FILA North America Selects Sunrise Technologies and Microsoft Dynamics for Dynamics 365 ERP Implementation
Sunrise Technologies, a global provider of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications and Cloud services, announced today that FILA North America has selected Microsoft Dynamics 365 to run their business and Sunrise as their Dynamics 365 implementation partner. FILA North America, headquartered in Sparks, MD, is an iconic sportstyle brand offering athletic and leisure footwear, apparel […]
Satya Nadella Hit Refresh With A Bold Vision For Microsoft’s Future
By: Scott Smith Satya Nadella was a surprise choice as the CEO of Microsoft (MSFT) in February 2014, only the third in its 40 years, after the legendary Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. He’d been the quiet and effective leader in charge of starting to move Microsoft’s focus from permanent licensing software to cloud-based recurring subscription […]
Microsoft is the hungriest tech company for AI talent, with almost 2,000 job openings listed
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reiterated on various stages during several developer events, that the future of computing and technology will converge at an artificially intelligent endpoint. Dogfooding the philosophy of its CEO, Microsoft has been on a hiring blitz for developers, engineers, marketers, and managers to fill a wide variety of AI positions within […]
4 Reasons Why Customer Engagement Platforms Will Render Traditional CRM Useless
By: Robin Meyerhoff Can traditional Customer Relationship Management (CRM) address the biggest customer-facing challenges? According to Jeremy Cox, a principal analyst at Ovum, a UK-headquartered research firm, the answer is a resounding “no.” Even though Cox has been helping companies create effective CRM strategies for over 20 years, he believes CRM is dead and a […]
How blockchain will transform the IoT
By: Patrick Nelson Supply chain, automotive, and sales of industrial sensor data emerge as initial use-case contenders for blockchain and its ilk in the Internet of Things. Two giant industrials, Bosch and Volkswagen, are among companies that are taking seriously the idea that the Internet of Things (IoT) and decentralized data marketplaces should co-exist. That […]
Cloud Computing 2019: The Cloud Comes of Age
A Forrester study predicts that enterprises must respond nimbly to address changing cloud markets and technologies. Cloud computing has moved past its “self-centered teenage years” to become a “turbocharged engine powering digital transformation around the world,” states a new Forrester report, “Predictions 2019: Cloud Computing.” The research firm predicts that in 2019 the cloud will […]
Google and Levi’s smart jacket can now warn you if you’re about to leave your phone behind
By: Dani Deahl Google and Levi’s Jacquard smart jacket has introduced a new function designed to stop you from mistakenly leaving your phone behind, as spotted by Android Police. The feature, called Always Together, is an automatic alert that will go off if the jacket moves too far away from your phone. When triggered, notifications […]
Microsoft Dynamics 365: Why It May Not Be What You Think
By: Brien Posey As someone who has been writing about Microsoft since the mid-1990s, I have tried out most of Microsoft’s products, services and devices at one time or another. One notable exception, however, has been Microsoft Dynamics. For whatever reason, I just never found CRM software or ERP tools to be all that exciting. […]
Microsoft’s cloud business could be bigger than Windows by 2021, KeyBanc says
By: Jordan Novet While Microsoft is arguably best known for being the company behind Windows, its cloud business could soon be a bigger deal in terms of revenue. In a note distributed to clients on Thursday, KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts Brent Bracelin and Clarke Jeffries estimated that Microsoft’s Azure public cloud will generate more revenue […]
SAP is acquiring survey software maker Qualtrics for $8 billion
SAP survey- SAP is acquiring Qualtrics for $8 billion, snapping up the survey software company just before its planned IPO. The all-cash deal has been approved by the boards of both companies and by Qualtrics shareholders, SAP said in a statementon Sunday. Qualtrics competes with SurveyMonkey, which went public in September. Qualtrics is bigger and growing faster than SurveyMonkey and […]