A newly assertive and re-energized IBM is moving in to extend and enrich its 50-year strategic relationship with SAP.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has proclaimed that his company will soon best SAP to become the world’s #1 provider of enterprise applications.
I’ve seen speculation that Google Cloud will be the big winner as it swoops in to become the preferred cloud-infrastructure partner for SAP.
SAP is partnering with investment firm Dediq that will pump more than $600 million into a new joint FinTech venture, Fioneer.
I’ve been privileged to speak with thousands of CIOs, but there’s something new going on with transformational CIO Jeff Dinard of Vari.
Introducing our new weekly rankings of the leading providers in a what could become a trillion-dollar category: the Industry Cloud Top 10.
SAP CEO Christian Klein and Oracle chairman Larry Ellison have very different views of which company is winning the cloud ERP battle.
“Industry networks will be the absolutely key differentiator moving forward,” SAP Industries president Peter Maier told me.
Customers’ evaluations compiled by research firm Raven Intel show that the question of who’s #1 among SAP, Oracle & Workday remains open.
Citing “exploding demand” for SAP cloud products and RISE program, N. America Pres. DJ Paoni brushed aside recent claims from Larry Ellison.
Why are businesses deciding to move some or all of their apps to Oracle from SAP? Oracle EVP Steve Miranda may know best of anyone.
SAP has a chance to bounce back aggressively in the wake of Wednesday’s jarring disclosures from Larry Ellison about customer defections.
Late last month, Nadella declared that the world’s #1 cloud vendor will intensify its “industry-first focus.”
Look for Larry Ellison to come out swinging against major rivals during the March 10 Oracle Q3 earnings call.
January 2021 saw some major cloud database developments in a fast-moving, fast-growing, customer-demand-driven market.
Qualtrics Chairman Ryan Smith on the wildly creative approach that has enabled his experience-management company to grow so rapidly.
SAP CEO Christian Klein on the company’s future – reimagined business models, co-innovation with customers, and vertical-industry solutions.
For cloud vendors, the battle for supremacy in industry-specific clouds will be the most intense due to the massive future revenue potential.
Without a shred of proof, Larry Ellison claims yet again that Oracle is close to snatching some large SAP ERP customers.
Ready to turn its dreams of transcending traditional ERP into reality, SAP to bring the full promise of the Intelligent Enterprise in 2021.



















