Guest Voices

Safra Catz - Oracle CEO
The Oracle Insider view on CloudWorld 2024
Oracle is developing and maintaining SaaS and on-premises applications and a tech tool kit to make other vendors weep.
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Av0id data disasters at y0ur d00r
Debra Lilley reflects on the importance of accurate and complete data amidst challenges in data management, especially as AI becomes integrated into ERP systems.
Data First, Transformation Forever
To ensure a successful digital transformation, organizations must prioritize data quality from the outset, leveraging AI technologies to address data issues and enhance business processes.
Image of the opening keynote of IFS Unleashed 2024, CEO Mark Moffat on stage | IFS Industrial AI
Moffat pushes IFS to be “undisputed category leader”, embeds industrial AI tools 
Amidst diversifying tech rivals, IFS Unleashed 2024 saw CEO Mark Moffat reiterate the company's commitment to six key industrial sectors while unveiling its customer-focused industrial AI and partnership strategy.
image of grey AI chip | AWS and SAP Amazon Nova
Even Oprah has an AI Strategy: What GenAI Means for You
Riz Ahmed offers observations on AI and its emergence, as well as what it means for ERP communities.
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Cloud Today
When looking at cloud adoption, it’s often the financial products and older ERP systems that are slow to move off-prem.
FinOps
Balancing the books: can ERP cash in on FinOps?
It’s time to cash in and balance the books. Experts from Workday, Red Hat, Nutanix and more talk about FinOps’ influence on ERP.
image of person and robot at computer | AI in HR
AI in HR: the tightrope walker of recruitment
A string of media outlets and research reports today are discussing the crisis in the global job market, with employers struggling to find talent and more candidates finding themselves without a job.
black and white graphic of a person holding a phone next to images of a padlock, wifi sign and web globe | The train outta cyber trouble in the smart city
The train outta cyber trouble in the smart city
When we rely on a growing network of interconnected systems to help our urban societies function, how can we keep them cyber secure? Answers can be found in case studies from the likes of Transport for London and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, as made possible by the work and offerings of AWS and Deloitte respectively.
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SAP S/4HANA: To wait or not to wait, that is the question
On December 31 2027, SAP maintenance for previous ERP systems will expire, leaving those who have not yet migrated to S/4HANA – as the saying goes – "in the dust". So, what options are out there for those still on the verge about what steps to take?
a digitally distorted image of a monument's head | Crossing the digital divide in the public sector
Crossing the digital divide in the public sector
ServiceNow’s Dr Raj Iyer tells all on public sector passions, challenges and what cloud technology can do for governments and citizens now.
Minos Ataliotis, CEO CloudRock
Cloudy with a chance of curveballs
The times are a-changing: Giacomo Lee discusses human capital management today with consultancy CloudRock's CEO, Minos Ataliotis.
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Cloud vendors can’t ditch on-prem: It’s a love/hate relationship
Is it a good match? The history and happenings of cloud vendors' difficult relationship with on-premise solutions.
Chris Mason | From bedroom to boardroom
From bedroom to boardroom
Chris Mason started Namos Solutions from his bedroom 11 years ago. Today, it boasts 130 employees and has opened offices in Europe and the US
Infor Innovations Day: It’s RPA, Jim, but not as we know it
Probing deeper into the latest updates to CloudSuite, as unveiled at Infor Innovations Day Nordics.
image of leaf growing from a pile of money | Oracle and IBM
Move over finance, it’s time for a new value metric
Jon Chorley, chief sustainability officer at Oracle and Jonathan Wright, senior managing director at IBM, share how sustainability goals can be met by leveraging the power of ERPs.
A robotic figure captured in a mid-running motion | AI
Race for the prize: An update on the AI race as ChatGPT speeds ahead
All vendors bring distinctive value propositions to enterprises - choose wisely or find yourself obsolete in the age of AI!
Cloudy vision begone? How to clarify our view of SaaS in the name of security
A murky mass of cloud instances is not good for business. Instead, we want cloud clarity, visibility and observability to secure virtualized compute and data services.
A puddle of oil : DaaS
After the oil spill comes AI to fill in the gaps for enterprises
For AI to succeed it needs data and computation, so let’s look into the reasons why CxOs need to now have DaaSrolling off their tongues.
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GenAI for enterprise: the AI guru view
Pascal Bornet and Kieran Gilmurray discuss the impact of GenAI, its impact in the workplace and how it has changed the workforce.
abstract image of green palm trees with purple background | ESG
The big supply chain data green-up
James Veale, co-founder at GreenToken by SAP discusses ESG 'washing' and turning a green blockchain into reality.
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How Kubernetes is steering ERP cloud deployments
For many people, the real age of cloud composability started just less than a decade ago with the birth of Kubernetes in 2014.
The start of a beautiful friendship
Workday’s partner strategy historically leveraged two key global relationships and a small cohort of boutique partners to deliver.
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Thriving in a changing world – how to seize the opportunity
Angelique De Vries, EMEA president, Workday, discusses how the company have adapted to the ever-changing tech environment.
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How a skills-based workforce will reshape the future world of work
Sheri Rhodes, chief customer officer at Workday, explores how a skills-based workforce can reshape the future of work.
Workday EAP
The state of the Workday EAP platform
Workday has made substantial progress on its EAP recently, so time to dig into the new capabilities and approach.  
Microsoft’s supply chain VP gives the hard macro outlook
Interview with Ray Smith, vice president supply chain at Microsoft on black swan events and data lakes.