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a woman holding a tablet with 'Payroll' written on it and a blue credit card | EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

EY has announced the launch of a next-generation Integrated Global Payroll Solution to assist payroll management.

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.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Microsoft and Oracle expand multi-cloud partnership with new Database@Azure integrations

At Microsoft Ignite 2024, Microsoft and Oracle announced an expanded partnership featuring enhanced Oracle Database@Azure capabilities for data governance, analytics, and AI, integrating with Microsoft Purview for secure data management, introducing new networking features for enterprise security, and expanding availability across nine regions, while also planning to further enhance their collaboration with Exadata services.

image of purple brain on white and green background | Copilot

Analytics and AI

Accenture, Avanade and Microsoft drive AI innovation with Copilot practice

To address the increasing demand for AI transformation, Accenture and Avanade, in their joint venture with Microsoft, announced they are launching a Copilot business transformation practice to help organizations reinvent their business operations and integrate generative AI, agentic AI and...

Analytics and AI

Is the future agentic for ERP?

The future is agentic - or is it? Microsoft and Celonis case studies may show ERP users the truth behind the AI agent hype.

Supply Chain Management

Mondra AI spurs food industry net zero as ChatGPT power endures in Microsoft

Product footprinting and supply chain decarbonization platform, Mondra, has launched Sherpa, a transformative AI-powered assistant that comes as part of the company’s imperative in bringing the food industry towards a net zero food system. The chatbot comes built using Microsoft Azure...

(From left to right) Ralph Haupter, President, EMEA, Microsoft; Clare Barclay, incoming President, Enterprise & Industry, EMEA, Microsoft; Darren Hardman, incoming CEO, Microsoft UK

Analytics and AI

UK: Microsoft brings in new CEO for the AI Age

Microsoft has appointed Darren Hardman as CEO, Microsoft UK, replacing Clare Barclay who becomes president, enterprise and industry, EMEA

ERP Strategy and Planning

UK Public Sector turns Big Red in Redmond with Microsoft and Oracle

Both Microsoft and Oracle have strengthened their reach in public sector, as news unveiled separately from the two enterprise giants on Monday revealed. For Redmond a new deal with Crown Commercial Service represents the first deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot,...

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.

Supply Chain Management

How a digital ledger helped one plastics company champion circularity

Building trust and transparency with customers starts with an irrefutable sustainability certificate.

Image of a child dreaming covered in golden stars | Make-a-Wish, Microsoft Nerdio

Application Development and Integration

Close your eyes and Make-A-Wish: the UK charity’s journey to cloud

Oliver Wilson, technology manager at Make-A-Wish, tells ERP Today about leading a “period of digital change" at the charity with Microsoft and Nerdio.

Security

The road to CloudCare in the wake of the CrowdStrike outage

Codestone, an IT solutions provider, is an example of a company offering a solution, with its managed service called CloudCare.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Simplifying workload diversity across hybrid cloud with latest Red Hat updates

Red Hat has just released Red Hat OpenShift 4.16, the latest version of its popular hybrid cloud platform powered by Kubernetes.

Data and Data Management

Infor’s recent acquisitions place importance on data-driven decision-making

Infor has announced the acquisition of Albanero and Acumen to keep its data-driven decision-making up to par.

Human Capital Management

Dynamics 365 new ‘Contact Center’ launches to enhance CX with AI Copilot

Officially launched on July 1st, Microsoft Dynamics 365 debuts its new Contact Center solution to use AI capabilities for CX efforts.

image of Vitesco CIO Thomas Buck | cloud and sustainable transformation

Automation

Vitesco: Driving a 4.0 sky-high, sustainable world

CIO Thomas Buck talks cloud and sustainable transformation for electric powertrain engine technology firm, Vitesco Technologies, plus the possibilities of Industry 4.0, across its AWS, SAP and Microsoft stack.

photo of a field with a tree during sunset in Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire and Microsoft to roll out Copilot

Analytics and AI

Microsoft and England’s Buckinghamshire to transform public services with AI

Microsoft has announced today that Buckinghamshire Council has adopted Copilot for Microsoft 365 to transform the delivery of public services in the county.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire Barcelona: Bring out your Best

Following on from its Orlando event, at SAP Sapphire Barcelona the theme was clear: "bring out your best."

Business Process Management and Automation

Automation Anywhere collabs with Microsoft and AWS for more automation

Automation Anywhere has announced further collaborations with Microsoft and AWS to deliver more automation to organizations with GenAI.

abstract images of car lights | Atos and Microsoft

Cloud Platform and Technology

Atos and Microsoft team up to help clients achieve seamless integration

Atos Group, via Eviden, has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to launch a strategic initiative which aims to combine both company’s expertise to accelerate adoption of RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure.

Security

Microsoft and The White House work to improve cybersecurity in hospitals

Microsoft is working alongside The White House, the American Hospital Association and the National Rural Health Association to tackle the cybersecurity issues in the healthcare industry.

image of paperwork surrounded by financial charts | Eviden and Athumi

Financial Management

Eviden implements clearing house solution for Athumi

Eviden has been selected by data utility company, Athumi, to integrate Eviden’s ‘clearing house as-a-service’ solution.

Construction site Enerfab SAP RISE Smarter Projects AI

Analytics and AI

The Potential of Smarter Projects with Enerfab’s Rajesh Kapoor

Enerfab's Rajesh Kapoor speaks with ERP Today to shed light on how his company is leveraging SAP and Microsoft tech for smarter projects.

a row of orange Sainsbury's delivery trucks parked next to each other on a sunny day | Microsoft and Sainsbury's AI partnership

Automation

Sainsbury’s and Microsoft to power up customer experience with AI

Sainsbury plc and Microsoft today announced a new five-year strategic partnership to help deliver the retailer’s Next Level Sainsbury’s strategy.

Image of Currys shop / Currys selects Accenture and Microsoft to deliver its core technology infrastructure

CRM and Customer Experience

Currys selects Accenture and Microsoft to deliver technology infrastructure

Currys partners with Accenture and Microsoft to modernize technology, leverage AI for operations and accelerate net-zero emissions by 2040.

image of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK | Aberdeen City Council and Microsoft

Analytics and AI

Aberdeen City Council to double query responses with Microsoft chatbot

Aberdeen City Council has launched an enhanced version of its AB-1 in Azure, to optimize and scale its chatbot.

Human Capital Management

Barnsley Council rolls out Copilot for Microsoft 365 at scale

Barnsley Council is one of the first councils to roll out the GenAI assistant, Copilot for Microsoft 365, at scale.

Analytics and AI

Snowflake launches open LLM Arctic to cater to enterprise needs

Snowflake has announced a large language model (LLM), Snowflake Arctic, designed to set a precedent for open enterprise-grade LLMs.

Business Process Management and Automation

Dropbox announces new features and builds on partnership with Microsoft

Dropbox's new announcement generally aims to ease the work of its customers, both in its own platform, and on Microsoft 365.

Image of Coca Cola cans on ice/ Coca Cola and Microsoft partnership

Digital Commerce

Coca-Cola and Microsoft to experiment with GenAI in new partnership

Coca-Cola and Microsoft join forces for tech innovation, investing $1.1bn in Microsoft Cloud, focusing on AI for business enhancement.

Analytics and AI

Cognizant and Microsoft expand partnership to make GenAI widely available

Microsoft and Cognizant's expanded partnership comes alongside Cognizant's purchase of 25,000 M365 Copilot seats for its associates and more...