Global spending on cloud infrastructure up 23% says IDC
Written by Business Cloud News Companies across the world are still furiously modernising their IT infrastructure to support cloud services, according to analyst IDC, which reports ‘healthy’ growth in this sector continues. It notes that vendors of servers, storage and Ethernet switches are all experiencing declining revenues in traditional IT environments. The figures also indicate […]
AWS, Azure and Google intensify cloud price war
Written by Business Cloud News As price competition intensifies among the top three cloud service providers, one analyst has warned that cloud buyers should not get drawn into a race to the bottom. Following price cuts by AWS and Google, last week Microsoft lowered the price bar further with cuts to its Azure service. Though […]
Infor invests $25 million in cloud-based retail analyst Predictix
Written by Business Cloud News Cloud app provider Infor has invested $25 million in data scientist Predictix with a brief to use its powers of analysis to solve the problems troubling modern retailers. Infor will become a reseller of Predictix, incorporating its applications in the Infor cloud and its CloudSuite offering aimed at the Retail […]
Tackling the resource gap in the transition to hybrid IT
Written by Jonathan Barrett Is hybrid IT inevitable? That’s a question we ask customers a lot. From our discussions with CIOs and CEOs there is one overriding response and that is the need for change. It is very clear that across all sectors, CEOs are challenging their IT departments to innovate – to come up […]
Oracle creating 1,400 new cloud jobs in EMEA
Written by Business Cloud News Oracle has announced aggressive expansion plans with a recruitment drive for junior and senior sales staff to be based in six cities across EMEA. The cloud software giant is now actively headhunting for 1,400 new cloud sales staff to work out of sales HQs in Amsterdam, Cairo, Dubai, Dublin, Malaga and […]
IT job growth slowed at the close of the year
Sluggish hiring in November and December dragged down the overall growth numbers for 2015 By Paul Krill IT job growth slipped late last year, according to an analysis of U.S. job numbers, but they’re still trending upward. There was a net increase of only 6,100 IT jobs added in December across four industry segments, research […]
U.S. seeks delay on OPT court order
DHS attempts to extend Feb. 12 deadline to May By Patrick Thibodeau A court battle with big implications for some 34,000 foreign workers in the U.S. is turning into a nail-biter. In one month’s time — Feb. 12 — these workers may be forced to stop working and will have little choice but to buy […]
Intacct Earns Top Customer Satisfaction Rating in New Accounting Software Report
PRNewswire/ — The customers have spoken and, once again, Intacct came out on top. Intacct was named a Leader in the latest Accounting Software Grid™ report from G2 Crowd, a leading business software review platform. Intacct was the only midmarket solution to earn this distinction. The Winter 2016 report, which is based on authenticated user reviews, also named […]
Retail Realm, Cayan Team To Integrate Genius, Microsoft Dynamics POS Products
by Linda Rosencrance Retail business software developer and distributor Retail Realm has announced its integration to Cayan’s Genius platform, a cloud-based payments solution that mitigates the business challenges associated with integrating payment to the point of sale (POS). The new integration, which will debut at NRF “Retail’s BIG Show” held in New York City from […]
Get the Most from Microsoft Dynamics in 2016: Partner Predictions and Advice in the New Year
by Dann Anthony Maurno, Assistant Editor So, what can Microsoft Dynamics customers expect in 2016? The company released its predictions for 2016 (and beyond), compiled from Microsoft’s top researchers. Aside from a few nods to security, the predictions were light on business utility, heavy on idealism (e.g., the world will realize the potential for technology […]