SAP rolls out RPA, low-code tools to help cut dev debt
At its annual developer conference, SAP rolled out not one but three new automation technologies, hoping to recruit citizen developers to its platform.
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With Hyperforce, Salesforce embraces public cloud
Salesforce is letting CIOs choose where they run its software, easing compliance with data protection and data sovereignty laws.
Oracle fine-tunes Fusion Cloud for new world of work
The Fusion Cloud ERP suite gains new supply-chain and workplace management features to meet post-pandemic needs.
Microsoft showcases first Project Cortex AI tool for SharePoint
SharePoint Syntex is the first product to come out of Microsoft’s Project Cortex proving ground for AI-based content management tools.
ServiceNow makes platform ambitions clear with new workflow tools
ServiceNow is doubling down on its move to become a digital workflow platform with its Paris code release, adding applications for industry verticals to push beyond its ITSM roots.
SurveyMonkey STEPs up battle for experience measurement market
SurveyMonkey is doubling down on its enterprise partnerships, offering CIOs an opportunity to optimise spend and results in this emerging area.
SAP offers new marketplace for filling staff vacancies
Contingent labour has been hard to find during Covid-19. SAP Fieldglass External Talent Marketplace aims to offer access to a larger temp staffing pool.
With Process Fabric, Pega seeks to weave together enterprise apps
Pegasystems is aiming its ‘platform for platforms’ at enterprises struggling to automate business processes that sprawl across multiple systems.
SAP CEO outlines new directions at Sapphire Now
Christian Klein, sole CEO since April, emphasised sustainability and an ambition to provide more industry-specific solutions at its flagship virtual event.
Sharp IT budget cuts expected in wake of COVID-19
Global IT spending is expected to drop this year, with cloud services an exception as enterprises accelerate transformational strategies.
IBM retrains Watson AI for IT operations
IBM is relying on technology from its Red Hat acquisition to deploy a new AIOps tool and help it deliver new edge-of-cloud computing services to support 5G networks
After dropping co-CEO, SAP lowers revenue forecast in face of Covid-19
In what could be a bellwether for the tech industry, SAP dials down forecasts while offering delays or financing on payments for budget-constrained CIOs.
ServiceNow: Not just for managing IT services anymore
ServiceNow is making a play to push beyond ITSM, thanks to new AI tools in the Orlando release of its Now platform and other recent AI-related moves.
IBM puts Power Systems in SAP’s cloud
SAP is now hosting IBM’s latest Power Systems servers in its own data centers, as part of its HANA Enterprise Cloud managed offering.
SAP promises to support S/4HANA through 2040
The ERP vendor seeks to entice upgrades to its latest platform as it also announces there will be no support for Business Suite 7 beyond 2030.
