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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.
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Dow makes production more efficient through IT-OT collaboration
By fostering cooperation between information and operations technology teams, the chemical giant was able to better exploit new communications technologies at one of its biggest manufacturing sites.
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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.
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The Very Group adopts a data catalog to better organize and leverage its online retail capabilities
Chief data officer Steve Pimblett is taming the British online retailer’s data with a combination of organizational change and new technology to deliver analytics assets across the enterprise.
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Carrier IT tackles big challenges with microtransformations
The HVAC manufacturer is taking a bottom-up approach to digital transformation, launching a series of process automation efforts that cannot wait for company-wide change.
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DTN’s CTO on combining IT systems after a merger
To successfully merge IT systems after an acquisition, ask the right questions before doing the deal, and build the team before building the application, says Lars Ewe.
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Avnet’s outside-in approach to cloud ERP migration pays dividends
The electronic components distributor wrapped its on-prem SAP ECC in cloud APIs to build in business benefits prior to undertaking a full-on S/4HANA migration of its ERP core.
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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.
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MuleSoft extends automation capabilities with new RPA tool
No longer just an API management platform, MuleSoft is expanding into new areas of workflow automation.
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JLL source-to-pay transformation proves value of automation
Born of the pandemic, the commercial real-estate company’s global source-to-pay automation system overcame localization and change management challenges to become a blueprint for a new strategic imperative.
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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.
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Mount Sinai’s journey to secure health data in the cloud
To better secure its data, the healthcare provider is moving key business and clinical apps to the cloud — and is auditing its encryption systems in advance of the quantum threat.
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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.
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ServiceNow targets procurement workflow automation
ServiceNow is putting the spotlight on the Procurement Service Management capabilities of its San Diego software release.
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Epicor adds automation to its ERP tools for manufacturing and distribution
Epicor is making it easier to control the flow of data between its ERP and other enterprise applications, with an iPaaS powered by Workato and tuned to empower ‘citizen developers.’
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D-Wave puts a third quantum computer in the cloud
The company is making its third D-Wave Advantage system available via Amazon Braket and has updated its tools to enable enterprises to apply quantum annealing to new optimization problems.
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IBM adopts ‘Rise with SAP’ for internal ERP cloud move
IBM will also offer to host clients’ S/4HANA systems on Power servers under the Rise umbrella.
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SAP trials meeting-free Fridays
CIO Florian Roth’s team was one of the first to adopt the Friday focus on deep work.
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