Why this former Microsoft distinguished engineer decided to build weed-zapping laser-armed robots
By: Lisa Stiffler When Georgios Chrysanthakopoulos decided to launch a startup building small, weed-controlling robots, he wanted an enviro-friendly solution for flattening the leafy pests. His solution is not only non-toxic — it’s just plain cool. “Heck, I’m doing robots. I might as well stick lasers on them,” Chrysanthakopoulos said. So that’s what he did. […]
Salesforce Seen Soaring Higher on Explosive Growth
By: Michael Kramer Shares of Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) have climbed by about 86% over the past three years to a record high, easily outpacing the S&P 500‘s rise of only 31.25%. But the bulls see shares rising even higher. Analysts predict a rise of 10% to $147.50 in the coming months. Meanwhile, options traders are betting shares […]
SAP CEO McDermott Plans a New Push Into CRM Market
By: Steven Norton SAP SE on Tuesday said it would release a new raft of customer relationship management applications aimed at tying front- and back-office processes as businesses pursue a “single view of the customer.” In an interview, CEO Bill McDermott said CRM has moved beyond sales and now is about creating a seamless customer […]
SAP Adding Analytics Capabilities to S/4HANA Cloud ERP
By: Pedro Hernandez SAP’s big bet on cloud-delivered data analytics not only involves adding new intelligent capabilities to SAP Analytics Cloud, it also means bringing many of the product’s capabilities to other SAP business applications. SAP Analytics Cloud, an artificial intelligence-infused real-time analytics-as-a-service offering, is now directly embedded into the SAP S/4HANA Cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) application […]
NetSuite under Oracle: a progress report
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 of business unit […]
If Industry Leaders Reap The Benefits From AI, Big Data And Robotics, How Can SMEs Stay Relevant?
By: Masao Takahashi and Vijay Raju Robotics, AI and Big Data provide great opportunities for startups and agile SMEs, right? Think again. According to research the World Economic Forum did with Accenture, the bulk of gains goes to the 20% industry leaders in each industry. Without broader implementation of these new technologies, “an ‘industry inequality’ […]
Food manufacturer migrates to Microsoft Dynamics 365 through Sable37
By: James Anderson The move to Dynamics 365 comes as the company seeks to utilise a single cloud-based platform TNA Solutions is replacing legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with Microsoft Dynamics 365, deployed through specialist provider Sable37. In operating as a global food processing and packaging equipment manufacturer, the migration aligns with wider digital […]
Will The Complexity Of Customization Destroy Supply Chains?
Digitization is making it easier to respond to increasing consumer demand for personalized products. According to a report by SCM World, 90% of customers value individual goods and the majority of supply chains have already been rebuilt to support this demand. Plus, 3D printing has the potential to further customize products and reduce required inventory. Also, consumers are more empowered […]
10 dirty secrets of CRM
By: David Taber CRM vendors cash in on your hopes for revenue, profitability and collaboration. And it’s all true … except for the parts that they leave out. Here are some truths that they won’t share but you should understand. 1. The CRM system is less important than the data it holds. Even with all the […]
Zuora Central Upgrade Further Attacks the ERP Market
Zuora, the leading cloud-based subscription management platform provider, today announced at Subscribed™ a major upgrade to the Zuora Central Platform with the addition of Zuora Orders. This new upgrade leapfrogs all existing capabilities, giving subscription companies unlimited order flexibility, a new set of metrics, and complete order-to-revenue automation. The upgraded platform will function as the […]