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Accenture to lay off 19,000 to cut costs amid economic uncertainty

Technology services giant Accenture will continue to hire but meanwhile is cutting staff to streamline operations in the face of economic headwinds.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 23, 2023 2 mins

IT Consulting ServicesTechnology Industry

ServiceNow continues workflow platform expansion with Utah release

The company also doubles down on its customer success automation efforts, but bucks the trend by omitting GPT.

By Peter Sayer

Mar 22, 2023 7 mins

CIOBuild AutomationEnterprise Architecture

Nvidia accelerates enterprise adoption of generative AI

Nvidia’s AI Foundations as-a-service offering aims to help enterprises build and run AI models that generate text, graphics, and even proteins.

By Peter Sayer

Mar 21, 2023 5 mins

Cloud ManagementInfrastructure ManagementArtificial Intelligence

Accenture acquires Flutura to boost industrial AI services

Bengaluru-based Flutura offers internet-of-things (IoT) and data science services to manufacturers and other asset-intensive enterprises.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 20, 2023 2 mins

IoT PlatformsInternet of ThingsArtificial Intelligence

Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers, including some at AWS

The latest round of Amazon layoffs will impact AWS, Twitch, advertising and PXT, CEO Andy Jassy said.

By Jon Gold

Mar 20, 2023 3 mins

Technology IndustryCloud Computing

Oracle extends its MyLearn program to NetSuite

Like Oracle University, NetSuite’s MyLearn program will offer courses on its product fundamentals and implementation.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 15, 2023 2 mins

ERP SystemsEnterprise Applications

US Military undergoes shift in CIO ranks

IT chiefs from three major military branches announced plans to step away from their posts after spearheading efforts to overhaul military IT and develop a joint ‘warfighting cloud platform.’

By Paula Rooney

Mar 14, 2023 4 mins

CIOGovernment IT

Decoding the Qualtrics deal: Was the firm a good fit for SAP?

For Qualtrics customers, the company's takeover by CPP Investments and Silver Lake could usher in more innovative products, according to analysts.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 14, 2023 6 mins

OracleMergers and AcquisitionsEnterprise Applications

SAP-owned Qualtrics to be sold to Silver Lake, CPP Investments to acquire for $12.5 billion

SAP, which owns a majority stake in the customer experience management company, has agreed to sell its stake for $7.7 billion, but will continue to operate as a Qualtrics' technology and go-to-market strategic partner, servicing joint customers.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 13, 2023 2 mins

SAPEnterprise Applications

OCI demand for AI workloads, Cerner boost Oracle’s third quarter revenue

Demand for data in AI models and AI workload processing to continue to bolster Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Fusion application revenue for the coming quarters.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Mar 10, 2023 4 mins

OracleArtificial Intelligence

SAP rounds out data warehouse cloud functionality, renamed Datasphere

With partners Collibra, Confluent, Databricks and DataRobot, SAP wants to help enterprises create a unified architecture for data, whether it’s stored inside SAP’s cloud or elsewhere.

By Peter Sayer

Mar 08, 2023 5 mins

SAPCloud ArchitectureCloud Management