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Analytics and AI
Microsoft Leans on OpenAI’s Custom Chip Designs to Accelerate In-House Silicon Strategy
Microsoft is deepening its collaboration with OpenAI by leveraging the startup's custom chip designs for its own semiconductor strategy, while addressing concerns about AI hardware depreciation, which may influence enterprise decisions on long-term cloud and AI investments.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Lloyds Banking Group Deepens Strategic Cloud Partnership with Oracle to Drive Innovation and Agility
Lloyds Banking Group has expanded its partnership with Oracle to adopt next-generation multicloud infrastructure solutions, migrating critical databases to Oracle Database@Azure and deploying Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, enhancing innovation and customer satisfaction in its digital transformation journey within the UK financial services sector.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Oracle & Microsoft expand multi-cloud capabilities for government agencies
Oracle has launched Oracle US Gov West and Azure US Gov Arizona regions for its Interconnect with Microsoft Azure, enhancing government agencies' multi-cloud capabilities through cost-effective, high-performance solutions, and seamless integration with Oracle Autonomous Database and Azure services.
CrowdStrike expands cloud security reach with Oracle integration
Security
CrowdStrike expands cloud security reach with Oracle integration
CrowdStrike is enhancing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure by integrating its Falcon Cloud Security platform to provide unified protection, streamline compliance, and empower organizations to effectively address evolving threats and vulnerabilities in their cloud environments.
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Data and Data Management
The Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computing Will Transform Enterprise Software
Enterprise software is poised for a transformation due to quantum computing, which enables faster data analysis and optimization that outpaces traditional computing, with major companies like IBM, Google, and Microsoft spearheading research and pilot programs while addressing challenges such as hardware limitations and talent shortages.
Microsoft logo on a black front door | Cognizant and Microsoft expand partnership
CRM and Customer Experience
Microsoft to Deprecate Unified Service Desk (USD), Points Customers to Customer Service Workspace
Microsoft announced it will discontinue the Dynamics 365 Unified Service Desk on April 1, 2026, urging affected customers to transition to the more advanced Customer Service workspace, which offers improved features and enhanced experiences before the support ends on June 30, 2028.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Oracle builds on database offerings with Google Cloud, AWS and Azure
At Oracle CloudWorld 2024, Oracle announced the launch of Oracle Database services on AWS and Google Cloud, and also developments with Azure, aiming to provide a seamless multi-cloud experience with enhanced database management and support for customers wanting to utilize multiple cloud platforms simultaneously.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Citizen developers and governance in enterprise software today
The integration of AI into ERP systems heightens concerns over governance and security as citizen developers leverage low-code and no-code solutions, prompting enterprises to seek a balance between empowering these developers and maintaining compliance, illustrated by Mendix's approach to providing a structured platform that supports full software development lifecycle management.
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Analytics and AI
SAP customers’ dilemma in the data and AI ecosystem
SAP's offerings continue to evolve, aiming to provide a unified approach to data management and analytics, solving age old user dilemma.
A leader of a group within the clouds : SAP Microsoft Azure
Cloud Platform and Technology
Why Microsoft Azure leads the pack among SAP users on their cloud journeys
Combining SAP and Azure provides benefits that are difficult to obtain alone, including greater flexibility, scalability and integration of solutions.
Adobe metaverse
Adobe has already doomed the metaverse
Pantone blues and Figma fallout: Adobe, not Meta, is the metaverse's biggest threat.
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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.
Cloud sales boost Microsoft Q3 results
Microsoft has posted its Q3 2021 results, reporting revenue of $41.7bn, up 19% compared to the same period last year.
Blue Prism extends offering to Azure users
Blue Prism has announced that its intelligent automation software will be made available on Microsoft...
The state of the enterprise in 2020 and beyond
While the world struggles with its most severe pandemic in 100 or so years, the key underlying dynamics...
Standard Chartered banks on Microsoft
As technology continues to reshape the banking industry, Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft...
Allica Bank does business banking with a personal touch on Microsoft Azure
Allica Bank, the business bank that seeks to empower small and medium-sized businesses, can now...
Quick start guide to workforce transformation: helping you respond
COVID-19 has upended every level of “business as usual.” Companies are scrambling to meet changing...
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