Ever since SAP CEO Christian Klein (pictured) told financial analysts in July that the company would only offer its latest AI and “green ledger” innovations to customers running its flagship S/4HANA ERP platform through its subscription-only, cloud-based Rise with SAP offering, the company has been on the back foot. The move may have played well…
DetailsCollaboration suites have an annoying blind spot: They don’t help employees bump into each other. Once upon a time we had “telecommuting” and it was controversial. Most managers and executives figured letting employees work from home was doing them a favor. But, filled with optimism bias, the IT industry busily crafted collaboration suites whose purpose…
DetailsThe Digital Future in Europe The future of European organisations and industries is looking increasingly digital and cloud-centric. According to Foundry’s Digital Business Study 2023, 91% of EMEA organisations have adopted or plan to adopt a digital-first business strategy. At the same time, Foundry’s Cloud Computing Study 2023 found that 71% of EMEA organisations are…
DetailsThe data processing unit, or DPU, is a new class of programmable processor that enables servers to more efficiently move data, freeing up valuable CPU cycles and allowing services to be statefully embedded in the data center network. As the data center continues to evolve, the combination of CPU, GPU and DPU will be the pillars…
DetailsHow do you improve efficiency without compromising quality? Achieving that goal has become even more essential and challenging for the wine industry in the face of climate change, increased competition on a world level, labor shortages, and other issues. Yet, one of the world’s largest wine producers is succeeding, paired with SAP. Founded in Chile more…
DetailsBy: Scott Sellers, Co-Founder and CEO, Azul After almost 30 years, Java remains the programming language of choice for large-scale enterprise applications in the cloud, on-prem, or hybrid. Its versatility, reliability, stability, and open-source and third-party libraries and frameworks make developing and running applications very efficient. In January 2023, Oracle changed its licensing and/or pricing…
DetailsBy Bryan Kirschner, Vice President, Strategy at DataStax One of the major findings of our recently released State of AI Innovation report was how bullish managers and technical practitioners were about generative AI enhancing, rather than threatening, their careers. A key reason why I think they’re right is generative AI’s ability to operate in useful…
DetailsCIOs today find themselves in a unique position to survey everything taking place across their organization, find opportunities, resolve conflicts, set priorities, and help shape strategy. In other words, they are uniquely situated to function as their companies’ de facto orchestrators-in-chief. “It’s really only the CIO and the CEO who have this perspective,” says Irving…
DetailsHistorically, the relationship between technology and business leader has tended to be transactional: a business leader has an objective they want to meet, and they’ll ask their technology leaders to figure out how to achieve their goals. Need to embed a tool on your website to collect emails for lead generation? Check. Seeing reports of…
DetailsIn our rapidly advancing digital era, where our lives seamlessly merge with the vast online realm, the trust we place on websites to safeguard our sensitive data and personal information becomes increasingly critical with every click. As we navigate the continuous flow of information and effortlessly access many online services, the omnipresent challenge of cybersecurity…
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