Salesforce just bought a startup called Twin Prime, adding to its $5 billion buying binge
By: Eugene Kim Salesforce just bought another startup called Twin Prime, adding to its $5 billion acquisition spree this year. Twin Prime is a five-year old startup that helps mobile apps perform better. Its CEO Katrik Chandrayana claims that Twin Prime customers increased their time spent in-app by up to 50%. The deal was announced through Twin […]
Apple’s SAP deal means more iOS enterprise apps
Apple continues to make headway in the business world. This week it landed a significant partnership with SAP that could have a major impact on mobile productivity. In an effort to expand its presence in the enterprise market, Apple this week announced another major partnership with a business-software giant. In a wide-ranging deal with SAP […]
Salesforce and Partner Ecosystem Extend Wave Analytics Apps to New Departments and Industries
New Wave for B2B Marketing will enable companies to better align marketing and sales teams with actionable insights on campaign effectiveness and marketing spend New Wave for Financial Services Cloud will empower financial advisors to better manage their books of business by uncovering new client opportunities and maximizing their time More than 20 new Wave […]
Are current Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation methods obsolete?
By: Don Riggs I’m amazed that an industry that prides itself on improving processes and controlling waste is not more introspective. Having been an implementation consulting for 25+ years, I have observed ERP project implementation methodologies and staffing plans stagnate even as the software, both its capabilities and deployment models, have evolved along with the […]
IT Strategy at Mercedes-AMG
Mercedes-AMG is the performance division of Mercedes-Benz and its distinctively sporty vehicles have been lending the Mercedes-Benz brand a young, fresh image for many years now. Mercedes-AMG’s IT organization is tasked with supporting the division’s core business. When a bright red racing car powered through to win its class at the Total 24 Hours of […]
Google, LinkedIn leaders on tech’s responsibility for lost jobs
By: Matt Kapko The pressing issue of modern technology’s negative impact on jobs was largely ignored during the 2016 presidential election, according to California’s Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who spoke this week at the Code Enterprise conference. Today’s society has deficiencies in education and regulation, and it lacks the collective mindset necessary to transform tech […]
The consumerisation of IT offers a glimpse into the future of ERP
By: Viesturs Zalaiskalns The generation known as ‘Millennials’ will soon make up half of the global workforce, and as the generation that is the first to be classified as ‘digital natives’, their views on technology are inevitably going to have an impact on the companies they choose to work for. Not only will these businesses […]
IFS named a Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Field Service Management Magic Quadrant
IFS, the global enterprise applications company, has once again been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management. “We are honoured to receive this acknowledgement again, as we continue to grow our field service management (FSM) business and capabilities through close work with our customers and partners around the world,” IFS […]
SAP Extends Enterprise Platform as a Service with New Services on SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SAP SE today announced new business services and key functions for SAP HANA Cloud Platform, making it the agile cloud innovation platform for enterprises worldwide. SAP HANA Cloud Platform Updates and Early Adopter Versions of First Deliverables of Partnership with Apple Help Customers Achieve Business Excellence, Attain Enterprise Optimization and Empower Digital Transformation The new features […]
The Battle For NetSuite Enters Its Final Stage
One of the first ERP solutions I implemented for a client about a decade ago was NetSuite . The company was past its infancy stage at that time but was still going through growing pains and was yet to become a public company. When the company filed to go public in 2007, I read its […]