Launch of joint SAP/IBM offering set for Q2

An announcement Tuesday by IBM and SAP detailing the upcoming release of an offering designed to move SAP S/4HANA workloads from IBM Power Systems on-premises to the cloud within 90 days has been described by an industry analyst as seeming “like a sales and marketing play more than anything.” Scott Bickley, advisory practice lead at…

Almost nothing remains of Software AG

Software AG (now legally known as Software GmbH) has sold its Alfabet and Cumulocity divisions, following on from the recent sales of webMethods, StreamSets and TrendMiner. Its remaining divisions, the mainframe business around Adabas & Natural (A&N) and the BPM and process mining suite ARIS, are now to be managed as independent companies by their…

Navigating the cloud maze: A 5-phase approach to optimizing cloud strategies

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the cloud has emerged as a cornerstone of modern business infrastructure, offering unparalleled scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency. As organizations increasingly migrate to the cloud, however, CIOs face the daunting challenge of navigating a complex and rapidly evolving cloud ecosystem. With the AI revolution underway — which has kicked the wave…

Battle bots: RPA and agentic AI

I was recently speaking with a client who stated, “We’ve been doing RPA (robotic process automation) for years. What’s the difference with agentic AI? Should I really care, or is it all part of the GenAI hype?” Valid question. With the buzz around GenAI, it’s easy to see where this confusion and skepticism comes from.…

Nueve propósitos de TI para 2025

Los CIO son ambiciosos. No son del tipo que se conforma con el statu quo y se han fijado grandes objetivos para el año entrante, según innumerables encuestas realizadas a ejecutivos de TI. Quieren ampliar su uso de inteligencia artificial (IA), obtener más valor de esas inversiones en IA, aumentar aún más la productividad de…

Digital transformation 2025: What’s in, what’s out

Some argue gen AI’s emergence has rendered “digital transformation” passé. AI transformation is the term for them. Others suggest everything should be called “business transformation” — or just “transformation” for short. What terminology should you use? The one that drives the greatest call to action from your board, executives, and employees — because maintaining the…