Cloud Platform and Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) integrates smoothly with cloud platforms, representing a pragmatic evolution in technology. The collaboration between ERP and cloud technology offers practical advantages, including scalability, accessibility, and agility for businesses. This combination enables real-time collaboration, data analytics, and improved security. Embracing the cloud allows ERP systems to adapt dynamically to changing business needs. Cloud-based ERP solutions offer efficient resource utilization, cost-effectiveness, and swift deployment, contributing to operational efficiency. In the current landscape of digital transformation, the integration of ERP with cloud technology serves as a practical strategy, ensuring businesses remain adaptable, competitive, and technologically proficient.

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CrossCountry and Cooper Parry announce NetSuite additions
NetSuite-focused accountancies have strengthened their operations with strategic acquisitions to improve implementation and consulting.
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“No implementation is the same” says Accelalpha partner, shares three Oracle stories
Accelalpha partner Joe Spear shares three different Oracle Cloud implementations across various industries, highlighting unique transformation challenges faced by a consumer packaged goods company, a global shipbuilding firm, and a billion-dollar advertising agency.
Demand for industrial AI lifts IFS’ third quarter revenue
IFS experienced a 30% increase in annual recurring revenue in Q3, fueled by a significant rise in IFS Cloud adoptions and cloud revenue growth, while adding 90 new clients and enhancing its ERP and AI solutions through strategic acquisitions.
NTT DATA
Grow Your Business With Confidence: Eliminating Cloud ERP Adoption Uncertainty
NTT DATA Business Solutions offers a structured approach with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition to alleviate fears surrounding Cloud ERP adoption, streamline processes, and enhance business operations through automation, AI, and real-time data visibility.
ServiceNow taps Google Cloud’s Amit Zavery as COO
Amit Zavery, formerly Google Cloud’s VP, has been appointed President, COO, and CPO of ServiceNow, effective October 28, where he will oversee products, engineering, and operations, with a focus on business innovation.
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ServiceNow and Rimini Street partner to unlock value with new enterprise software model
ServiceNow and Rimini Street have expanded their partnership to introduce a new enterprise software model that aims to enhance innovation and maximize ROI on existing ERP systems through improved user experiences and AI-driven productivity, while alleviating IT burdens.
Aptum Appoints Jaime Konzelman as Chief Revenue Officer
Acumatica expands cloud solution to include professional services sector
Acumatica has launched its Professional Services Edition to help small and mid-sized professional services providers in sectors like architecture and IT optimize resources and manage vital processes, addressing industry demands for enhanced business management technology.
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Elevate your ERP integration strategy
Rossera, a specialist consultancy in Oracle applications, deliver scalable integration solutions, focused on a reusable, silo-free framework approach. It aligns with business objectives, underpinned with architectural principles, and implements governance mechanisms to enforce and enable effective integration lifecycle management on...
SAP unveils new updates to Spend Management and Business Network
SAP has enhanced its spend management solutions, SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass, by integrating the generative AI copilot Joule to automate and optimize spending processes, improve collaboration, and provide actionable insights, with availability planned for Q4 2024 and additional features aimed at streamlining procurement and supplier engagement set to launch in 2025.
Grow With Confidence
Wherever it comes from and wherever it lurks, for ambitious businesses, uncertainty is always the enemy of growth. The last thing businesses should have to deal with is any uncertainty in adopting what could be their first and last ever...
SAP Business ByDesign – the Comprehensive Cloud Business Suite
SAP Business ByDesign is a modular and scalable cloud ERP solution designed to streamline processes across all areas of an organization, catering to SMEs, public sector entities, and large corporations with integrated reporting and user-friendly interfaces for efficient adoption.
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Infor’s CloudSuite portfolio updates to boost business efficiency
Infor has enhanced its CloudSuite portfolio with new process mining, ESG capabilities, and a generative AI assistant, aiming to provide industry-specific solutions that streamline operations and ensure compliance, unveiled at the 2024 Infor Velocity Summit in Las Vegas.
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Cloud Today
When looking at cloud adoption, it’s often the financial products and older ERP systems that are slow to move off-prem.
Intacct for Construction
Sage Intacct for Construction offers a comprehensive, cloud-based solution for managing pre-construction, finance, and operations, featuring extensive partner integrations and real-time insights.
Accelerating Oracle modernization with Tricentis solutions
Adaptive manufacturing practices – Part 1: Transforming Processes
The U.S. manufacturing sector is facing significant challenges due to geopolitical changes and a productivity plateau, necessitating an annual investment of $15 to $25 billion for recovery. However, AI-driven ERP solutions like the QAD O³ ERP can optimize processes for increased efficiency, agility, and resilience to help streamline manufacturing processes and raise productivity.
IT Transformation Trends 2025
The 5 Steps to Easy Cloud Migrations for Financial Companies
Companies in the finance industry face challenges in updating their ERP systems, including migration from legacy systems, change management, and employee training, but solutions like SAP S/4HANA offer a structured five-step process to ensure a smooth and efficient transition to cloud-based systems.
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Forterro’s Cloud ERP to support warehousing and Ecommerce
Forterro has launched Orderwise Cloud, a cloud ERP solution for retail and wholesale sectors, featuring integration with eBay and Amazon, enhanced security, scalability, and cost reduction, aimed at improving workflow automation and reducing ownership costs.
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NTT and IBM’s SimpliZCloud to support data for financial services
NTT Data and IBM launched SimpliZCloud ,a hybrid cloud service designed to enhance cloud transformation for financial institutions by optimizing costs and supporting critical workloads with a secure and scalable infrastructure on IBM’s LinuxONE.
NVIDIA to partner with Salesforce for AI initiatives
NVIDIA and Salesforce have partnered to enhance Salesforce's Agentforce platform with predictive and generative AI workflows, enabling the development of autonomous agents and interactive avatars to improve productivity and customer experiences.
IT Transformation Trends 2025
Restoring Supply Chains: How Cloud ERP Helped Autokiniton when Disaster Struck
Following the EF3 tornado in March 2020 that damaged Autokiniton's Eastgate facility in Tennessee, the company quickly implemented its disaster recovery plan, leveraging QAD Cloud ERP to restore operations and ensure continuity in fulfilling customer commitments within 36 hours.
Salesforce introduces Data Cloud updates at San Francisco event
Salesforce introduced enhancements to its Data Cloud at Dreamforce 2024, featuring improved support for unstructured data, advanced AI capabilities, and robust security measures, aimed at optimizing customer experiences and data governance.
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Oracle announces a new era of collaboration at CloudWorld
Oracle CloudWorld heralded a flurry of announcements, focusing on the need to cater to customer demand and accelerate overall cloud adoption.
Why Cloud ERP Is Right For Your Scaleup
Founders and CEOs of scaleups face a pivotal decision between expanding their IT landscape or integrating a public cloud ERP solution, which provides a flexible, modular architecture that supports growth, enhances operational efficiency, and fosters investor confidence while overcoming skepticism about its value.
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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.
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All aboard IBM: Big Blue to acquire Oracle consultancy Accelalpha
IBM has announced its intention to acquire Accelalpha, a global Oracle Cloud Applications consultancy, to enhance its capabilities in supply chain, finance, and cloud application adoption, marking its fifth acquisition this year.
Jürgen Müller’s departure marks yet another major SAP leadership shift
Jürgen Müller, SAP's CTO, is stepping down following the recent departures of other key executives.
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Industry-specific solutions can be key to the cloud – a speedy look at motorsports
Moving to the cloud, businesses should consider industry-specific solutions to enhance operations and drive digital transformation while navigating the complexities of cloud migration.