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SUSE changes colors again in private ownership pivot

After just over two years as a public listed firm, SUSE is to take operations private following an announcement by its biggest shareholder, EQT Private Equity.

John Lewis Partnership and Google Cloud collab on £100m digital deal

John Lewis Partnership has teamed up with Google Cloud for a deal worth £100m spanning the next five years, focused on a digital transformation of its retail stores.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

AWS revenue growth in Q2 beats analyst expectations

Amazon’s second quarter financial results have shown revenue from its cloud unit Amazon Web Services rise 12 percent year on year.

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Service Management

ServiceNow an AI “lighthouse” shining bright with caution in Q2 results

ServiceNow has revealed its Q2 results for 2023 alongside an AI NVIDIA partnership and a vision for AI to save the workforce - whilst admitting to a GenAI prudence.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Workday intros next-gen Elastic Hypercube Technology

Workday has introduced the next generation of its patented Elastic Hypercube Technology to help organizations manage changing business needs.

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Application Development and Integration

Microsoft welcomes “pragmatic solutions” in EU antitrust Teams probe

Microsoft is nearing a European Union antitrust investigation over Teams as its proposed competition remedies are found unsatisfactory. The development follows a 2020 action by now Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack.

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Human Capital Management

Oracle unveils new AI-powered capabilities to enhance HR productivity

Oracle has announced the addition of generative AI-powered capabilities within its Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to improve existing HR processes and drive faster business value, improve productivity and enhance the candidate and employee experience.

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Accenture Q3 revenue matches estimates but forecast dips

Accenture has reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2023 with revenues of $16.6bn, an increase of three percent in US dollars and five percent in local currency.

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Oracle launches EU Sovereign Cloud to jump data privacy hurdles

Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud is aimed at helping EU organizations gain control over data privacy and sovereignty requirements.

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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.

Salesforce Q1 beats guidance with steadied growth

Salesforce has beat revenue guidance for its first quarter, with steadied growth and higher capital costs causing surging shares to drop seven percent after hours.

SAP and IBM to create new business splash for Diageo beverages

Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, partners with SAP and IBM to launch a five year digital transformation program.

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SAP innovation sweep at Sapphire with AI, Green Ledger and Accenture partnership

SAP has unveiled a wide range of new developments at this year’s Sapphire event, including SAP Business AI, Green Ledger and an Accenture collaboration.

ServiceNow “fastest ever” as it reaches $2bn revenue first

ServiceNow has surpassed the $2bn quarterly revenue barrier for the first time, according to its first quarter (Q1) results.

IFS on firm footing with robust Q1 ARR and cloud growth

IFS has announced its Q1 2023 financial results, with cloud fueling wins as CEO Darren Roos enters his sixth year at the helm.

SAP first quarter results: cloud up but outlook down for 2023

SAP financial results for the first quarter beat analysts' expectations, with cloud revenues totaling €3.18bn. The ERP giant adjusted its outlook for 2023 though, due to the divestment of its Qualtrics unit in March.

Employee experience capabilities Grow with Oracle

In a recent announcement at Oracle CloudWorld 2023, Oracle has unveiled updates to Oracle ME, the employee experience platform within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM).

EY split halted as Project Everest climb proves too steep – for now

EY has announced it is halting its plan to divide its auditing and consulting divisions, after executives at the American portion of the firm decided not to push ahead with so-called ‘Project Everest’.

Ex-SAP president Brian Duffy to head SoftwareOne

SoftwareOne, the global software and cloud solutions provider, has appointed Brian Duffy as its new chief executive, succeeding Dieter Schlosser effective May this year.

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Unilever goes cloud-only with Accenture and Microsoft

Accenture, Microsoft, and Unilever have successfully completed one of the largest and most complex cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry.

Workday races to the finish line with McLaren

McLaren Racing announced a multi-year partnership with Workday, as an official partner of the 2023 McLaren Formula 1 Team.

Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen, incoming CEO SUSE

SUSE changes hats: new CEO to lead accelerated growth

SUSE has announced the appointment of ex-Red Hatter Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen as the firm’s new CEO. Melissa Di Donato is to leave the company effective immediately after almost four years in the CEO role.

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SAP sells 423m shares of Qualtrics in $12.5bn acquisition

SAP has agreed to sell all of its 423 million shares of Qualtrics International Inc as part of the acquisition of Qualtrics by funds affiliated with Silver Lake as well as Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments).

EY presses pause on split as partner disagreement ensues

The EY split has been placed on pause by the firm, as EY US auditors campaign for a larger slice of the tax practice post-divide.

Workday overshoots in Q4, gaining ground on $10bn target

Workday has announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter and full year ended 31 January 2023, with revenue wins inching the firm ever closer to its 2025 $10bn target.

Punit Renjen to replace Hasso Plattner as SAP chairman

Punit Renjen, the former global CEO at Deloitte, is set to replace Hasso Plattner as the new SAP chairman. Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner, who co-founded SAP in 1972 with Dietmar Hopp, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector, is the only remaining founder still involved in an operational role at the German software company and will retire from his position at the end of his current term. His departure heralds another new era for SAP which will be confirmed at the company’s AGM in May this year.

SAP’s cloud chief quits

Brian Duffy, president of Cloud at SAP, has announced he will be handing back the reins after 13 months in the role. This follows 3000 job cuts and a proposed sale of SAP's stake in Qualtrics. Despite extraordinary cloud growth in recent quarters, the world's biggest enterprise technology vendor is not immune to the pressures of a toughening economy.