Technology

Wipro Rishad Premji

Analytics and AI

Wipro’s Rishad Premji: AI success hinges on reskilling

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaders underscored the necessity of reskilling employees to fully leverage AI's transformative potential, emphasizing that successful AI adoption is closely linked to workforce readiness and a proactive approach to building an AI-capable workforce.

Deep Instinct

Deep Instinct blocks zero-day attacks in real time for NetApp and Amazon FSx

Deep Instinct's DSX for Cloud – Amazon FSx NetApp employs advanced AI-driven technology to deliver comprehensive, real-time security against zero-day attacks, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency for organizations managing hybrid environments.

AI-enabled Supply Chains

Analytics and AI

IBM and e& collaborate to enhance AI ethics and compliance

e& partners with IBM to create a multi-model AI governance solution aimed at enhancing AI compliance, ethical oversight, and transparency, leveraging IBM's watsonx.governance platform to address risks and optimize AI performance as part of their ongoing collaboration.

NTT DATA Okta cybersecurity certification

NTT DATA earns Okta Workforce Identity Cloud Service Specialization in Japan

NTT DATA's Japan operations have achieved the Okta 'Workforce Identity Cloud Service Delivery Specialization,' affirming its expertise in cybersecurity and commitment to enhancing identity and access management services amidst increasing cyber threats.

Vonage and SAP expand collaboration for AI-driven enterprise experiences

Analytics and AI

Adobe and Microsoft AI collaborate to enhance ERP functionality

Adobe and Microsoft have partnered to integrate advanced AI tools into Microsoft applications, enhancing workflows for ERP users by allowing seamless data access and project management capabilities to optimize operational efficiency in modern business environments.

Screven Oracle

Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle’s Chief Corporate Architect Edward Screven to retire in February

Edward Screven, Oracle's Executive VP and Chief Corporate Architect, will retire in February after 38 years, having led the company's technology and architecture initiatives, including its successful open-source strategy and innovations through Oracle Labs.

Oracle-IBM-Accelapha

Cloud Platform and Technology

The IBM-Oracle-Accelalpha partnership poised for the era of business transformation

The recent partnership between IBM and Accelalpha, finalized with IBM's acquisition of the Oracle-services provider, aims to enhance client success through improved business vitality and expanded capabilities in finance and supply chain across key global markets, while also leveraging Generative AI to drive innovative solutions.

IT Transformation Trends 2025

Analytics and AI

Snowflake’s Saudi Arabia expansion to help region maximize data value

AI data company Snowflake has opened a regional office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, enabling local organizations to leverage Google Cloud for AI-driven data insights while ensuring compliance with the country's data residency laws.

ERP

Analytics and AI

Boomi enhances data management offering with Rivery acquisition

Boomi is enhancing its data management capabilities through the acquisition of Rivery, which will integrate the latter's low-code ELT and CDC technologies to strengthen Boomi's offerings in a data-driven environment.

Accelalpha

ERP Strategy and Planning

Alpha acceleration in digital transformation: The IBM-Accelalpha deal

What synergies will IBM’s recent acquisition of Accelalpha bring to clients and the Oracle ecosystem?

SYSPRO and NexSys

ERP Strategy and Planning

SYSPRO strengthens UK presence with NexSys acquisition

SYSPRO has acquired NexSys to enhance its presence in the UK and Europe, broaden its digital manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition will drive new software solutions for mid-market manufacturers and distributors.

two people drafting ideas on a white board, holding sheets and a phone | Embracing the future of enterprise UX with Oracle Redwood UI

Human Capital Management

Embracing the future of enterprise UX with Oracle Redwood UI

Oracle has introduced Oracle Redwood, a user experience framework to transform business interactions with technology.

AWS

Analytics and AI

Julia White joins Amazon Web Services as marketing chief

Amazon Web Services has appointed Julia White, a former executive at SAP and Microsoft, as its new Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President.

ERP

Business Process Management and Automation

Boomi strengthens operational excellence with new executive appointments

Boomi has appointed Valerie Rainey as Chief Operating Officer and Francesca Molinari as Chief People Officer to enhance operational efficiency and focus on workplace culture.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft to raise prices of Power BI licenses in 2025

Microsoft plans to increase the prices of its Power BI Pro and Premium per user licenses to $14 and $24 per month, respectively, starting April 1, 2025.

Analytics and AI

Demand for industrial AI lifts IFS’ third quarter revenue

IFS experienced a 30% increase in annual recurring revenue in Q3, fueled by a significant rise in IFS Cloud adoptions and cloud revenue growth, while adding 90 new clients and enhancing its ERP and AI solutions through strategic acquisitions.

