Google Cloud and Salesforce each announced multi-billion dollar acquisitions about 72 hours apart. Here’s what’s behind the Looker and Tableau deals.
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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.
As the digital-transformation phenomenon shifts from boardroom theory to full-blown execution, Salesforce is doubling down on its Customer 360 strategy.
SAP on its own and Microsoft and Adobe together look to turn the CRM marketplace upside-down and position Salesforce as a behind-the-times “legacy” vendor.
I talked with Marriott Global Officer Brian King about why company values—not processes—should be held precious. Plus, the latest trends in hospitality.
CarMax CIO Shamim Mohammad shared valuable insights with me about how digital transformation is helping his company thrive in the current digital world.
The Salesforce Q4 2018 earnings call revealed that the company is somehow managing to scale up an scale out in multiple dimensions simultaneously.
At the recent Goldman Sachs conference, Marc Benioff used his time to focus on CEO responsibility for social and cultural issues. Read my reaction.
My list of the world’s top 5 cloud vendors, including both cloud-natives and “legacy” veterans, and what they’ve done to earn the lofty spots.
Salesforce, SAP, and Oracle’s CRM battle will continue to escalate in 2019. Read why Salesforce is in a great position to dominate the race.
Brian King oversees all of Marriott’s worldwide digital, sales, distribution, revenue management and customer engagement efforts.
The cloud’s ability to completely revolutionize customer engagement & experience is the dominant topic for CEOs of many leading vendors in the Cloud Wars.
Stream Bob Evans’ 20-min Cloud Wars Live converation with CarMax CIO Shamim Mohammad on how the company is putting the customer first.
CEOs are investing absolutely unprecedented amounts on enterprise technology to turn their companies into end-to-end digital businesses, says Benioff.
Salesforce.com execs raved about how C-suites now regard data and application integration as indispensable elements of digital transformation.
SaaS industry will no longer support many hundreds or even thousands of boutique apps firms and will consolidate rapidly around a dozen or so top players.
As competition among top cloud vendors intensifies, cloud customer success is rapidly emerging as strategic differentiator more important than snazzy tech.
Salesforce.com announced its intention several days ago to acquire API vendor Mulesoft for $6.5 billion, and Marc Benioff’s decision was smart.
Salesforce.com: CEOs are making digital transformation their top priority, & the recent U.S. tax cuts are giving them the resources to be aggressive.