On trend: ERP software gets modern data, mobile and social user interface
By Mitch Betts The report, titled “The Makings of a Great ERP User Experience,” says the user interface is one area where ERP software vendors are differentiating themselves. “Disappearing from system user interfaces are the long, nested menus of transaction codes for getting a user to the information they need. We now see data grids […]
Microsoft creates Azure hub for Internet of Things
Written by Business Cloud News Microsoft has put its new Azure IoT hub on general availability. In a statement, it claims the new system will be a simple bridge between its customers’ devices with their systems in the cloud. It claims that the new preconfigured IoT offering, when used with the Azure IoT Suite, can […]
IBM launches 26 new cloud services for data scientists
Written by Business Cloud News IBM is launching 26 services new services on its IBM Cloud which it describes as a ‘sweeping portfolio for data scientists and app developers’. Its new offering includes 150 publicly available datasets. The new initiative aims to help developers build and manage applications and help data scientists to read events […]
HCL and Microsoft launch IoT incubation centre
Written by Business Cloud News India based global services company HCL Technologies has launched an Internet of Things (IoT) incubation centre in Redmond, the home of Microsoft. The two vendors will use the Microsoft Azure IoT Suite to create apps for industry and manufacturing and the Life Sciences and Healthcare sector. According to HCL these […]
What’s Missing in Microsoft’s 4 Primary Conferences? The End User
by Mark Polino, Director of Client Services, Fastpath Microsoft has aligned their conference schedule around four primary conferences geared toward different audiences, but they seem to have forgotten one important audience: the end user. For 2016, Microsoft’s primary conferences are Build for developers, Ignite for IT professionals, Worldwide Partner Conference for partners, and Envision for […]
How Microsoft CIO Jim DuBois changed the IT operating model
Microsoft’s CIO says he and his team think in terms of service offerings and end-to-end business processes, rather than projects and applications, and that helped the company adopt a new IT operating model. CIO MicrosoftJim DuBois, CIO of Microsoft Jim DuBois joined Microsoft in 1993, and he has since seen a lot of change. A […]
5 ways to kickstart your infosec job search in 2016
By Kristin Burnham CSO You’re questioning your job—the company, your responsibilities, your salary and more—but is it time to move on? Paul Wallenberg, team lead for the technology services team at recruiting company Lasalle Network, suggests you ask yourself some tough questions before launching a job search: Are you being challenged? Do the projects you’re […]
Cisco sees eight-fold increase in mobile data by 2020
More mobile data will likely increase costs for IT shops By Matt Hamblen Computerworld | Mobile data traffic is expected to grow eight-fold in the next five years, according to a forecast by Cisco released Wednesday. The increase will have a dramatic impact on businesses, as IT managers struggle to securely support mobile workers with […]
Registration for Microsoft Ignite in Atlanta Now Open
Linda Rosencrance Source: Microsoft Registration is now open for the Microsoft Ignite technology conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia from September 26-30. For five days (and one pre-conference training day), Ignite attendees will have access to hands-on learning, industry insights, and direct access to product experts, all in one place. Ignite is Microsoft’s consolidated […]
AWS posts most profitable quarter ever
Written by Business Cloud News As investors reportedly grow nervous with its parent company, Amazon Web Services has reported its most profitable quarter ever. Though sales of Amazon Web Services (AWS) grew 69% and profits tripled, the stock of parent company Amazon.com fell by 10% in pre-market trading after its latest earning report, but it […]