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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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Sandbox AQ CEO: Enterprises must prep for quantum threats
The Google spin-off’s CEO Jack Hidary talked with CIO.com about Sandbox AQ’s plans for developing enterprise software based on AI and quantum tech and what CIOs should expect from a post-RSA future.
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Qualtrics seeks to broaden picture of employee engagement
With new tools for correlating employee engagement at with other data, the software vendor hopes to make it easier for managers to retain workers.
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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year
This past year has seen multiple billion-dollar-plus acquisitions in hardware, software, and services, as well as plenty of smaller, strategic merger activity in areas vital to enterprise IT.
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IBM’s z16 mainframe boasts on-chip AI acceleration
IBM says the z16’s security features also help protect enterprises from the ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ threat of quantum attacks.
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Microsoft to optimize process automation stack with Minit acquisition
Days after Celonis acquired a company to boost its offering on Microsoft’s Power Platform, Microsoft has made a process mining acquisition of its own.
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Celonis beefs up its Power BI process mining capabilities
To improve its process mining offering on Microsoft Power Platform, Celonis has acquired Process Analytics Factory, developer of PAFnow
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Microsoft adopts RISE with SAP for internal migration to S/4HANA
After moving its SAP systems to the Azure cloud in 2021, Microsoft is putting SAP in charge of its migration to S/4HANA by signing up for the RISE single-SLA offering.
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ServiceNow’s San Diego release focuses on personalization and automation
The latest revision of the Now workflow automation platform introduces a new Automation Engine and a customizable user interface, Next Experience.
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