news Report: AI giants grow impatient with UK safety tests Many questions still loom around the UK government’s evaluation of models voluntarily submitted for scrutiny by Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and Meta. By Elizabeth Montalbano Feb 7, 2024 4 mins Government Laws and Regulations Technology Industry news UK commits over $125 million to address AI challenges Funds are being allocated to establish nine new research hubs throughout the UK, alongside a collaboration with the US on responsible AI. By Prasanth Aby Thomas Feb 6, 2024 3 mins Artificial Intelligence IT Skills and Training Laws and Regulations news Atos calls for help after plan to raise new capital falters The IT services company is running out of options as it seeks to refinance debts and sell off parts of its business. By Peter Sayer Feb 5, 2024 3 mins IT Operations Managed IT Services news SAP and IBM under scanner of Indian investigative agency for Air India deal Air India failed to adhere to the rules while awarding an ERP contract worth $27 million to SAP India and IBM India. By Gagandeep Kaur Feb 5, 2024 4 mins Enterprise Applications IBM SAP news GenAI demand helps AWS accelerate revenue growth While AWS looks to capitalize on the demand for AI-based workloads, rivals Microsoft and Google showed greater revenue growth momentum in the December quarter. By Anirban Ghoshal Feb 2, 2024 3 mins Amazon Web Services Generative AI news Big tech ‘acquihires’ suppress IT wages, drain high-demand talent pools University researchers conclude that mass startup acquisitions disrupt labor markets for specialized IT workers, reducing employment outlets for IT pros and talent pools for enterprise CIOs. By Jon Gold Jan 31, 2024 3 mins Hiring Salaries Technology Industry news analysis SAP offers big discount to lure on-prem S/4HANA customers to Rise By making it cheaper to adopt its subscription-based Rise with SAP cloud offering, the company hopes to counter complaints about its cloud-only innovation strategy. By Peter Sayer Jan 30, 2024 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Cloud Management SAP news SAP announces $2.2B restructuring program that’ll impact 8,000 jobs The restructuring program will focus on AI and impact about 7.4% of SAP's total workforce. By Gagandeep Kaur Jan 24, 2024 4 mins Enterprise Applications SAP news FTC forbids Intuit from advertising services as ‘free’ TurboTax maker Intuit has decided to appeal FTC’s order barring it from advertising its services as “free.” By Gagandeep Kaur Jan 23, 2024 3 mins Enterprise Applications news analysis IT services spending signals major role change for CIOs ahead Gartner’s 2024 IT spending forecast: With IT services poised to take the lion’s share of IT spend, it’s high time CIOs recognize their value proposition is undergoing significant transformation. By Jason Snyder Jan 23, 2024 6 mins CIO IT Consulting Services Managed IT Services news Atos CEO Yves Bernaert quits over governance differences CFO Paul Saleh becomes the IT services company’s fourth new CEO a little over a year, as the company seeks to fill a funding shortfall. By Peter Sayer Jan 15, 2024 3 mins IT Consulting Services Managed Service Providers Technology Industry news Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show Retailers will be offered AI-powered tools for prediction and promotion at the National Retail Federation’s annual show. By Peter Sayer Jan 15, 2024 5 mins Generative AI IT Strategy Retail Industry news Survey: Execs eager to implement generative AI, but few know how Generative AI hype and hopes have executives across industries eager to get started. A lack of in-house expertise and AI-readiness are likely to derail them despite planned investments. By Jon Gold Jan 12, 2024 3 mins Generative AI news SAP pays multi-million fine for bribery With a $220 million fine, SAP is drawing a line under a long-standing investigation by US authorities. The company is alleged to have bribed officials. By Martin Bayer Jan 11, 2024 4 mins Legal SAP Technology Industry news Accenture buys Navisite in its 4th acquisition of 2024 Accenture expects the Massachusetts-based firm to help its US and Canadian clients modernize for AI while bolstering the professional services company’s application and infrastructure-managed services in the North American region. By Anirban Ghoshal Jan 11, 2024 3 mins Artificial Intelligence IT Consulting Services news SAP doubles down on cloud-first innovation with executive reshuffle Product engineering head Thomas Saueressig will take on a new role to maximize potential for customers in the cloud, but that’s cold comfort for on-premises users. By Peter Sayer Jan 10, 2024 3 mins Cloud Management Devops ERP Systems news Intel spins off enterprise AI company Articul8 with outside funding Articul8 will offer a vertically-optimized generative AI platform with flexibility to opt for on-prem, cloud or hybrid deployment options. By Gagandeep Kaur Jan 4, 2024 3 mins Enterprise Applications Generative AI Technology Industry news analysis Atos contemplates