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Microsoft cloud business boosts Q1 2022 earnings

Microsoft reported a 22% increase in total revenue to $45.3 billion and a 48% rise in net income to $20.5 billion for FY22 Q1, driven by strong cloud performance and a significant boost in earnings per share.

Avanade acquires Dynamics expert QUANTIQ

Avanade has agreed to acquire QUANTIQ, enhancing its Dynamics 365 capabilities and positioning itself as the leading Microsoft Dynamics-focused enterprise in the UK, while adding approximately 300 professionals to its team and enabling improved digital transformation solutions for clients.

NTT and Microsoft support shift to hybrid working in next phase of alliance

NTT has been announced as a launch partner for Microsoft Teams' Operator Connect, enhancing business communications with integrated PSTN calling and support services across 39 countries, while continuing to strengthen its strategic alliance with Microsoft to support digital transformation in hybrid working environments.

ServiceNow expands partnership with Microsoft

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.

Workday vs. ServiceNow: The Big Shift

Every decade there’s a major shift in enterprise software. In the 1970s companies bought integrated financial systems; in the 1980s and 1990s it was ERP; now it’s a wild west of tools for digital customer experiences, digital employee experiences, and AI-enabled automation

ERP Today Live! Identifying the catalyst for change with Boden, Microsoft and HSO

The proliferation of new technology and a rapid change in where and how we work has placed huge strains on HR teams. In this ERP Today Live! session we explore how productivity within HR has been impacted by the pandemic and how technology saturation has affected the wellbeing of HR teams.

EY enhances Microsoft capabilities with Seaton acquisition

EY has acquired UK-based consulting firm Seaton Partners, enhancing its capabilities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP to support digital transformations for clients across various sectors.

The new era of hybrid work

The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently transformed work dynamics, leading to widespread acceptance of remote and hybrid work models, which presents new challenges for HR departments in supporting employee wellbeing and adapting recruitment processes.

EY announces acquisition of UK technology business, Pythagoras Communications

EY has acquired Pythagoras Communications Holdings Limited, a UK technology company, to enhance its technology services and support clients in adapting to changing customer behaviors.

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.

Two senior leadership appointments for Microsoft UK

Microsoft has announced the appointments of Orla McGrath and Soraya Scott to its UK leadership team.

Leap in software revenue for IFS

IFS has announced its financial results for the year ending 31 December 2020 and they make for impressive reading...

Microsoft and SAP team up

SAP and Microsoft have announced plans to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP’s suite of services to help customers migrate to the cloud...

AO.com beat retail blues

AO.com, an online retailer that has thrived during the pandemic, is boldly transitioning into physical retail by partnering with Tesco to open five stores, leveraging its e-commerce experience to enhance customer service despite the challenges of entering the brick-and-mortar space.

Blue Prism extends offering to Azure users

Blue Prism has announced that its intelligent automation software will be made available on Microsoft...

Have third-party software support providers got ERP vendors on the ropes

In the ERP software world, as with most big business, perception is everything – that’s why software vendors invest so much in PR. Despite this, most of the software vendors we approached to participate...

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...

Microsoft cloud strength drives fourth quarter results

Microsoft has reported a strong Q4, boosted by commercial cloud revenue, which surpassed $50bn...

Modular ERP: The Key to Corporate Agility

Our business landscape is in flux, and success lies in being able to move with it...

Customer centricity: A key priority across all lines of business

In today’s content and product-saturated marketplace, personalisation is the key to standing apart...

Driving force

It takes a lot to surprise Mark Mathieson and Graham Hoare these days. They have a calmness...

Supporting the manufacturing community during this challenging time

We are hearing from our manufacturing customers around the globe about how the outbreak of...

Work from Home

It’s all very well if you’re used to working from home (WFH), have honed your own tricks to manage...

Open Source is the disruption that enterprises need

Enterprises are now able to reduce costs and complexity, and accelerate product development...

Standardisation of data best practice in data migration

The world’s most valuable resource is data. The five most valuable companies in the world, Google...

Is this the reckoning humanity needed?

t’s obvious to conclude that humanity doesn’t work. Our purpose in this world seems unclear and we have stumbled from century to century without direction or reason. Like a rudderless ship cast into the vast oceans, we have tried many ideas over several thousand years and none have delivered peace, purpose or paradise.

The future of human touch in business

Around the world, humans are struggling to ignore thousands of years of bio-social convention and avoid touching each other. What are the implications for how we conduct business?

Software firms at forefront of COVID-19 efforts

Software vendors are leveraging their expertise to help customers, employees and the community overcome COVID-19 challenges. The way in which companies conduct themselves during the COVID-19 crisis has come under intense scrutiny. As we have already seen, companies that fail to support both their customers and staff during this period are likely to be judged harshly – and publicly – and could incur financial and reputational damage from which it will be difficult to recover...

Is now a good time for an ERP project?

As we slowly start to see the easing of restrictions on the UK economy business leaders are faced with a dichotomy; the sudden shift to new ways of working has highlighted the fragilities in many business systems...