SAP has a new succession plan

The changing of the guard at the top of SAP’s supervisory board is anything but smooth. The German software company has announced that Punit Renjen, who it originally intended would become chairman of the supervisory board, is to be replaced. They have mutually decided to go their separate ways, SAP said in a statement. The…

How AI is helping the NFL improve player safety

From the initial kickoff at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, an artificial intelligence platform will be tracking every move on the field to help keep players safer. Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. For example, in…

Microsoft in talks over cloud licensing complaint in the EU

Microsoft is in talks with Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) to settle the trade body’s complaint about its cloud software licensing practices in the European Union (EU). “Today, CISPE confirms that it has opened discussions with Microsoft aimed at resolving ongoing issues related to unfair software licensing for cloud infrastructure providers and their…

The path to socially responsible AI

For 15 years, Stack Overflow has enabled developers and technologists to build and innovate faster. Blending a historic technical knowledge base of more than 59+ million questions and answers with a global platform to connect with and learn from peers and experts, Stack Overflow is the workspace developers and technologists use to stay at the…

6 best practices for better vendor management

Vendor partnerships are becoming increasingly vital to IT agendas today. And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. To ensure vendor relationship help their organizations achieve…