Enterprise Asset Management

Future of asset lifecycle management: ERP Today TV x IFS Unleashed

At the IFS Unleashed event, Kevin Price discussed how IFS's acquisition of Copperleaf Technologies enhances asset lifecycle management by providing comprehensive investment planning solutions that enable organizations to make informed decisions in their ALM journey.

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow taps Google Cloud’s Amit Zavery as COO

Amit Zavery, formerly Google Cloud’s VP, has been appointed President, COO, and CPO of ServiceNow, effective October 28, where he will oversee products, engineering, and operations, with a focus on business innovation.

Analytics and AI

IFS.ai: Powering the Industrial AI Revolution: ERP Today TV from IFS Unleashed

At the IFS Unleashed event, Christian Pedersen and Vaibs Kumar discussed the transformative potential of Industrial AI tailored for specific industries, emphasizing IFS.ai's integration with IFS Cloud to enhance operational efficiency and customer value through precise use cases and real-world applications like scheduling and forecasting.

Analytics and AI

SAP unveils new updates to Spend Management and Business Network

SAP has enhanced its spend management solutions, SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, by integrating the generative AI copilot Joule to automate and optimize spending processes, improve collaboration, and provide actionable insights, with availability planned for Q4 2024 and additional features aimed at streamlining procurement and supplier engagement set to launch in 2025.

Analytics and AI

Epicor’s key leadership appointments to drive AI focus

Epicor is enhancing its AI-driven ERP strategy for global manufacturing and sales sectors by expanding Vaibhav Vohra's role as President, appointing Scott Morgan as Chief Revenue Officer, and promoting Arturo Buzzalino to Chief Innovation Officer, while acknowledging the contributions of retiring President Lisa Pope.

AIRSYS to implement Rootstock ERP

Analytics and AI

Oracle Fusion Cloud updates to boost service teams’ productivity

Oracle has enhanced its Fusion Cloud Service and Field Service with AI-driven features to boost service teams' efficiency, automate the customer service lifecycle, and improve issue resolution through tools like automated service agents, call and chat summarization, and advanced knowledge search for field technicians.

SAP building | SAP Q4

Analytics and AI

SAP unveils AI updates for users and developers at TechEd 2024

SAP unveiled powerful collaborative capabilities to its generative AI Copilot Joule during its annual TechEd 2024 event.

an open laptop and headphones showing the word learning | Creating learning paths as part of ERP training

Human Capital Management

Creating learning paths as part of ERP training

The demand for ERP training is soaring, but one of the biggest obstacles while creating such training is the classification of system roles.

Microsoft building | SSE

ERP Strategy and Planning

Microsoft to end support for Dynamics GP in 2029

Microsoft will discontinue support for its legacy Dynamics GP ERP system by September 2029, encouraging users to transition to its cloud-based Dynamics 365 Business Central, mirroring similar moves by ERP competitors SAP and Oracle.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Dublin’s ERP HEADtoHEAD event to help buyers make informed decisions

The ERP HEADtoHEAD event in Dublin on October 1-2, 2024, will provide a platform for ERP vendors to showcase their solutions through product demonstrations and discussions aimed at helping buyers make informed ERP decisions tailored to their organizational needs.

Data and Data Management

Workday’s Evisort acquisition bolsters data wins for end users

Workday has announced its acquisition of Evisort, an AI-native document intelligence platform, aiming to enhance its finance and HR solutions with improved access to unstructured data and automation capabilities, with completion expected by Q3 FY2025.

Mastering NetSuite ARM

Cloud Platform and Technology

NTT and IBM’s SimpliZCloud to support data for financial services

NTT Data and IBM launched SimpliZCloud ,a hybrid cloud service designed to enhance cloud transformation for financial institutions by optimizing costs and supporting critical workloads with a secure and scalable infrastructure on IBM’s LinuxONE.

Analytics and AI

NVIDIA to partner with Salesforce for AI initiatives

NVIDIA and Salesforce have partnered to enhance Salesforce's Agentforce platform with predictive and generative AI workflows, enabling the development of autonomous agents and interactive avatars to improve productivity and customer experiences.

telecommunications tower with a dark sky background | Snowflake's CTO Fawad Qureshi talks telecommunications

Analytics and AI

Snowflake’s CTO Fawad Qureshi talks telecommunications

Fawad Qureshi of Snowflake explores telecom modernization, GenAI, partnerships and sustainability, envisioning connectivity and societal impact for a more equitable world.