The Future of ERP: Automation, Fewer Spreadsheets, Better Reporting
By: John Foley For more than 25 years, enterprise resource planning software has helped companies manage all aspects of their operations, from procurement and manufacturing to financial reporting. Now those old, complex systems are giving way to a new generation of cloud-based ERP applications that offer companies big advances in automation, ease of deployment, and […]
Supreme Court Drops Microsoft Data Privacy Case
By: Rachel Lerman The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed Microsoft’s data privacy lawsuit against the Justice Department, a move that was expected after a new law made the decision moot. The case involved the right of the U.S. government to obtain information held digitally overseas. Microsoft originally contended it could not turn over customer emails […]
Google’s new DIY AI kits could help shape the future
By: Zach Epstein The “technology of the future” is constantly changing. Remember when Google Glass was the future and venture capitalists launched huge funds dedicated to financial Glass app developers? Remember when chat bots were the future and every tech company on the planet burned time and money developing Facebook Messenger bots? Yeah, most “technologies […]
Microsoft has designed an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip. Repeat, an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip
By: Shaun Nichols Microsoft has designed a family of Arm-based system-on-chips for Internet-of-Things devices that runs its own flavor of Linux – and securely connects to an Azure-hosted backend. Dubbed Azure Sphere, the platform is Microsoft’s foray into the trendy edge-computing space, while craftily locking gadget makers into cloud subscriptions. The way it works is […]
Ensuring Your ERP Applications Are Secure In New Cloud Environments
By: Juan Perez-Etchegoyen Have you considered security when migrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications to the cloud? This is a question you may often hear if you are the chief information security officer (CISO) or the chief information officer (CIO) of an organization that is: 1. Planning to run your existing applications and workloads in a […]
Hopes are high for Amazon’s entry into health care—as long as they don’t ‘pull a Facebook’
By: Angelica LaVito Amazon will be getting into the health-care business. While full details of its plans aren’t currently known, the company is already shaking up the industry. Amazon has a chance to be successful, but experts say the company must be careful about how it uses patient data. Bill George, Julie Grant and Faisal […]
Microsoft-owned Mixer’s new partnership aims to simplify livestreaming as it battles Amazon’s Twitch
By: Nat Levy Microsoft is teaming up with Lightstream Studio to help people broadcasting games on Mixer improve the look of their streams. The new alliance lets streamers integrate their feed into Lightstream, where they can easily add images, text, slideshows and other elements. The goal, according to Lightstream, a Chicago startup that aims to simplify […]
Onapsis Showcases Latest ERP Cybersecurity Research During RSA Conference 2018
Onapsis, the global experts in SAP and Oracle application cybersecurity and compliance, today announced that it will be attending the 2018 RSA Conference in San Francisco, California April 16 – 20. The business-critical application security experts, recent winners of multiple ISPG Awards including Grand Trophy Winner, will share the latest cybersecurity and compliance research, host […]
ERP Licensing for the Digital Age
By: Christian Klein and Hala Zein Shaking up the software industry by changing decades-old models. SAP is shaking up the industry and raising the bar on software licensing practices by tackling ERP licensing for the digital age with new licensing practices, new rules of engagement for usage and compliance, and a new pricing model […]
IBM Security Services and ERP Maestro: Teaming Up to Effectively Address SAP User Access Security Risks
By: Britta Simms Do you know that 87 percent of Forbes 2000 companies use SAP, and 76 percent of the world’s transaction revenue is processed by SAP systems? With such large sums of money and critical business, personal and financial data at stake, it’s no wonder that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting SAP systems. But what […]