fire sale as break-up plan falters IT services company Atos considers selling its IT security activities to settle debts, and warns deal to sell its legacy managed infrastructure services business may fall through. By Peter Sayer Jan 3, 2024 7 mins CIO Managed IT Services Technology Industry news The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of 2023 Cisco’s $28 billion offer for enterprise cloud protection company Splunk was the biggest enterprise software deal of 2023, while the previous year’s biggest, Broadcom’s $69 billion acquisition of VMware, secured regulatory approval By Peter Sayer Jan 1, 2024 23 mins Mergers and Acquisitions Technology Industry news IBM to buy StreamSets and webMethods from Software AG for $2.3B The move highlights the need for effective application and data integration as digital transformation accelerates. By Sascha Brodsky Dec 18, 2023 4 mins Cloud Computing Enterprise Applications Mergers and Acquisitions news Salesforce Data Cloud updates aim to ease data analysis, AI app development Salesforce adds Einstein Copilot Search, vector database to its Data Cloud, to help enterprises take advantage of unstructured data for analysis, and build AI-based applications. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 14, 2023 3 mins Analytics CRM Systems Databases news analysis Certinia uses AI to accelerate finance functions for service companies Generative AI functionality to help with “expertise mining” is also in the works. By Peter Sayer Dec 13, 2023 4 mins CIO Financial Services Industry Generative AI news Oracle expands cloud footprint with a second region in Chile The second Chile region will be in the Valparaíso Region alongside the existing region in Santiago. By Anirban Ghoshal Dec 12, 2023 2 mins Cloud Computing news Concerns remain even as the EU reaches a landmark deal to govern AI Experts believe the new regulation would add a significant compliance burden on businesses as some argue it could even stifle the growth of the rapidly developing technology. By Gagandeep Kaur Dec 11, 2023 7 mins Artificial Intelligence Laws and Regulations news analysis SAP faces breakdown in trust over innovation plans The company’s plan to offer future innovations in S/4HANA only to subscribers of its Rise with SAP offering is alienating customers, user conference hears. By Peter Sayer Dec 5, 2023 5 mins Cloud Management Innovation SAP news ServiceNow adds gen AI to more workflows, including chatbot creation Now Assist, the company’s sub-brand for generative AI features, will soon show up in field service management and help enterprises build their own chatbots. By Peter Sayer Nov 16, 2023 5 mins Generative AI ITSM ServiceNow news analysis Microsoft Ignite 2023: 11 takeaways for CIOs Copilots take over as Microsoft embraces generative AI at its annual developer conference. By Peter Sayer Nov 15, 2023 8 mins Enterprise Applications Generative AI Microsoft news Salesforce Automotive Cloud adds Einstein Studio, Fleet Management CRM provider Salesforce is adding a host of features to its Automotive Cloud, including Automotive Loan, Lease Console, and connected car capabilities. By Anirban Ghoshal Nov 7, 2023 3 mins Automotive Industry CRM Systems Cloud Computing news analysis Is your data strategy ready for gen AI? LOB leaders may disagree Analytics and IT decision-makers are feeling the pressure to implement unified data strategy and better data management to support generative AI efforts, research by Salesforce reveals. By Thor Olavsrud Nov 2, 2023 7 mins Data Governance Data Management Generative AI news analysis SAP unveils tools to help enterprises build their own gen AI appslow-code applications SAP Build Code suite combines new and existing developer tools, while a foundational AI model trained on anonymized customer data will be available to help automate tasks. By Peter Sayer Nov 2, 2023 6 mins Data Architecture Development Tools Generative AI news analysis AI Safety Summit: What to expect as global leaders eye AI regulation The UK government has grand ambitions for the event this week, but its place among other similar summits and the absence of key heads of state may undo the main focus of addressing urgent AI risks. By Peter Sayer Oct 30, 2023 9 mins Generative AI Government Laws and Regulations news AWS revenue growth stabilizes with a boost from generative AI-led services Competitors, however, are catching up fast with twice the revenue growth rate as AWS tries to defend its position as the largest public cloud provider. By Anirban Ghoshal Oct 27, 2023 3 mins Amazon Web Services Generative AI news IBM bets on generative AI to escape economic headwinds IBM’s third-quarter earnings were boosted by enterprises’ interest in generative AI, which drove up its software and consulting revenue. By Anirban Ghoshal Oct 26, 2023 4 mins Generative AI IBM news NetSuite adds generative AI to its entire ERP suite Along with new AI-powered capabilities, the ERP provider is adding new enterprise performance management tools and features to its suite. By Anirban Ghoshal