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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.

The article emphasizes the necessity for businesses to develop strategic cloud migration plans, highlighting the importance of not only technical skills but also functional knowledge and strategic insight to ensure a successful transition to cloud-based solutions like SAP S/4HANA, amidst the evolving operational challenges post-pandemic.

IFS has strengthened its partnership with Norway's Servi Group, the largest hydraulic equipment producer in the country, by transitioning them to IFS Cloud to enhance operational efficiency and streamline data access across their multiple locations and services.

As global supply chains gain broader business attention post-pandemic, TIBCO's Alessandro Chimera emphasizes the need for digitally intelligent, flexible, and sustainable supply chain networks to enhance resilience and minimize disruption impacts.

Accenture and Celonis have formed a strategic alliance to integrate Celonis' data-driven execution management capabilities into Accenture's tools, enhancing business process transparency and efficiency for clients.

Microsoft has announced its results for Q2 and revealed stunning growth across the board including a 32 percent increase in cloud revenue – worth $22.2bn on the quarter – confirming its position as the number one cloud vendor.

ServiceNow has partnered with Asda to implement the Now Platform, enhancing employee productivity and customer experiences while driving innovation and business value across Asda's 633 stores.

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.

Steve Sichtman reflects on the rapid digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic, highlighting the critical role of integration and ERP systems in enabling businesses to innovate and adapt, while predicting a future where ERP evolves into the anchor of hyper-automation, emphasizing the need for companies to quickly enhance their operational and employee experiences.

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.

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.

A new Microsoft report reveals that 51% of UK workers would consider quitting if hybrid working is eliminated, highlighting its transition from a luxury to a necessity post-COVID-19, while also addressing the challenges of remote onboarding that hinder relationship building and training.

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.

Despite the travel disruption caused by Storm Arwen and the Omicron variant, it was fantastic to see so many people from across the SAP community come together at UKISUG CONNECT last week. It has been a long and challenging two years. But from listening to many of the customer sessions during the conference it’s clear that organisations haven’t stood still when it comes to their usage of SAP.

While many thought that the pandemic might knock ESG approaches off course as companies and investors went ‘back to basics’, it seems that the opposite has happened. Three quarters of all investors surveyed said they’re now more likely to divest shares of companies with poor ESG performance post-pandemic.

EY has acquired Tao Leadership, enhancing its People Advisory Services with innovative technologies for organizational transformation and culture change, aiming to deliver rapid, sustained behavioral change through analytics and a focus on human-centered strategies.

IFS plans to enhance its partnership with BearingPoint by establishing a services-focused joint venture aimed at addressing the growing demand for IFS software across several European countries, while both companies continue to develop their in-house customer service capabilities.

A recent IEEE survey of 350 global technology leaders highlights AI, cloud computing, and 5G as crucial technologies for 2022, with a strong consensus on the need for collaboration with HR on workplace technologies and an anticipated increase in robot deployment and cybersecurity concerns in the hybrid work environment.

Priority Software's analysis highlights that the evolution of ERP systems, driven by customer demands for flexibility and integration of new technologies, is crucial for businesses to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, with trends such as headless architecture, cloud computing, AI, IoT integration, mobile ERP, and two-tier ERP systems shaping the future landscape.

Research from the UK & Ireland SAP User Group reveals that 30% of SAP customers are unaware of RISE with SAP, with only 11% planning to adopt it, highlighting a significant knowledge gap and potential challenges for SAP in transitioning its legacy customer base to S/4HANA.

ERP Today has launched a Young Professionals Network to support under-30s in the ERP ecosystem through mentorship, industry engagement, and peer support, with Yassy Shayesteh as chairperson, aimed at addressing the skills shortage and encouraging young talent retention.

Yassy Shayesteh interviews SUSE CEO Melissa Di Donato to emphasize the importance of nurturing young talent in enterprise technology, highlighting the role of the ERP Today Young Professional Network in providing support, insights, and opportunities for under 30s in the sector.

The article discusses the complex issue of technical debt in ERP systems and suggests that a strategic use of low-code/no-code technologies can help alleviate this debt by improving agility and allowing for incremental changes, while cautioning against the potential for creating more debt if not properly governed.

Epicor has been named the official ERP Partner of Scuderia AlphaTauri, enhancing the Formula 1 team's data management capabilities and operational efficiency through its Kinetic platform, which streamlines production processes and maximizes vehicle performance.

A survey by Slack's Future Forum reveals that while 76% of remote employees prefer not to return to the office full-time, executives are nearly three times more likely to desire a full-time return, highlighting a significant disconnect in workplace preferences.

Epicor has partnered with SecturaSOFT to integrate SecturaFAB, an automated estimating and quoting tool tailored for the metal fabrication industry, into its Kinetic ERP software, enhancing efficiency and speed for its extensive customer base.

ERP Today is launching two new vendor channels in November for Oracle and SAP content, featuring monthly blogs by independent industry leaders Andy Bird and Paul Cooper, who join the editorial committee to provide expert insights on the evolving ERP landscape.

ServiceNow has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to enhance employee experiences in hybrid work environments by introducing a new collaborative app for its Employee Centre that integrates directly with Microsoft Teams, streamlining access to information and services across various departments.

Lemongrass has launched a multi-cloud strategy partnering with Microsoft Cloud and Google Cloud Platform to enhance its automated SAP cloud migration and managed services, catering to the diverse needs of enterprise clients across various industries while maintaining its commitment to AWS.

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the pace of global change and the pressure on companies to respond. But, despite rapidly building their digital capabilities during the pandemic many  organisations are yet to fully embrace transformation