Microsoft Promises to “Unlock Value from On-Premise Systems” with Azure Logic Apps
by Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has announced general availability of Azure Logic Apps, its integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) offering that aims to tie together SaaS and on-premise enterprise applications using an organization’s own rules and business logic. “[We] want to enable our customers by providing the right tools to deliver services faster and stay ahead of competition,” wrote Frank […]
Land O’Lakes spreads to the cloud with Microsoft (and Google)
By: Matt Kapko Land O’Lakes CIO says no single cloud provider can meet all of the company’s requirements. Google and Microsoft are both in the mix, but the agricultural cooperative still isn’t ready for a full migration. Land O’Lakes has inked its second major partnership with a cloud vendor in as many months. As the […]
Microsoft continues cloud transformation with 100% Azure growth
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft has reported 5% growth to $22.6 billion as the Intelligent Cloud business unit led the charge, with the Azure public cloud offering more than doubling in revenues and compute usage, reports Telecoms.com. The Intelligent Cloud unit, which includes server products and cloud services, Azure and enterprise mobility offerings grew 7% to […]
Cloud computing will impact $1 trillion of IT spending decisions – Gartner
By: Jamie Davies Analyst firm Gartner has predicted more than $1 trillion in IT spending will be directly or indirectly impacted by the transition to cloud computing by 2020. As IT spend steadily shifts from traditional IT offerings through to the cloud, a process which the Gartner team has coined the ‘cloud shift’, the rate […]
Microsoft Announces FY16 Q4 Earnings: Powered by Cloud
by Dann Anthony Maurno In a year dedicated to helping customers “navigate their own digital transformations” (to quote CEO Satya Nadella), Microsoft Corp. has announced its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, with strong cloud performance and positive net income sending the stock higher in after hours trading. Among the highlights: Revenue was […]
WPC 2016 Notebook: A look back at 11 big stories for Microsoft Dynamics partners
By: Guus Krabbenborg As a longtime WPC-observer with a perspective geared toward Microsoft Dynamics, I’d like to share some of my initial impressions on this year’s WPC 2016 in Toronto and highlight some of the important trends you’ll find more detailed analysis of in this year’s WPC Business Report for Dynamics partners. These are among […]
IBM makes cloud progress but reports another quarterly decline
By: Jamie Davies IBM revenues continued to fall for a 17th consecutive quarter despite beating analyst expectations and demonstrating healthy growth in its cloud and data business units, reports Telecoms.com. The company reported a drop in revenues for Q2 of 2.8% to $20.24 billion, though this was an improvement on analyst expectations of $20.03 billion, […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Cloud Voice and Video for CRM Online; Social Selling for CRM; AX Practice Leader; AX Publishing Win
By: Linda Rosencrance Solgari Launches Dynamics CRM Online integration Solgari has launched its integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM to help sales and marketing teams harness the power of cloud voice and video communications via its intelligent cloud-based business communications platform. The service is also fully compatible with Microsoft Skype for Business. The solution also offers […]
NetSuite’s Asia playbook to focus on SMEs and ripping out legacy IT
By: Benjamin Cher EDUCATION has done a good job of allowing the market to see the benefits of cloud computing, creating a positive knock-on effect for companies such as California-based NetSuite Inc. The cloud software company has seen a change in the market, according to its Asia vice president and general manager Zakir Ahmed. “Awareness […]
7 Questions for Microsoft’s New Channel Chief
By: Scott Bekker Gavriella Schuster was named the corporate vice president for the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group (WPG) on Thursday, putting her in charge of coordinating Microsoft’s channel efforts across all customer segments and country subsidiaries. RCP editors Scott Bekker, Barb Levisay and Gladys Rama caught up with Schuster for a Q&A about her plans […]