Microsoft Cloud Strength Highlights Mixed Third Quarter Results
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has released results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, and once again, the cloud provided the brightest highlights. Azure revenue grew by 120% year-over-year (YoY), while Dynamics CRM Online seats more than doubled YoY and enterprise mobility customers more than doubled. “Digital transformation is the number one priority on […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: AX for Beverage, Construction; CRM for Trust Fund Admin; GP for Retail, Petroleum
By: Linda Rosencrance Blue Horseshoe, Retail Realm Team on Dynamics AX for the Beverage Industry Retail Realm and Blue Horseshoe Solutions have announced that thanks to their software partnership, Blue Horseshoe has been able to extend Microsoft Dynamics AX in the beer, wine and spirits industry. Last month Blue Horseshoe, a supply chain solution provider, […]
Ericsson restructures to prioritize cloud market segments
By: Business Cloud News Swedish networking giant Ericsson accompanied its Q1 2016 numbers with a new company structure and a reshuffle of the executive leadership team, writes Telecoms.com. The top-line numbers were pretty much flat year-on-year, as you can see from the table below, with a strong quarter for IPR and licensing revenue offset by a […]
Cloud takes top spot at EMC, SAP and Intel quarterly announcements
By: Jamie Davies EMC, SAP and Intel have all reported quarterly figures, with cloud taking centre stage during all announcements. EMC demonstrated positive growth within the cloud business units, though its staple business unit, EMC Information Infrastructure saw double-digit year-on-year declines. The $67 billion merger with Dell was prominent throughout the earnings call, as the […]
IT salaries increase across 12 tech job categories
By: Sarah White Mondo’s 2016-2017 IT Salary Guide points to steady increases in tech salaries across 12 verticals. The study points out that as technology influences every industry, the demand for STEM workers is only going to increase, with a projected 1.5 million open positions in STEM by the year 2020. If you are already […]
DSI Acquires eNSYNC, Expands Supply Chain Offering for Microsoft Dynamics AX
By: Linda Rosencrance Supply chain solutions provider DSI has acquired eNSYNC Solutions Inc., makers of ScanWorkX bar code data collection software, which integrates with Microsoft Dynamics AX. ScanWorkX is a three-tiered architecture with setup done inside Dynamics AX, so users have a familiar interface, which minimizes the training required for new users, according to eNSYNC. […]
Microsoft Trust Center adds Dynamics AX and Power BI, plus new certifications for Spain and UK
By Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft on its Cyber Trust Blog has announced that Microsoft Trust Center now includes more enterprise cloud services, including: Microsoft Commercial Support Microsoft Dynamics AX Microsoft Power BI These services join Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Office 365 into the Trust Center. There appear to be […]
PepsiCo hires veteran CIO to refresh IT
By: Clint Boulton Jody Davids, who has served as CIO of Agrium, Best Buy and Cardinal Health, has taken the leadership skills cultivated in her 35-year career to beverage giant PepsiCo. PepsiCo has hired as CIO Jody Davids, to replace Robert Dixon, who is retiring from the beverage company. PepsiCo spokesman Jay Cooney confirmed the […]
Microsoft grows in SaaS market but Salesforce still leads the way
By: Business Cloud News New findings from Synergy Research Group highlight Microsoft is growing healthily in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market segment, but Salesforce is still market leader. According to the research, Microsoft demonstrated the second highest level of growth within the segment at 70% year-on-year, only behind SAP who were at 73%, but still only […]
Microsoft enters the containers race
By: Business Cloud News Microsoft has cashed in on one of the industry’s trending technologies, with the announcement of the general availability of the Azure Container Service. The Microsoft container service was initially announced in September 2015 and released for public preview in February, is built on Opensource and offers a choice between DC/OS or […]