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‘Big Four’ accountancy firm EY announces business split

Ernst & Young has pushed ahead on a partner vote to break up the business into separate audit and advisory firms. Leaders across the 15 biggest member organizations, which represent 80 percent of the firm’s £39bn annual revenues, unanimously agreed on the much-mooted pivot late last week.

Samsara financial results - Sanjit Biswas CEO | Samsara Q2

Samsara bolsters enterprise weight with Q2 results

Samsara has announced its Q2 fiscal 2023 financial results. The report indicates a strong quarter of growth at scale, as the company surpassed $660m of annual recurring revenue, growing more than 50 percent YoY.

Celonis secures $1bn at $13bn valuation to tackle supply chain challenges

Celonis has secured an additional $1bn in funds to accelerate its position to help customers thrive in challenging economic environments. This $1bn in liquidity is anchored by a $400m equity raise at a post money valuation of nearly $13bn. In addition, Celonis has expanded its revolving credit facility to obtain access to as much as $600m with a syndicate of leading global banks.

Google further exits Smart City stage with Cloud closure

Five years after its inception, Google Cloud's IoT Core system is no more, pointing towards a further pivot away from smart city technology for Google and parent company Alphabet. The news comes not even one year after Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet's controversial urban planning subsidiary, was folded back into Google. The IoT Core closure was announced with a message on the product's page stating the service will be retired on August 16, 2023.

Sage and Microsoft expand partnership to simplify workflows

Sage has expanded its partnership with Microsoft with new plans to integrate Microsoft Business Products, including Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams, as embedded services in Sage products and the Sage Digital Network.

SAP moves first to control costs in wake of economic uncertainty

A certain existential crisis of the employee sort has been spreading across enterprise as of late. Microsoft announced small layoffs as part of a business realignment this week, while a staff-wide email on Tuesday from Google's CEO warned employees of consolidation due to the “uncertain global economic outlook.”

Boeing cloud mega-deal takes flight

Boeing has strengthened its strategic partnerships with AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft in a cloud mega-deal that will reduce the company’s reliance on on-premises systems and provide employees with connected digital solutions.

Microsoft and SAP share the love in new mega deal

Microsoft has chosen RISE with SAP on Microsoft Cloud, making it the first public cloud provider to adopt the solution. Microsoft and SAP have a long track record of collaboration and the Redmond giant has run large parts of its internal operations on SAP ERP for decades. However, the announcement that Microsoft has signed up to RISE with SAP to deploy S/4HANA Cloud (private edition) is still a huge endorsement of SAP’s cloud credentials - considering Microsoft has its own cloud ERP solution in the form of Dynamics 365.

Microsoft in rude health with Azure and AI boost

Microsoft announces the general availability of Azure Health Data Services and updates to Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.

Google to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Google adds AI to BT in cloud partnership

Google Cloud has been selected by BT in a strategic five-year partnership to accelerate its company-wide digital transformation. BT will use a suite of Google Cloud products and services including cloud infrastructure, machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, security and API management with the aim of delivering better customer experiences, reducing costs and risk, and building new revenue streams.

Workday results top revenue estimates but fall down at profit, again

Workday has announced results for Q4 2022 and full year ended 31 January 2022, revealing an operating loss of $101m on the quarter and an overall loss of $116.5m for the year. For Q4 2022, total revenues were $1.38bn, up 21.6 percent against the same period last year with subscription revenues at $1.23bn, an increase of 22.2 percent. For the full fiscal year 2022, Workday recorded revenues of $5.14bn, an increase of 19 percent compared to last year.

IBM bolsters Azure capabilities with Neudesic acquisition

IBM has acquired Neudesic, the US cloud services consultancy specialising in the Microsoft Azure platform. Headquartered in California, Neudesic has more than 1,500 cloud and data experts located across the US and in India and provides the full scope of digital transformation services.

Oracle and Red Bull Racing accelerate partnership

Oracle and Red Bull Racing, the four-time Formula 1 world champion team, have enhanced their partnership and announced a new team name, Oracle Red Bull Racing, as well as the team’s new car for the upcoming season, the RB18.

