Eight Ways Big Data And AI Are Changing The Business World
By: Terrence Mills By the end of 2018, it is predicted that 70% of enterprises (paywall) will implement artificial intelligence (AI). This is up from 40% in 2016 and 51% in 2017. There’s one thing that these statistics make crystal clear — big data and AI are here to stay. While many already know how this […]
Microsoft introduces SME-centric Dynamics 365 Business Central to UAE market
Microsoft today released Dynamics 365 Business Central, an all-in-one solution aimed at empowering UAE’s fast-growing SME segment, to streamline their financials and business processes, improve customer interactions and make better decisions with integrated intelligence. Business Central is tailor-made for the small-to-midsized business that has outgrown its basic accounting software and is ready to connect its […]
Everything you ever wanted to know about cloud ERP, but were too afraid to ask
By: Kerrie Jordan Your enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution is crucial to running a successful growing business. While many companies are now moving to cloud-based ERP solutions, others might not be ready to move off on-premises deployments. Wherever you are on this consideration scale, here’s what you need to know to guide your ERP deployment […]
The power of a developer community – you can’t succeed in cloud ERP without one
By: Mark Franks Most companies still have a divide between business users and developers. Is that why so few cloud ERP shows have hackathons? Acumatica platform evangelist Mark Franks shares how to energize developers and bring business users into the mix – from hackathons to online engagement. After working with software developers for 22 years, […]
Hackers turning attention to leading ERP systems
By: Mark Sutton ERP systems are increasingly becoming a target for hackers, according to security researchers. A report from Digital Shadows and security solution developer Onapsis has detailed the growing risk to ERP systems from hackers looking for financial gain or to cause business disruption. Business applications such as ERP have not traditionally been a […]
How Google Cloud Build… Builds Cloud Apps
By: Adrian Bridgwater We’ve said it before. In the world of cloud, the application is always on and this has created a world of continuous computing where nobody ever turns the Internet off. This always on, always connected, always updating element of cloud computing has given rise to what we normally refer to as Continuous […]
Microsoft felicitates Crestron with Global IoT Partner of the Year Award 2018
Crestron has accepted the prestigious 2018 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year Award for Internet of Things (IoT) in a ceremony at the Microsoft Inspire event in Las Vegas. Microsoft recognized Crestron for providing outstanding solutions in IoT in the form of Crestron XiO Cloud, a revolutionary IoT-based provisioning and management solution built on the Microsoft Azure platform. Crestron IoT […]
Microsoft’s M12 joins $12 million funding extension for fintech startup BlueVine
By: Paul Sawers Fintech startup BlueVine has added $12 million to its recently announced series E round of funding, bringing on board Microsoft’s venture capital (VC) unit M12, alongside the VC arm of finance giant Nationwide. The additional funding tranche brings BlueVine’s total series E round to $72 million, after the company announced an initial $60 million cash […]
RAICES Rejects Salesforce Donation
By: Mary Tuma Talk about integrity. RAICES – the state’s largest immigrant legal services nonprofit – recently said “no thanks” to a hefty and generous donation from a tech company. When employees with cloud computing company Salesforce pressured their CEO Marc Benioff to nix their contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in light of […]
Salesforce Wants to Take the Health Insurance Industry to the Cloud
By: Nicholas Rossolillo Enterprise software company Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) recently announced the upcoming launch of a new cloud service tailored to health insurance companies. Available this fall, the new software follows a strategy the company has used many times before in customizing platforms for other specific industries. This service could be a big deal, as […]