Salesforce vs Microsoft: Why customers choose Microsoft over Salesforce
“Why choose Microsoft over Salesforce?” was asked of me recently. In this post, I will highlight a few details of my response. Both Salesforce and Microsoft offer vibrant ecosystems. However, Microsoft offers clear advantages to customers who are educated on the breadth of Microsoft’s ecosystem. Facts that empower customer’s advantage with Microsoft: Microsoft built its […]
Microsoft picks Morrisville for hundreds of new jobs – average wage $125,000
Microsoft is going to bring 500 jobs to the Triangle with an average wage of $125,000. That’s more than double the average Wake County wage. The tech giant has reached an agreement with the state of North Carolina to create that many jobs by 2023 and will in return receive tax benefits of more than […]
Tallying the momentous growth and continued expansion of Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform
We’ve seen incredible growth of Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform just in the past year. This momentum is driving a massive investment in people and breakthrough technologies that will empower organizations to transform in the next decade. We have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in our business cloud that power business transformation across […]
Oracle Recognized as Leader in Risk Management
Chartis Research cites Oracle for core technology and overall strategy in managing risk and compliance For the fourth consecutive year, Oracle Financial Services has been ranked in the top three of the annual Chartis RiskTech100®. Compiled by industry research group Chartis Research, RiskTech100® ranks the world’s top 100 providers of risk management and compliance technology […]
Driver Assistance Leader Hits the Road with Oracle
Agero supports nearly half of passenger vehicles on the road with Oracle SD-WAN Agero, a leader in the digitalization of white-labeled driver assistance services, is using Oracle enterprise communications technologies to safeguard drivers in more than 115 million vehicles in the U.S. When a driver is stranded roadside, time is of the essence. With Oracle, […]
This holiday season from Bing: flight booking and expanded visual search
The holidays can be a busy time, but at Bing we hope to make your holiday season easier and more enjoyable! Today we’re excited to announce an advanced flight booking experience as well as expanded visual search shopping scenarios. Flight booking answer One area we’re seeking to make more frictionless for our users is flight […]
Hackers hit Norsk Hydro with ransomware. The company responded with transparency
The bedside phone rang at 4 a.m. in Oslo, Norway. The pre-dawn call filled Torstein Gimnes Are with a drowsy sense of dread. That only deepened when he heard the first words from the other end. “We may be under attack,” said his IT colleague at Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminum companies. […]
A young woman leads refugees toward independence — and shows how much technology can help
She’s lived in a refugee camp since her family fled war when she was a little girl, but Grace Nshimiyumukiza has always wanted to be the one to help, not just be helped. First she coached her six younger siblings through classes in Kakuma, one of the world’s largest refugee camps. Then she tutored friends […]
Ground-breaking New Battery Development Centre Selects Infor
Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialised by industry, today announced that ground-breaking UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), which is under construction in the West Midlands, has selected Infor Cloudsuite Industrial Enterprise. The ERP platform will underpin business and manufacturing processes at the new centre, which is the most advanced facility of its […]
Plex Systems Delivers Competitive Advantage to Manufacturers with Flexible Manufacturing Execution Suite
Plex Systems today announced its manufacturing operations capabilities are now available as a best-of-breed shop floor-specific offering called the Plex Manufacturing Execution Suite (Plex MES). This cloud-based suite is comprised of packages that satisfy the spectrum of smart manufacturing needs from MES to manufacturing operations management (MOM). “Plex allowed us to quickly standardize our systems and […]