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ERP Today’s weekly hotlist: 13-17 November

We’re bringing you ERP Today’s weekly hotlist, featuring our top news picks from the week of 13-17 November.

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Spotify jazzes up platform with Google Cloud’s AI help

Google Cloud and Spotify have announced an expanded partnership in data and analytics, as well as AI and machine learning technologies.

Accenture and Salesforce team up to help life science companies

Accenture and Salesforce have announced they are investing in the development of Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud.

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ERP Today’s weekly hotlist: 30 October-3 November

We’re bringing you ERP Today’s weekly hotlist, featuring our top news picks from the week of 30 October-3 November.

a man holding a sticky note with AI written on it | Will the UK’s AI safety summit actually make an impact?

Vendors are all over UK’s AI Safety Summit – but will it “generate” any impact?

The first-ever AI safety summit held in the UK has all eyes set on it and many hope it will trailblaze an international discussion on AI.

Analytics and AI

Fujitsu forms merger to enhance cloud services

Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujitsu has announced its decision to form an “absorption-type merger” of its public cloud business.

Application Development and Integration

AWS Q3 results show higher revenue, but slow sales

Amazon announced its Q3 financial results with the AWS cloud platform becoming a key driver of revenue, despite recently slow sales.

CEO Bill McDermott | ServiceNow sees “tailwind of growth” with GenAI in Q3 23 success

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow teases rivals with real GenAI “product” in Q3 23 success

ServiceNow has outperformed its guidance across most Q3 23 profitability metrics, citing GenAI impact as it increased 2023 guidance.

Microsoft's office building | Microsoft’s shows positive Q1 2024 results amid faster cloud growth

Application Development and Integration

Microsoft shows positive Q1 24 results amid faster cloud growth

Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter earnings outperformed analyst forecasts driven by revenue in Intelligent Cloud rising 19 percent to $24.3bn.

Cloud Platform and Technology

As NTT Data buys up SAP licenses, are SIs now horsemen of the HANA-pocalypse?

NTT DATA has announced a plan to repurchase legacy and on-premises SAP licenses to help ease customer cloud migrations. But is this enough?

water management facility | Minister unveils UK-India tech initiative to boost environmental collaboration

Cloud Platform and Technology

Minister unveils UK-India environmental tech collaboration

UK minister for the Indo-Pacific region has unveiled a UK-India tech initiative aimed to reinforce tech environmental collaboration.

Automation

McKinsey and DHL navigating fleet sustainability with Samsara

With sustainability climbing further on agendas, industries like transportation are facing the significant impact of their operations.

Attendees at NTT's transformation now event | urging SAP community to “step out of comfort zone”

Application Development and Integration

NTT DATA urges SAP community to “step out of comfort zone”

Dedicated to gathering the SAP community to learn, share and network, NTT’s Transformation NOW! 2023 event focused on all things SAP.

Analytics and AI

Gartner on why CFOs need inhuman accountants

Exclusive: Mark D. McDonald, senior director analyst in the Gartner Finance Practice, talks GenAI use in the financial space

Analytics and AI

Can AI be trusted to battle money laundering and fraud?

AI has reached the scope of multiple industries, but banking might be one of the more unexpected fields to adopt the budding technology.

Will EU scrutiny of Microsoft Teams impact Big Tech?

Microsoft has been working with regulators to resolve the Teams-related issues but is EU’s scrutiny likely to impact more Big Tech?

Mihir Shukla, CEO of Automation Anywhere | Automation Anywhere: Automation + AI

Analytics and AI

Automation Anywhere combines automation + AI in a fresh launch

Automation Anywhere announced new generative AI-powered innovations to help companies put automation and AI to work across enterprises

Analytics and AI

Would Albert Einstein approve of Salesforce AI stance?

Salesforce Dreamforce 2023 finished last week, and AI was the big theme of the company's flagship event. But what would the real Einstein make of Salesforce in this current moment?

A hand held up to a screen with the index finger showing a digital fingerprint | Remote work and GenAI

Security

Remote work and GenAI: spanners in the cybersecurity engine?

Remote work and GenAI are here to stay. But what does this mean for enterprise cybersecurity and how are they impacting it?

Oracle’s CEO, Safra Catz | Oracle’s Q1 2024 results reveal slower cloud sales, but AI optimistic

Analytics and AI

Oracle’s Q1 2024 results reveal slower cloud sales, Musk AI deal

Oracle’s figures for the first quarter 2024 saw slow cloud sales growth stifling enthusiasm, but further optimism for increased AI demand

Analytics and AI

UiPath’s Q2 results beat expectations, but AI value questioned

UiPath’s second-quarter results for 2024 beat analysts’ revenue growth expectations but investors question the value of its AI bet.

Analytics and AI

IFS signs key AI acquisition and flurry of partnerships

IFS has had a busy end of the month, recently taking the spotlight with new acquisitions and a strategic acquisition of Falkonry AI.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Samsara sees Internet of “Wins” amid Q2 customer growth

Samsara has revealed its Q2 results demonstrating higher revenue and cash-flow positivity as customers continue to bet on its IoT platform.

Houston office of Hewlett Packard Enterprise | HPE’s Q3 results reflect edge momentum and portfolio mix shift

Cloud Platform and Technology

HPE Q3 results reflect edge momentum and portfolio mix shift

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced its third quarter financial results demonstrating an edge momentum driving modest revenue growth.

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Human Capital Management

Winning Workday Q2 results show “trust” and stealth AI leadership

Workday Q2 results show $1.79bn in total revenues, with a clear sentiment of customer trust guiding the company's messaging to investors.

A face of a llama | Is Zuckerberg winning “the wrestling match” with Musk and ChatGPT

Cloud Platform and Technology

Is Zuck winning the AI cage fight versus Musk and ChatGPT?

While Zuckerberg’s Llama 2 is the new kid on the block, is it really a threat to ChatGPT and how will it compete against Musk’s xAI?

Zoom's new London office in Holborn | Zoom applying to be your new office administrator

Application Development and Integration

Zoom is applying to be your new office administrator

While Zoom made headlines this week allegedly mandating a return to the office, the reality of its move is an entirely different story.

Application Development and Integration

Did SAP drink the cloud AI Kool-Aid? Enterprise reacts

When it comes to messaging, we have to ask whether SAP has drunk a little too much of the cloud and AI "Kool-Aid" lately.

AWS Q2 a hand using a computer with a cloud hologram on it | AWS revenue growth in Q2

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.

Service Management

“Smart” FSM: from SAP to Samsara, Apple to Android

For field or off-site workers in physical operations, using connected devices such as smartphones or tablets is a relatively new concept.