The Future of Manufacturing ERP
It’s not breaking news that manufacturing ERP systems help organizations solve their operational challenges. Implementing ERP into any manufacturing operation is a potentially powerful strategy to reduce production costs, streamline processes and in the long term, impact a company’s growth. With the vast majority of businesses now focusing on ‘going digital’ and the rise of […]
Microsoft 365 Business Boosts SMB Security With Ransomware Protection
By: Pedro Hernandez Following in the footsteps of its upmarket cousin, the Microsoft 365 Business suite now has new security enhancements meant to keep small and midsize business (SMB) users and the data they’re entrusted with safe. Earlier this month, while the IT security community was gathered at the RSA Conference in San Francisco (April […]
Microsoft, Oracle execs raise $3M for digital identity enterprise blockchain startup Trusted Key
By: Taylor Soper A new Seattle startup is using blockchain technology to help companies in finance, healthcare, and other industries identify their users securely without the need for passwords. Trusted Key today announced a $3 million seed round led by Founders Co-op, with participation from Pithia, a new venture capital firm in Seattle focused on […]
Opinion: Why Chinese companies including Alibaba and Tencent have an edge over U.S. rivals
By: Brad Slingerlend Artificial intelligence has been put in the spotlight by recent scandals over Facebook’s use of user data and by the threat of trade restrictions on China that purport to protect the intellectual property of U.S. technology companies. Artificial intelligence, or AI, has already shown its potential for disruption, especially in retail and […]
Salesforce to invest $2.2 billion in its French business in the next 5 years
Salesforce.com Inc. CRM, -0.54% said Tuesday it is planning to invest $2.2 billion in its French business in the next five years, moving to take advantage of a market where it is enjoying rapid growth. The customer-relationship management software provider said it is planning to significantly increase headcount in France, expand its real estate footprint […]
How to prepare for your first cloud ERP implementation
By: Rick Carlton Preparation for a cloud ERP implementation, also known as ‘system planning round’, represents a first-principle when if comes to any successful technical implementation. While there are some digital platforms that require little or no effort during a system spin-up, unfortunately the setup of an ERP system doesn’t happen to be one of […]
IFS WORLD CONFERENCE 2018: DARREN ROOS AND IFS APPLICATIONS 10
IFS World Conference 2018 is underway, and the opening session is a big one. Not only do we have the public debut of the new CEO, but we have details on IFS Applications 10, a major new release. Amy McWhirter, our moderator, kicks off by expanding on the conference theme — the idea of connecting to […]
Oracle Extends All-In Commitment To AI And Machine Learning To NetSuite SaaS Apps
By: Bob Evans (Note: After an award-winning career in the media business covering the tech industry, Bob Evans was VP of Strategic Communications at SAP in 2011, and Chief Communications Officer at Oracle from 2012 to 2016. He now runs his own firm, Evans Strategic Communications LLC.) CLOUD WARS — A few months after upgrading […]
NetSuite under Oracle: a progress report
By: Vinnie Virchandani I have seen way too many large vendors under-leverage their acquisitions. They mostly benefit from the incremental revenues but lose talent and value of the acquired IP. The week prior, I was impressed by how Rob Enslin has started to coalesce SAP’s cloud acquisitions like Ariba and SuccessFactors, and how that group […]
NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce Helps Open Online Stores in 30 Days
By: Pedro Hernandez NetSuite wants to make the ecommerce ambitions of its customers a reality in as little as 30 days with the latest SuiteCommerce release. During the recent SuiteWorld conference in Las Vegas, the cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) provider, now an Oracle subsidiary, showed off an updated version of the commerce as a […]