Microsoft Inspire 2018: 5 Key Takeaways From Judson Althoff And Gavriella Schuster
By: Kyle Alspach Feeling Inspired? The past 12 months marked a period of transformation for Microsoft and its channel partners. The next 12 months, however, will be all about acceleration. That’s the message from two of Microsoft’s key channel leaders Monday, during keynotes kicking off the Inspire 2018 partner conference in Las Vegas. In their […]
IBM and Oracle Could Buy Growth From These 4 Startup CEOs Who’ve Raised $192M
By: Peter Cohan Why do big technology companies like IBM and Oracle have trouble sustaining rapid growth that drives up the value of their shares? In a nutshell, they’ve lost that startup feeling. In recent interviews with four startup CEOs and a few of their investors, I’ve observed that despite not being required to report […]
IBM Poised to Report Third Straight Quarter of Growth
By: Timothy Green International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) has now reported two consecutive quarters of revenue growth after a nearly six-year period of slumping sales. When the company reports its second-quarter results on July 18 after the market closes, investors will be looking for the century-old tech giant to keep that streak alive. More growth ahead […]
2018 Technology Industry Outlook
2018 technology industry trends In an age of digital disruption, technology companies face increasing pressure to improve time to market and ensure their offerings are best in class. “Buy, build, partner” models and M&A strategies can help companies gain a competitive edge in growth areas like cloud, cognitive computing, and data analytics. In Deloitte’s 2018 […]
Microsoft Azure IoT Central Updates Provide More Device Visibility
By: Pedro Hernandez The SaaS-based IoT deployment and management platform now allows users to view more device information and register “things” in bulk. Microsoft’s Azure IoT Central has learned a few new tricks that provide better visibility into enterprise internet of things deployments. The fully managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) toolkit enables businesses to connect and manage […]
Legacy ERP systems can hamper growth
No, that’s not your business’s sweet spot We’ve all been there – the table after a business seminar where people dressed in suits talk about how they’ve found their business’s sweet spot. They’ve grown immensely over the past 18 months and, from where they’re sitting, the future is rose-coloured. They’re wrong, or at least partly […]
Microsoft’s plan to put Dynamics 365 CRM/ERP on a twice-yearly update schedule
Microsoft is bringing Dynamics 365 Online in line with Windows 10 and Office 365 by releasing feature updates twice annually in April and October. Like Windows 10 and Office 365, Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 is moving to an twice-yearly feature update model.Microsoft disclosed its plans around changing the way it updates Dynamics 365 on July 6 via a […]
Oracle Hits a Cloud Speed Bump
By: Timothy Green Database giant Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) reported its fiscal third-quarter results after the market closed on Monday. It was clear on Tuesday morning that investors weren’t happy. Oracle stock was down about 10% at midday, despite a big earnings beat and in-line revenue. Oracle’s cloud business put up some solid growth numbers, but the […]
Education ERP Market to 2025 -Dell Inc., SAP AG, Epicor Software Corporation, Ellucian, Jenzabar, Netsuite, Blackbaud, Unit4 Software
Educational institutes like universities and schools are more inclined to concentrate upon their core competency by offering quality education. Hence, education industry is intended to outsource the complicated management process to a third party vendors. In universities and schools, ERP system supports comfortable and user friendly management of student information system, enrollment & admission system, […]
Cannabis CRM replicates dealer-customer relationship
By: Shaun Sutner When a big-city medical marijuana business wanted to better serve clients, it opted for cannabis CRM software that tries to replicate the traditional dealer-customer relationship. A cannabis CRM system is helping a medical marijuana delivery business replicate aspects of the traditional relationship between a pot dealer and his customers. Farhad Doctor, founder […]