Google

AI in Action: Google Cloud Next ’25 Spotlights Real-World Innovation Across Industries

At Google Cloud Next '25, the company showcased how AI is transforming various industries by enhancing operations, improving customer experiences, and driving innovation, with examples from McDonald's, Intuit, and Verizon, illustrating AI's operational integration and strategic importance.

Google to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Analytics and AI

AI Takes the Lead: Google Cloud Unveils Blueprint for Enterprise Transformation

At Google Cloud Next 2025, Google emphasized that artificial intelligence is not just a future goal but is currently transforming enterprises through accessible and integrated solutions, such as the Gemini models and Vertex AI, providing businesses with the tools and infrastructure necessary to enhance productivity, decision-making, and customer experiences.

Security

Google Cloud to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Google Cloud has acquired cybersecurity platform Wiz for $32 billion, aiming to enhance security technology and scalability across multi-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.

Cloud Platform and Technology

AWS Aims to Speed Cloud Adoption with Trust Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Trust Center, a comprehensive online resource that provides essential security insights, compliance certifications, and real-time updates to enhance transparency and trust for customers transitioning to cloud-based systems, addressing key security concerns that influence cloud adoption.

Analytics and AI

Google Cloud announces new retail solutions ahead of NRF 2025

Google Cloud has unveiled AI advancements for retailers through Google Agentspace, enhancing workforce productivity, improving product discovery with Vertex AI Search, and enabling connected store solutions ahead of NRF 2025 to tackle industry challenges.

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Data and Data Management

LLM use-by data – who’s keeping the data up to date?

Your chatbot is leveling up, but who's keeping the data up to date for our LLMs? Microsoft, Google and specialist researchers give their take.

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Analytics and AI

Anthropic leverages Google’s Cloud TPU v5e chips for AI inference

Google has expanded its partnership with Anthropic, committing to the highest standards of AI security and safety, and will allow Anthropic to leverage the latest generation Cloud TPU v5e chips for AI inference.

ERP Today’s weekly hotlist: 23-27 October

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

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How Cognizant Ocean is adding more blue to our world with AI

In June, Cognizant announced its new business group, Cognizant Ocean. In this q&a, Stig Martin delves deeper into Cognizant's new business.

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Deloitte and Google Public Sector expand partnership to aid government

Deloitte and Google Public Sector's three main aims are enhancing constituent engagement, geospatial scenario planning and monitoring and Advanced data analytics.

Google Could Next London Keynote - GenAI

Brit brands Gymshark, Unilever are getting ‘appy with Google Cloud GenAI

As Google turned 25 years old, Google Cloud Next London took place at Tobacco Dock, with an expanding list of UK customer GenAI innovations.

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Analytics and 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!

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How to avoid a ChatGPT catastrophe

Generative AI models such as ChatGPT give much debate around their potential to transform our everyday lives. But what about in an enterprise environment?

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.

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Google addresses concerns about lack of AI regulation

AI is developing at a rapid rate, which has raised concerns about its lack of restrictions. Because of this, Google has been having early conversations with the EU about implementing AI regulation.

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SAP innovation sweep at Sapphire with AI, Green Ledger and Accenture partnership

SAP has unveiled a wide range of new developments at this year’s Sapphire event, including SAP Business AI, Green Ledger and an Accenture collaboration.

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SAP and Google expand partnership to build open data and AI

Businesses will be able to view their entire data estates in real time and maximize value from their Google Cloud and SAP software investments.

Salesforce first to sell ChatGPT, promising IP safety

ChatGPT hype sees Salesforce launch Einstein GPT, billed as the "world’s first generative AI CRM technology."

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Uber unlocks the power of cloud, AI and edge with Google

Google and Uber have expanded their partnership to support Uber’s modernization of its data cloud infrastructure and reimagine the customer experience for users, drivers, and merchants.

Bard for business? Google enters the chatbot game

Google has entered the AI chatbot arena with Bard, an artificial intelligence search tool. What does it mean for enterprise?

All of a Flutter: Why leaders must invest in Google’s UI tool

Why software development team leaders need to prioritize Flutter, Google’s multi-platform, open source, UI framework.

Google focused on AI as Q4 results miss targets

Google missed expectations in their Q4 financial results with advertising revenue down. Google Cloud has halved losses, and investment in AI has been announced.

Meta and Google fined. Who’s next in the data scandal saga?

It was only last year that Google was caught red handed over a data handling scandal, now Meta too has been fined. Who will be next in this big tech data saga, and what does this mean for enterprise technology?

Doctor Bot, curing the NHS backlog?

Technologists are out to heal the deficit in NHS resources, creating battalions of digital workers to bolster the front lines with intelligent automation. Neeti Mehta Shukla and Tremaine Richard-Noel are leading the charge.

How AI is turning issues into opportunities

AI transformation varies by region. Can enterprise keep up with the changing tech? SAP's Ulf Brackmann discusses.

Electric Sheep: The two-horse race in AI

Which company is the Switzerland of AI? Why have AWS and Microsoft failed? Who is leading in artificial intelligence? Find out with Holger Mueller, VP and principal analyst at Constellation Research.

Renault Group steers new innovations with Google

Google and Renault Group have expanded their partnership, accelerating Renault’s digitalization and the digital architecture for the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV).

Crypto hedge bet? Google combines Coinbase into Cloud

Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase has selected Google Cloud as a strategic cloud provider, in a move touted as one driving Web3 innovation and development. The news comes after Google's recent partnership with the blockchain arm of embattled crypto service Binance.

Google Cloud losses continue in latest Q2 earnings report

Google parent company, Alphabet, reports lowered profits for consecutive quarters, despite overall revenue increasing for the business. Google Cloud sales continue to miss profit estimates, with growing losses of $858m in Q2, despite revenue increasing to $6.2bn for the division.

SAP moves first to control costs in wake of economic uncertainty

A certain existential crisis of the employee sort has been spreading across enterprise as of late. Microsoft announced small layoffs as part of a business realignment this week, while a staff-wide email on Tuesday from Google's CEO warned employees of consolidation due to the “uncertain global economic outlook.”