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Cloud Wars Innovation & Leadership Channel

Welcome to the Cloud Wars Innovation & Leadership Channel, where we deliver analysis and insights from the top executives, leaders, and innovators driving business model innovation and growth in the Cloud Wars AI era. Our real-world analyses, quick-hit videos, roundtable discussions, and in-depth reports are created by analysts with deep experience in breaking down the drivers of growth and innovation in the tech industry. Our goal: to help you accelerate your business.
Innovation & Leadership

SAP Sovereign Cloud Mindset Even More Valuable than $22 Billion Investment

By Bob EvansOctober 2, 2025

AWS and SAP are investing $30B in European cloud infrastructure, but Klein insists smart AI use is Europe’s real path to sovereignty.

Innovation & Leadership

Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia Reveals Strategy Fusing AI, Infrastructure, and Industry Apps

By Bob EvansSeptember 29, 2025

With Larry Ellison’s bold AI vision, Oracle aims to go beyond tech solutions and foster new, profitable relationships across industries by unifying mission-critical data and cloud infrastructure.

Innovation & Leadership

Why Larry Ellison Is Entrusting Oracle’s Trillion-Dollar Future to Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

By Bob EvansSeptember 25, 2025

Oracle appoints Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs, marking a bold pivot into AI and cloud-first leadership for its $15B applications business.

AI and Copilots

Oracle’s Built-In AI Agents Eliminate Friction and Boost Employee Experience

By Kieron AllenSeptember 24, 2025

Oracle’s latest AI agents focus on actionable intelligence and embedded design, enabling HR professionals to make faster decisions and employees to enjoy a smoother workplace journey.

Innovation & Leadership

The ROI of AI: Leaders Divulge Revenue Growth Levels, Top Use Cases Driving Wins

By Tom SmithSeptember 23, 2025

A deep look at AI agent usage by Google Cloud reveals telecom and manufacturing firms setting the pace, while security and customer service use cases are benefiting a range of industries.

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Workday Product Prez Gerrit Kazmaier: Agent-Powered ERP for AI Era

By Bob EvansSeptember 22, 2025

At Workday Rising, the company announced new ERP innovations and partnerships with Microsoft, Salesforce, Snowflake, and Databricks.

AI and Copilots

Workday’s Gerrit Kazmaier on Simplifying ERP with AI‑First Design & Open Ecosystem | Cloud Wars Live

By Cloud Wars LiveSeptember 22, 2025

At Workday Rising, Gerrit Kazmaier emphasized how “ERP for the AI era” means rethinking legacy ERP: moving from function‑oriented systems to AI‑embedded workflows, experience layers like Sana, and purpose‑built agents that align with business context.

Innovation & Leadership

AI Leadership in Focus: Key Takeaways from the 365 Leadership Summit in Denver

By John SiefertSeptember 19, 2025

At the 365 Leadership Summit in Denver, leaders from diverse industries, including C5 Insights and other executives, shared insights on how AI is transforming leadership, creativity, critical thinking, adaptability, processes, and customer engagement, as captured exclusively by Cloud Wars.

Innovation & Leadership

Larry Ellison’s Grand Plan for Oracle to Win ‘Multi-Trillion-Dollar’ AI Markets

By Bob EvansSeptember 11, 2025

Oracle’s Q1 results set records, but Ellison is focused on the future, predicting that AI inferencing will automate every major industry process and that Oracle is uniquely positioned to lead.

Innovation & Leadership

Benioff vs. McDermott: Agentic AI Disruption at Heart of Salesforce-ServiceNow Battle

By Bob EvansSeptember 8, 2025

Benioff’s pivot to AI and data aims to rejuvenate Salesforce growth and disrupt traditional SaaS boundaries.

Innovation & Leadership

The Agentic Enterprise: How Microsoft and Industry Leaders Are Redefining Work Through AI

By Tom SmithSeptember 2, 2025

Explore how AI copilots, agents, and breakthrough standards like MCP and A2A are redefining work as enterprises shift to AI-first models and human-AI collaboration.

AI and Copilots

Hybrid Workplace Future: AI Agents Gain Trust — But Not in Leadership Roles

By Kieron AllenAugust 29, 2025

Governance and trust are essential to integrating AI agents into human workforces, with only 24% comfortable with unsupervised AI.

AI and Copilots

Palantir Rides AI Revolution to Astonishing Q2: 21-Year-Old Unicorn?

By Bob EvansAugust 28, 2025

Palantir’s Ontology platform powers real-time decision-making for clients like Citibank, Fannie Mae, and Lear, reducing processes from days to seconds.

AI and Copilots

Microsoft and FSO Launch National AI Skills Accelerator to Future-Proof Australia’s Workforce

By Kieron AllenAugust 27, 2025

With support from Australia’s government, Microsoft and FSO are driving AI workforce readiness through a new skills initiative, focusing on practical, job-ready training across industries and educational institutions.

AI and Copilots

NTT DATA & Google Cloud Collaborate to Customize AI for Key Sectors

By Kieron AllenAugust 22, 2025

With a reach into 75% of the Fortune Global 100, NTT DATA brings unparalleled implementation experience to Google Cloud’s AI capabilities.

AI and Copilots

As AWS Stumbles Versus Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Oracle, Andy Jassy Offers Lame Spin

By Bob EvansAugust 18, 2025

Analysts grilled Jassy on AWS’s relative underperformance — and the numbers don’t lie: rivals are catching up fast.

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How SAP’s Manoj Swaminathan Is Driving Digital Transformation in Intelligent Spend Management | Cloud Wars Live

By Cloud Wars LiveMarch 11, 2025

SAP Business Network enhances supply chain collaboration by integrating ERP systems with external trading partners, improving visibility, operational efficiency, and resilience, while leveraging AI and data-driven insights to drive smarter decisions.

Innovation & Leadership

Salesforce Gets Big Q4 AI Boost as Agentforce, Data Cloud Boost RPO 11% to $63.4 Billion

By Bob EvansMarch 3, 2025

Salesforce forecasts FY ’26 revenue growth of 7% to 8%, with AI and Data Cloud offsetting weaker segments.

AI and Copilots

Maximizing Efficiency with ServiceNow: Amit Zavery on Integration, AI, and Analytics

By Bob EvansFebruary 25, 2025

ServiceNow is transforming enterprise operations by leveraging its integrated platform and AI-driven solutions to enhance workflow efficiency and deliver customer-centric innovations.

Innovation & Leadership

Special Report: Cloud Wars 2025 CEO Outlook

By Bob EvansFebruary 12, 2025

This report shares insights from top Cloud Wars CEOs on how AI will drive business transformation in 2025, focusing on execution, ROI, and leadership in the cloud.

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