growth in a decade for the firm. A six percent rise has seen revenues of $60.5bn for the full year and $16.7bn for the fourth-quarter.

SAP drives continued cloud momentum with Q4 results

SAP has announced its Q4 and FY 2022 results, with figures suggesting continued results are coming from the cloud after Q4 S/4HANA cloud revenue grew 101 percent.

High five: IFS sees double-digits for fifth consecutive year

IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications company, today announced its financial results for the full year ending 31 December 2022, showing the fifth consecutive year of double-digit growth.

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Accenture invests in Cosmo Tech digital twin technology

Accenture has made a strategic investment in Cosmo Tech, a global provider of digital twin simulation and optimization technology.

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Sage and Equifax partnership removes employee pain points

Sage has entered into a partnership with Equifax that will automate financial and employment checks for UK workers when they apply for everything from loans and mortgages to new jobs.

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Kroger groceries well-stocked with Google Cloud and Deloitte

Google Cloud and Deloitte have formed a strategic collaboration with Kroger to help the grocery chain use cloud technologies to increase associate productivity across its nearly 2,800 stores nationwide.

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Snowflake to acquire SnowConvert to storm legacy migrations

Snowflake has signed an definitive agreement to acquire SnowConvert, the premier suite of tools for efficiently migrating databases to the Data Cloud.

EY and Polygon update source code for blockchain

EY and Polygon have updated the public domain source code for Nightfall to enable the development of privacy-focused enterprise blockchain solutions.

Sugar cane firm Florida Crystals sweetens SAP estate with AWS Cloud

Florida Crystals Corporation (FCC), a vertically integrated cane sugar company based in West Palm Beach, Florida, has entered into a collaboration with Lemongrass, the SAP on cloud company, to move its SAP estate to AWS.

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ServiceNow unveils partner program transformation

ServiceNow has unveiled a major partner program transformation to further partner growth and customer success. It is set to be available for all partners from 6th March this year.

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EY launches EY Retail Intelligence for Microsoft Cloud builds

EY has launched a new EY Retail Intelligence solution, that builds on the Microsoft Cloud and Cloud for Retail, to provide consumers with a seamless and streamlined shopping experience.

Unit4 launches new Marketplace platform

Unit4 has launched Unit4 Marketplace, a new platform where its ISV, Reseller and Service partners can showcase their innovative, bespoke industry and vertical Apps that link to Unit4’s ERP solutions.

Version 1 acquires Oracle EPM firm, Qubix

Version 1, a leading digital transformation partner, is to acquire finance transformation specialists, Qubix as part of its ambitious growth strategy for 2023 and beyond.

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Google Cloud unveils new AI tools for Retailers

Ahead of NRF2023 beginning today, Google Cloud has introduced four new and updated AI technologies to help retailers transform their in-store shelf checking processes and enhance their ecommerce sites.

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Walmart and Salesforce partnership changes the face of retail

Walmart Commerce Technologies has entered into a partnership with Salesforce to provide retailers with technologies and services that power frictionless local pickup and delivery for shoppers everywhere.

HPE to automate reproducible AI-at-scale with Pachyderm

HPE has expanded its AI-at-scale offerings with the acquisition of Pachyderm, a start-up that delivers software, based on open-source technology, to automate reproducible machine learning pipelines that target large-scale AI applications.

Salesforce introduces Commerce Cloud to maximize revenue

Salesforce has unveiled Salesforce Commerce Cloud to help organizations across industries streamline their operations.

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VDL ETG modernizes ERP with Infor CloudSuite

VDL Enabling Technologies Group (ETG), producer of microchip machine models, has chosen to deploy Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise to modernize its ERP Baan solution, supporting a move to the cloud and its realization of a ‘digital factory’ vision.

Why can’t SAP keep a UK MD for longer than two years?

SAP has announced that yet another UK MD is moving on. Michiel Verhoeven will step down as managing director of SAP UK and Ireland at the end of Q1 2023. The announcement comes 2 years and 7 months after his appointment. The latest departure marks the twelfth UK&I managing director to leave SAP in 16 years.

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Belfast Harbour sets sail with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP

Belfast Harbour has selected Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) to streamline its business operations.

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Accenture expands consulting portfolio with SKS Group acquisition

Accenture has agreed to acquire SKS Group, a consulting firm that helps banks across Germany, Austria and Switzerland modernize their technology infrastructure and address regulatory requirements using SAP S/4HANA solutions.

Acumatica named one of Washington’s best

Acumatica, a Kirkland-based cutting-edge cloud ERP provider, was named one of ‘Washington’s best companies to work for’, as detailed in the latest issue of Seattle Business Magazine.

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ServiceNow signs MOU with Crown Commercial Service to drive innovation

ServiceNow has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Crown Commercial Service (CCS) providing access to all UK public sector departments to ServiceNow’s platform technology.

St. Helens Borough Council selects Unit4 ERP

Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, has announced that St. Helens Borough Council has selected Unit4 ERP and financial planning and analysis software (FP&A), together with Proactis Invoice Capture, to replace in-house legacy solutions.

Kuwait government picks Google Cloud

Google Cloud has announced a strategic alliance with the Government of Kuwait. The agreement is another important milestone in Google Cloud’s expansion in the Middle East region.

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IBM launches IBM Partner Plus

IBM has launched IBM Partner Plus, a new program that reimagines how IBM engages and interacts with its business partners through unprecedented access to IBM resources, incentives, and tailored support to strengthen their technical expertise and help speed time to market.

NVIDIA opens up the metaverse for enterprise

NVIDIA has released updates to its metaverse platform, Omniverse Enterprise, to help teams develop and operate large-scale virtual 3D worlds.

All change at Workday as CEO Bhusri paves way for successor

Workday has announced the appointment of Carl Eschenbach to co-CEO, effective immediately, as part of a succession plan that will see Aneel Bhusri step back from the business in a year's time. Chano Fernandez is leaving Workday, also with effective immediately.

Amalthea not cheesed off as Infor AI appetizes

Amalthea opts for Infor’s integrated AI solution to help improve cheese quality and yields, build customer loyalty and boost sustainability.

Tevva rises with SAP to transform its IT systems

SAP SE has entered into a partnership with Tevva to transform its IT environment and support the development of the UK’s first hydrogen-electric truck.