

Peter Sayer
Senior Editor
Peter Sayer covers enterprise applications for CIO.com.

Rémy Cointreau ports SAP to the cloud to help sell more cognac
The French liquor company blended its two SAP instances and migrated them to Google’s cloud to gain a better understanding of its customers.

SAP rolls out RPA, low-code tools to help cut dev debt
At its annual developer conference, SAP rolled out not one but three new automation technologies, hoping to recruit citizen developers to its platform.

The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of 2020
It’s been such a noisy year that many enterprise technology acquisitions have passed almost unnoticed. Salesforce.com’s $27.7 billion offer for Slack, though, serves as a reminder how active the merger market has been.

With Hyperforce, Salesforce embraces the public cloud
Salesforce is letting CIOs choose where they run its software, easing compliance with data protection and data sovereignty laws.

With IT salaries dropping, some hard-earned skills still pay
Employers are still willing to pay highly skilled IT staff a premium — but certification is making much less of a difference than it used to, a study shows.

Sweetwater Sound retunes in-house tech for expansion
SVP of IT Jason Johnson sings the praises of in-house development as the musical instrument retailer rebuilds homegrown CRM and warehouse management systems for microservices.

Oracle fine-tunes Fusion Cloud for new world of work
The Fusion Cloud ERP suite gains new supply-chain and workplace management features to meet post-pandemic needs.

Microsoft Ignite showcases first Project Cortex AI tool for SharePoint
Civil engineering firm Mott McDonald has been testing SharePoint Syntex, the first product to come out of Microsoft’s Project Cortex proving ground for AI-based content management tools.

ServiceNow makes platform ambitions clear with new workflow tools
ServiceNow is doubling down on its move to become a digital workflow platform with its Paris code release, adding applications for industry verticals to push beyond its ITSM roots.

Exclusive survey: How IT is recovering from the COVID-19 crisis
IT leaders’ initial responses to COVID-19 helped keep many businesses open — now the emphasis is on thriving, not just surviving.

Blue Cross NC brings IT back in house to improve agility
The health insurer insourced its engineering team after a frustrating experience with an MSP and is now reaping the benefits of a more responsive infrastructure.
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