Oracle gets tax breaks to build cloud campus in Texas
Business Cloud News Oracle has unveiled plans for a technology campus in Austin, Texas in a bid to expand its workforce by 50% in three years. It’s looking for millennials who want to work and live on site and sell cloud computing systems, by creating a combined office and housing complex. Oracle is also to […]
For Microsoft Dynamics NAV Retail Partner, Azure Managed Service Offers Speed, Simplicity in Sophisticated Scenarios
by Linda Rosencrance NaviPartner’s new retail solution, Dynamics-Retail.com, was designed to meet some key characteristics – to be cloud-based, to take advantage of Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the open source e-commerce platform Magento, and to allow for rapid setup. The Copenhagen-based firm has chosen to host its new offering on Azure using the new Dynamics […]
Innofactor Acquires Swedish Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner Cinteros
by Linda Rosencrance Innofactor Plc, a Microsoft partner in Finland, has acquired Swedish IT services company and Dynamics CRM partner Cinteros AB. The acquisition is part of Innofactor strategy to become of the top service providers in the Microsoft ecosystem in the Nordic countries, according to company officials. With the Cinteros acquisition. Innofactor’s total number […]
Alan Greenspan renews call for H-1B expansion
By Patrick Thibodeau For more than 15 years, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has been a part of the H-1B debate, calling for raising or eliminating visa caps. He did so again this week. Greenspan’s view is that the economy will expand with the size of the talent pool. But is he a credible […]
5 reasons 2016 will be the year of the ‘new IT’
CIO |Dec 14, 2015 9:44 AM PT Amit Pandey, CEO of cloud application delivery specialist Avi Networks, says 2016 will be the year of the “new IT.” The confluence of cloud environments and applications, along with technologies like software-defined networking, are going to rewrite the rules for IT in 2016, he says. The transformation […]
The ‘fog’ of war and cloud implementations
There are many benefits of cloud-based accounting systems. After you’ve selected a new application you then begin the process of implementing the new solution. In order for your project to be successful, you will need to have a thorough and detailed cutover plan. The fog of war is a concept written by military analyst Carl […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM Quickbooks integration; CAD integration to NAV 2016; AX logistics execution; AX win, MVP hire
by Linda Rosencrance In this week’s Microsoft Dynamics partner news roundup: Bundled Offering for Dynamics CRM Online, QuickBooks Integration Elmo Solutions CAD-ERP Tool Integrates with Dynamics NAV 2016 Blue Horseshoe Launches AXLE for Dynamics AX Levtech Consulting Deploys Dynamics AX at KOSTCO UXC Eclipse Taps Scott Hamilton as Industry Solutions Architect Avankia Rolls Out […]
Congress doubles H-1B fee to $4,000
By Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld | Congressional leaders early Wednesday morning released a $1.1 trillion spending bill that dramatically hikes the H-1B filing fee for IT services that rely heavily on visa workers. That new $4,000 fee is applied to firms of at least 50 employees and that have at least 50% of their employees on […]
Box and Salesforce unite for integrated in-app file management
Business Cloud News Salesforce and Box have worked together to integrate their respective cloud offerings so you can use files stored in Box without having to exit Salesforce. To this end they have jointly created a new Salesforce Files Connect for Box service, along with a Box software development kit (SDK) for Salesforce. The Salesforce […]
Cisco to create 200 new cloud jobs at Cisco Meraki UK
Business Cloud News Cisco has announced plans to create 200 new UK jobs for cloud professionals with an investment of $2.5m in the UK-based Startupbootcamp accelerator. The news came as Cisco entertained Sajid Javid the UK’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills at its new City of London HQ in Finsbury Square. Javid […]