A quick overview of how and why Oracle has jumped ahead of IBM in the Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, moving from #6 to #5, as IBM growth lags behind.
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Why I was surprised to hear Oracle execs revert to tired tropes, like Workday being “not competitive,” on an otherwise impactful Q4 earnings call.
A major driver behind Oracle stock hitting an all-time high Wednesday was its revolutionary “self-driving” Autonomous Database.
“We’re seeing very, very rapid adoption,” Ellison said, noting for the first time customer adoption of Autonomous Database on the Oracle Q4 earnings call.
At the recent Bank of America Merril Lynch Global Technology Conference, IBM sales exec Martin Schroeter said of cloud: “everyone is thinking about it.”
My predictions: as they fuel the transformation of the global economy, the Cloud Wars Top 10 vendors will post a whopping $36 billion in Q2 cloud revenue.
SVP for strategy & head of Workday Ventures Leighanne Levensaler shared the core principles fueling Workday’s rise within the digital-transformation boom.
Google Cloud and Salesforce each announced multi-billion dollar acquisitions about 72 hours apart. Here’s what’s behind the Looker and Tableau deals.
As the enterprise cloud becomes without question the foundation for digital business, we’ve graded the Top 10 vendors. This is the Cloud Wars report card.
There’s little chance that Salesforce is getting into HCM, but after a week of stunning announcements in Cloud Wars, it’s probably best to never say never.
My take on the shocking new partnership between Microsoft and Oracle, and what each powerhouse cloud vendor gets out of the deal.
As the digital-transformation phenomenon shifts from boardroom theory to full-blown execution, Salesforce is doubling down on its Customer 360 strategy.
Gain a deeper understanding of SAP’s cloud strategy—read these highlights from my recent interviews with SAP CTO Juergen Mueller and COO Christian Klein.
Within the coming year, Workday will likely report its first $1 billion quarter. Read my key takeaways from the company’s recent Q1 earnings call.
Highlights from my talk with innovation chief Dave Wright show how ServiceNow helps customers turn sprawling IT estates into focused systems of action.
“Disrupt Yourself or Be Disrupted” || Stream a new podcast episode with Larry Socher of Accenture for “Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights.”
“Outsized Returns for Biz, Breakthrough Experiences for Customers” || My talk with Will Grannis of Google Cloud for “Cloud Wars Top 10 Executive Insights.”
The recently announced SAP and Microsoft Embrace program builds on the partners’ 25-year relationship and dramatically benefits both companies.
At Sapphire, SAP unveiled a new position: “the Experience Company powered by the Intelligent Enterprise,” committing to Qualtrics and experience management.
My Sapphire 2019 preview, part 2: 10 things to understand about where SAP stands today, where it’s headed, and why it expects to outperform its competitors.



