Infor announces new Infor Marketplace

Infor has announced the new Infor Marketplace, a curated showcase of solutions designed to make it easier for customers to discover, source and license industry and micro-vertical solutions that integrate with the Infor’s portfolio of enterprise software.

Heathrow Airport takes off with Oracle Cloud

Heathrow Airport has transformed its HR and finance functions with the implementation of Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, with Capgemini and Oracle Consulting combining their resources to overcome the challenges of the pandemic and deliver the programme at pace.

DXC Technology expands global partnership with ServiceNow

DXC Technology, a Fortune 500 technology services company, has announced the formation of a new global DXC ServiceNow strategic business group to deliver market-leading, cost-efficient, resilient technology services that transform enterprise service operations, built on DXC Platform X.

Deloitte and Oracle rejuvenate legacy data systems for Galderma

Deloitte and Oracle have transformed the legacy data systems of the world’s largest independent global dermatology company, Galderma, through the implementation of Deloitte SuperLedger™, a platform built on Oracle Cloud.

SAP brews up solution for Twinings Ovaltine

SAP has announced it has been selected by Twinings Ovaltine to lead its transformation programme as it looks at ways it can better engage with its customers, while ensuring supply-chain reliability and operational efficiency.

Forterro ups Germany-Bulgaria ‘midmarket’ ERP presence

As a piece of terminology, the label industrial ‘middle market’ may be somewhat misleading. Midmarket still generally means fairly big business, but (depending upon which measure you use to gauge it) it simply means that level of business operations that does not fall into the Small to Medium sized Enterprise (SME) category… and is not large enough to rank as major scale corporate enterprise.

Oracle chair and CTO Larry Ellison speaks | Oracle Q4

Oracle buys Cerner in $28bn industry play

Oracle has announced the acquisition of Cerner Corporation for approximately $28.3bn. The all-cash deal will give a serious boost to Oracle’s aspirations to lead in the vertical cloud battleground - with healthcare and health services being their number one priority.

ServiceNow and Qualtrics partner up reuniting McDermott with his last SAP acquisition

ServiceNow and Qualtrics have announced the availability of new joint capabilities that enable companies to deliver personalised service experiences. The partnership between Qualtrics and ServiceNow re-establishes a connection between ServiceNow CEO, Bill McDermott, and the company that he bought during the final months of his tenure at SAP.

ASDA chooses SAP as future digital platform

SAP has announced that Asda, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain with over 600 stores and 140,000 employees, has selected RISE with SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure as the digital core for its future platform, supported by SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Ariba solutions to digitalise procurement operations.

Oracle cloud revenue up 22 percent as stock soars

The news boosted Oracle’s share price by nearly 16 percent on Friday pushing the value of the company to more than $280bn. The rally also boosted Larry Ellison’s personal fortune by $16bn to a staggering £135bn making him the world’s fourth richest person, one spot behind Microsoft founder, Bill Gates.

Paul Kurchina joins ERP Today as Global Brand Ambassador

Paul Kurchina, former board director of ASUG and respected SAP analyst, has joined ERP Today as its first global brand ambassador and advisor. Kurchina is considered by both industry and technology corporations as an information technology visionary and internationally respected builder of teams and communities.

Salesforce stock dips despite strong Q3 as Benioff lays ground for transition

Salesforce stock dipped 6 percent in extended trading, despite announcing solid results for its third quarter of fiscal 2022 ended October 31, 2021. It also announced the appointment of Bret Taylor as the company’s co-CEO – a move that some expect to signal the start of a transition of leadership.

Accenture to boost tech workforce with 3000 new jobs

Accenture has announced plans to create 3,000 new technology jobs in the UK over the next three years. Half of the roles will be based outside of London, expanding Accenture’s presence in Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh, and Glasgow - adding to its existing UK workforce of approximately 11,000 people.

ERP Today and partners support the NHS at unique awards event

ERP Today and its partners have raised over £100,000 to support frontline NHS staff at this year’s Awards and Fundraising event, held at Ascot Racecourse on 23rd September. More than 1,000 ERP professionals and hundreds of NHS employees, joined by NHS leadership, descended on Ascot Racecourse for a day of awards, fun and fundraising.