Microsoft Acquires Avere To Bolster Cloud Storage Strategy

By: Aaron Aupperlee Avere Systems, a Pittsburgh-based cloud storage company, was acquired by Microsoft, the two companies announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.Avere’s team will continue to work in Pittsburgh, according to reporting by GeekWire. “By bringing together Avere’s storage expertise with the power of Microsoft’s cloud, customers will benefit from […]

Forget Doubling Down: Oracle Quadrupling Cloud-Based Data Centers

By:  Rex Crum Oracle has announced plans to build out 12 new cloud-based data centers in a move that will pit the software titan squarely against cloud-infrastructure leaders Amazon, Google and Microsoft.  Oracle made the announcement at its Oracle CloudWorld New York event Monday, saying it will build six new data centers in Asia, with […]

5 Dreamforce 2017 takeaways to guide your CRM strategy

By: David Taber As a technology conference, Dreamforce’s 2,000+ sessions is cacophony. As a marketing event, nobody knows how to turn up the volume like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.  And as a party venue, who could beat Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz in San Francisco? If you sent someone to the conference, make sure they […]

Crestwood Associates Takes Home 5 Acumatica Awards

Crestwood Associates LLC, a leading ERP and CRM partner has once again been named the Acumatica US Partner of the Year. In addition to that honor, Crestwood racked up four additional awards at the Acumatica Summit, including two Most Valuable Professional awards, Marketing Evangelist of the Year, and Cloud Adoption Partner of the Year. Brian […]

Sage Intacct Executive Named to List of Top Channel Chiefs

Sage Intacct, the innovation and customer satisfaction leader in cloud financial management solutions, today announced that Taylor Macdonald, Sage Intacct’s Senior Vice President of Channel Sales, has once again been named to CRN’s prestigious list of Top Channel Chiefs for 2018. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who […]

3i Infotech’s ORION ERP Set to Accelerate Growth for Enterprises

ORION ERP is an integrated, cost-effective and cloud-enabled industry solution for growing and mid-sized enterprises, from 3i Infotech Limited, the information technology company. The solution is built on future-ready technology stack to digitally empower organisations and help optimize business processes to make informed decisions through anytime access to dashboards and analytics, available on multiple deployment options, including both On […]

How to Ensure ERP Implementations Succeed

By:  Eric Kimberling Over years of being an expert witness in cases involving enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, I’ve had the opportunity to examine, analyze, and testify in court on all types of implementation failures. Eric Kimberling I’ve been an expert witness for SAP implementations, Oracle projects, and Microsoft Dynamics transformations, among others. In addition, […]

Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz collaborate on cyber security

Cisco, Apple, Aon and Allianz today announced a new cyber risk management solution for businesses, comprised of cyber resilience evaluation services from Aon, the most secure technology from Cisco and Apple, and options for enhanced cyber insurance coverage from Allianz. The new solution is designed to help a wider range of organizations better manage and […]