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Salesforce seeks to unify automobile supply chain with Automotive Cloud

Built on Driver 360, Salesforce Automotive Cloud aims to offer auto makers, dealers, and finance groups a single view of customers and their vehicles, tracking interactions from factory to junkyard.

Oracle continues to lay off staff in the US

The 201 employees laid off from its Redwood Shores office in the latest round of cuts include data scientists, developers and marketing specialists, according to several news reports, and comes as hiring for IT slows.

Microsoft adds high-level governance to low-code tools

At its Ignite 2022 customer conference, Microsoft unleashed a host of innovations, including Managed Environments for Power Platform.

Google Cloud AI update adds translation, document services

The company has released a new AI-based translation service called Translation Hub and added two new features to its Document AI service.

Google to add new cloud regions across five countries

The company is adding the new regions in Austria, Greece, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden to meet growing demand and help companies meet data sovereignty requirements.

Indian Railway Ministry orders probe into Oracle bribery charges

The investigation was launched after the US markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed a $23 million fine on Oracle under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

NetSuite ERP bolsters automation for HR, supply chain, sales and banking

Appealing to companies that are navigating a global labor shortage and supply-chain problems, NetSuite at its SuiteWorld conference has announced a wide variety of tools across its ERP suite to automate and optimize business processes.

IT pros say tech budgets to stay strong, but mainly for big companies

Survey data from Spiceworks/Ziff Davis shows a generally strong outlook for IT spending in 2023, but large enterprises are set to be the main beneficiaries of new technology uptake.

‘Don’t be surprised if I am an AI,’ says Nvidia’s CEO

Jensen Huang was only joking — but the cloud-based simulation-as-a-service technologies he demonstrated at Nvidia’s GTC Fall conference mean CIOs should take him seriously.

Rewards programs fuel cloud ERP uptake, NetSuite says

NetSuite's recently launched referral rewards and association-buying programs, similar to Oracle’s Support Rewards program, appear to be attracting new users, the company says.

ServiceNow’s Tokyo release targets supply chain, HR automation

The latest revision of the Now workflow automation platform introduces features that focus on simplifying supply chain, automating asset management, and planning for sustainability.

Salesforce Genie aims to release customer data from the marketing bottle

Salesforce is touting a real-time upgrade to the customer data platform underlying many of its products, a move it says will allow enterprises to better personalize interactions with customers.

IT budgets remain solid, despite tech industry headwinds

While war and supply chain disruptions cause headaches for vendors, demand for IT products and services remains high.

The CIO’s Shortcut to Leading in the New Era of Work

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70% of legal departments don’t invest in digital transformation: Report

Lack of budget and resistance to change are top barriers to digital transformation in most legal departments across the US, according to new research.

SAP raises price of on-site support for existing customers

After almost 10 years without a price increase, SAP will push up support costs by as much as 3.3% from next year.

Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2023: Gartner

Gartner has revealed its top 10 strategic technology trends for 2023, which focus on three themes: optimize, scale and pioneer.

Ease of implementation, ROI dominate software buying decisions: report

The B2B software buying process is becoming increasingly complex due to challenges such as changes in buying teams and increasing use of software marketplaces.

A third of Oracle revenue now comes from cloud services

The company is betting on moving large enterprise customers from AWS and Azure to OCI in the coming quarters as cloud revenue crosses $3.6 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

Government tech procurement takes three times longer than average

The reasons behind delays include legal complexity and reaching agreement around budgeting, according to a Gartner report.

Accenture buys supply chain firm to expand Oracle business

Accenture's acquisition of supply chain management (SCM) firm Inspirage is the latest move in its effort to grow its Oracle-focused businesses.

Cropin’s agriculture industry cloud to provide apps, data frameworks

The agriculture industry cloud is a combination of separate applications that the Bengaluru-headquartered startup has released since inception.

Google employees at loggerheads with company over defense contract, again

The search giant has been facing criticism from internal quarters over its engagement with defense projects that some employees equate to supporting apartheid.

Geopolitical risks could present new opportunities for CIOs: Gartner

Gartner predicts that by 2026 about 70% of multinational enterprises will adjust the countries in which they operate by hedging to reduce their geopolitical exposure.

