There’s an intriguing debate in the data analyst community on whether Excel or Power BI is the best tool for data analysis.
Hear Pablo Moreno’s perspective: he believes it’s not about the tool, but rather, your data needs – data ingestion, data size, data aggregation, distribution of the information.
Manufacturers and distributors remove compliance risk and streamline their operations simultaneously when they automate with Avalara AvaTax.
Microsoft is expecting major growth in its cloud-native Cosmos database as customers rip and replace “legacy” DBs—like those from Oracle.
Highlights from Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s talk at last week’s Goldman Sachs technology investors conference.
MainLine Investment Partners has trusted BCS for 5+ yrs to manage and support its D365 Sales and Dynamics GP integrated solution. Read their success story!
Taking your ERP into the Cloud can be a wild journey. In this @Work Case Study, discover why customers like Virginia Realtors know joining the PowerGP Online Cloud is the right move when wanting to transform their Dynamics GP.
In this @Work Case Study: going beyond financial performance management to achieve greater success, Ducks Unlimited CIO Govan Horner defines the why and how of transforming the not for profit with solutions from Microsoft D365 and Solver. With a need to update the technology stack from the ground up to meet business, process, and donor needs, Horner describes how the cloud-based reporting and planning tools from Solver in a D365 environment were key to creating ‘one version of the truth’ for their environmental protection and water fouling initiatives. Connect with the team at Solver for a discovery call or a demo right here through the DAC platform to learn how their reporting and planning solutions can impact your business. Or, learn more from Microsoft’s April Olson on why Solver was chosen as the exclusive partner for D365 Finance planning and reporting solution for customers!
(note: I say Friday the 11th, I meant Thursday the 11th–sorry about that 🙂 With the acquisition, SAP is better able to help customers and partners adapt their IT systems efficiently to their specific needs and optimize the usability of their applications. AppGyver’s solutions will become part of SAP Business Technology Platform. We do a bit of a dive here to understand AppGyver and what they are doing in the space. You can get more details at the AppGyver website and you can check out the press release here.
In part 1 of this series, I share my thoughts on the growth and proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI is being used in many industries, such as marketing to service, and is being used to learn about things and learn about us humans, even learn failure. What does the future hold for AI?Additional sources:Wired source: https://www.wired.com/story/new-artificial-intelligence-mistakes-purpose-chess/ Fortune Business Insights source: https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/artificial-intelligence-market-100114 Towards Data Science source: https://towardsdatascience.com/democratization-of-ai-de155f0616b5
Larry Ellison is reshaping the enterprise-software landscape, renaming Oracle customer-oriented apps from “CX” to “Advertising and CX.”
The expanded Amazon deal with TCS gives AWS more of a presence in the mainframe world it has sought for 15 years to replace.
Data is growing exponentially! To handle, analyze and interpret such a large amount of data we need data scientists.Having interviewed many aspiring data scientists, as well as having trained over 300 people in data science, I share my experience in the hiring process and some additional considerations.
To put a complex process into simple terms: supply chain management serves as the foundation on which to lay both your offline and online operations.Supply chain challenges, especially ongoing ones, make it tough for businesses to split their focus between addressing those issues and optimizing their e-commerce experiences. As a result, those who already serve buyers online are worried about keeping their customers happy, aware that buyers’ opinion of their suppliers is impacted by the quality and reliability of service and fulfillment.Recent research conducted on the manufacturing industry shows that 98% of manufacturers are already implementing or planning to implement an e-commerce solution. Now is the time to focus on implementing productive solutions geared at tackling manufacturers’ biggest B2B e-commerce supply chain management challenges.
When fiscal Q4 earnings come out on February 25, we’ll be watching to see if the Salesforce growth rate gets back up above 20%.
On the Jan. 27 earnings call, Satya Nadella casually mention that Microsoft’s security business did more than $10 billion in revenue in 2020.
On this Cloud Wars Live podcast, Sean Ammirati and I discuss the transition of power from Jeff Bezos to Andy Jassy, and much more.
A deeper look into the numbers and marketplace dynamics shows that the $5.6 billion Google Cloud lost actually reflects a strong performance.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing transforms and improves the effectiveness of your marketing activities by engaging customers, nurturing leads, and providing personalized messages at every stage. An intelligent marketing automation tool, the application allows you to plan, execute, and analyze your marketing campaigns, while driving brand awareness and creating new business development opportunities, ensuring that you make the most out of your firm’s marketing investments.
GNC Holdings Inc. – a global specialty retailer of health and wellness products – is making big digital strides. In this case study, learn about how GNC is leveraging personalization AI solutions and E-commerce investments to strengthen the customer experience.
I spoke with EVP Clay Magouyrk, the driving force behind the remarkable emergence of Oracle as a serious player in cloud infrastructure.