Oct 17, 2023 6 mins Generative AI NetSuite news IT services company Atos runs into headwinds with plan for IBM-style split Atos is selling its legacy managed infrastructure services business to an investment fund and rebranding as Eviden. By Peter Sayer Oct 16, 2023 6 mins Technology Industry news analysis SAP’s new generative AI pricing: Neither transparent nor explainable yet The ERP vendor is adding a new pricing tier to its Rise with SAP offering with an opaque mix of bundled and usage-based pricing for generative AI functionality. By Peter Sayer Oct 12, 2023 5 mins ERP Systems Generative AI SAP news Microsoft receives $29B IRS tax notices for decade-old transactions The company, in a regulatory filing, said it is in the process of negotiating with the US Internal Revenue Service. The notices correspond to tax years 2004 to 2013. By Anirban Ghoshal Oct 12, 2023 3 mins Microsoft news analysis SAP offers faster updates, longer maintenance for S/4HANA in private clouds SAP is offering free migration consultations, more frequent feature releases and two years’ additional maintenance to entice customers to update to S/4HANA Cloud private edition and, ultimately, adopt Rise with SAP. By Peter Sayer Oct 11, 2023 5 mins ERP Systems Private Cloud SAP news analysis Skilled IT pay defined by volatility, security, and AI Foote Partners’ Q3 report on IT skills pay trends show AI and security skills were in high demand, and the value of cash-pay premiums was more volatile but their average value across a broad range of IT skills and certifications was slightly do By Peter Sayer Oct 4, 2023 6 mins Certifications IT Skills and Training Technology Industry news Oracle bolsters distributed cloud, AI strategy with new Mexico cloud region The second cloud region in Monterrey, providing over 100 OCI services, is part of Oracle's plan to compete with AWS, Google and Microsoft, and cash in on enterprise interest in generative AI. By Anirban Ghoshal Sep 26, 2023 3 mins Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Generative AI feature SAP prepares to add Joule generative AI copilot across its apps Like Salesforce and ServiceNow, SAP is promising to embed an AI copilot throughout its applications, but planning a more gradual roll-out than some competitors. By Peter Sayer Sep 26, 2023 5 mins Application Management CIO Generative AI news ServiceNow boasts industry-first gen AI general availability with Vancouver release of Now Most major software vendors say they will incorporate generative AI in their applications; ServiceNow claims it will be the first to deliver the code. By Peter Sayer Sep 20, 2023 6 mins CIO Technology Industry Zero Trust news Oracle’s Fusion Cloud CX, ERP, and SCM get generative AI features At CloudWorld, the company said it is planning to add over 50-plus generative AI use cases across its Fusion Cloud suites in the next six months. By Anirban Ghoshal Sep 19, 2023 6 mins ERP Systems Generative AI Human Resources news Oracle updates Fusion Cloud suites to aid healthcare firms The new updates include changes to different applications within Oracle's ERP, HCM, EPM, and SCM Fusion Clouds. By Anirban Ghoshal Sep 18, 2023 4 mins Enterprise Applications Oracle news Salesforce to hire 3,300 staffers as it eyes generative AI opportunity The bulk of the new hires are expected to help innovate and boost sales of the company’s popular products, such as the Salesforce Data Cloud. By Anirban Ghoshal Sep 15, 2023 3 mins Hiring Technology Industry news Microsoft, Oracle deliver direct access to Oracle database services on Azure The hyperscalers are joining forces to help customers fully migrate to the cloud — and place their data closer to Microsoft services to facilitate cloud-native development and AI experimentation. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 14, 2023 4 mins Cloud Computing Databases Microsoft Azure feature Salesforce plans generative AI boost for ESG reporting with Net Zero Cloud By adding its Einstein generative AI capabilities to Net Zero Cloud, Salesforce hopes to help enterprises get ahead of new sustainability reporting rules. By Peter Sayer Sep 13, 2023 5 mins Artificial Intelligence Cloud Management IT Governance feature Salesforce readies Einstein Copilot to unleash generative AI across its offerings The company announced at Dreamforce that it has rebuilt its Data Cloud to support generative AI, and will begin rolling out the omnipresent chatbot to some customers by year-end. By Peter Sayer Sep 12, 2023 6 mins Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry news Oracle expects data-hungry generative AI to drive revenue growth The company said it expects cloud revenue to grow 29% to 31% in the second quarter of 2024, even as the overall business grows in single digits. By Anirban Ghoshal Sep 12, 2023 3 mins Generative AI Oracle news SAP to buy LeanIX to advance process optimization with AI SAP hopes the acquisition will help it accelerate its customers’ move to more modern ERP systems in the cloud. 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