Global software spending to grow despite headwinds: Forrester

Fueled by uptake of cloud and enterprise applications, global software spending is expected to grow at more than two times the rate of spending in other segments of IT.

94% of enterprises are overspending in the cloud: report

Respondents to a HashiCorp-Forrester report said they were overspending in the cloud due to a combination of factors such as underused and overprovisioned resources, and lack of skills.

Cloud infrastructure sales rise as Microsoft closes in on AWS

Google Cloud, AWS and Azure collectively account for 63% of global cloud infrastructure expenditure, according to a new report from Canalys.

Global RPA software sales forecast to jump this year

North America will account for the largest revenue share at 48.5%, followed by Western Europe and Japan at 19% and 10%, respectively, according to Gartner.

Lack of IT alignment hampers migration to SAP S/4HANA, report says

Approximately 66% of respondents say that the biggest hurdle to complete SAP S/4HANA migration is aligning business, project, and IT teams.

Oracle Fusion Sales aims to automate repetitive sales tasks

The new version of Oracle Fusion Sales has added smart recommendations, helping it compete with rival CRM applications.

SAP Q2 results a mixed bag

Microsoft’s AI-powered contact center service takes on AWS, Google

The new cloud-based Digital Contact Center offering combines AI capabilities with features of Microsoft applications including Dynamics 365, Teams, Power Platform, and Nuance.

IT spending projected to grow despite economic headwinds

Gartner forecasts worldwide IT spending to grow 3% this year, as IT decision makers spend more on cloud services and the data center.

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Oracle to launch two sovereign cloud regions for the European Union

The first two Oracle sovereign cloud regions for the EU will be located in Germany and Spain, with operations and support restricted to EU residents and specific EU legal entities.

IFS to acquire enterprise asset management firm Ultimo

ERP vendor IFS is scooping up Netherlands-based Ultimo to help meet demand for cloud-based enterprise asset management technology.

Nvidia and Siemens to accelerate digital twins’ development

Siemens Digital Industries Software and Nvidia are working to bring IT and OT closer together by facilitating the creation of digital simulations of products and processes.

MuleSoft extends automation capabilities with new RPA tool

No longer just an API management platform, MuleSoft is expanding into new areas of workflow automation.

Oracle cuts price of OCI Dedicated Region to expand user base

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Dedicated Region will now have a minimum commitment of about $1 million a year, far below the previous requirement of $6 million a year in consumption over a three-year period.

AWS bolsters Connect contact center service with case management features

The new Amazon Cases capability will help AWS compete with Salesforce, Service Now, and SAP in the market for contact center services.

PwC to acquire Salesforce platinum partner Venerate in a major tech push

The acquisition, part of PwC's global strategy to boost its technology practice, will be the company's first technology acquisition in India, making PwC India the largest talent pool for the Salesforce platform in the country.

IT services company Atos plans IBM-style split

After years of decline, the French multinational is seeking another new strategy, this time cleaving itself in two, with its faster-growing digital, big data, and security lines to operate as Evidian.

Adobe brings first-party commerce data to customer data platform

As enterprises step up efforts to enhance customer experience, Adobe is integrating data from its commerce suite into its Real-Time CDP (customer data platform) to help drive personalization.

Oracle to boost cloud investments after a strong quarter

Oracle reported revenue growth on the back of cloud infrastructure services and SaaS sales, and is looking at a massive cloud region expansion.

Automated, Innovative and Agile: Welcome to the New Workplace

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Supply chain issues a top concern across most industry sectors

Despite talk of the pandemic slowing down, concerns around supply chain are continuing to grow, with a shortage of semiconductors a top issue, according to a report from Avnet Silica.

AI, predictive analytics top list of hot technologies for banks

AI, machine-learning, predictive analytics, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision and microarchitecture are hot technologies that banks are investing in today, according to a Forrester report.

Informatica eases data management with Oracle, Google, and Azure integrations

Informatica is offering new integrations with major cloud providers to make data migration, management and engineering less complex.

Amplitude customer data platform challenges Twilio, Salesforce, Adobe

Analytics company Amplitude is set to release a new customer data platform (CDP), planning to undercut market leaders with an aggressive pricing strategy.

Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

In the first quarter of 2022, the pay premium for non-certified tech skills saw a record rise, while IT certifications continued to fall in value.