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Rachat d’Altran par Capgemini : naissance d’un géant mondial de la transformation numérique de bout ...
Le marché des logiciels et des services passe la barre des 50 milliards d’euros
Le numérique reste au cœur des chantiers de transformation des organisations françaises : le marché des logiciels et services va passer la barre des 50 milliards d’euros en 2019 à la faveur d’une croissance de 5%, après celle de 5,1% enregistrée en 2018.
How digitalization is changing the demand for software development
A few years ago, the development of individual software was often associated with creating legacy with high follow-up costs, but today it is at the center of many companies' digitization efforts. teknowlogy has taken a closer look at the causes of this image change, current development trends as well as effects on companies' existing IT ...
SAP is pushing forward integration – something customers have been waiting for
While the topic of experience management took center stage at this year's SAPPHIRE NOW conference, for me the proposed integration schemes for the various products developed or acquired by SAP over the last few years (e.g. SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors) were of particular interest.
Oracle: All hands on cloud ERP
As a vendor with one of the largest portfolios in the industry, Oracle runs a large number of product initiatives. It seems that cloud ERP has become one of the major topics. In essence, it is about migrating the on-premises installed base, chasing competitors’ customers, and winning new logos.
Cloud, AI & analytics drive the evolution of HCM
With ongoing digital transformation, talent management is becoming ever more important. In a new report, teknowlogy Group provides its view on the evolution of HCM, which is driven by modern cloud applications, the analysis of data, and the use of artificial intelligence.
Workday expands planning and artificial intelligence capabilities
The provider of a cloud-based application platform for human capital management, finance management, analytics and planning outlined its plans how to integrate its latest acquisition, Adaptive Insights.
SAP TechEd: SAP Cloud Platform aims to make SAP applications smarter
SAP has redefined the role of its SAP Cloud Platform: Its main objective is to integrate the various SAP applications, provide an environment to develop extensions and add-ons and to augment solutions with machine learning and predictive analytics.
Oracle NetSuite: cloud ERP with both a vertical and local flavor
Last week, PAC attended two events held by Oracle NetSuite, SuiteConnect in London and Grow Live in Frankfurt. Two years after Oracle’s acquisition of NetSuite, a massive expansion program has been set in motion by the vendor, with plans to strengthen the market presence of NetSuite in local markets such as France or Germany. Both events ...
Virtustream – the cloud for mission-critical enterprise apps
PAC recently attended a briefing with Virtustream, a very interesting company that occupies a completely unique position within the cloud ecosystem. PAC is very impressed by the company's niche capabilities, and hopes Virtustream can maintain its focus.
App Insights: How can artificial intelligence innovate supply chain management?
Solutions for supply chain management have always been among the most critical applications for companies. Due to the proliferation of omni-channel commerce and the need to deliver goods in an ever shorter period of time, companies are forced to innovate and automate their processes accordingly.
From S/4HANA to C/4HANA: SAP proclaims an end-to-end business software strategy
SAP's Sapphire NOW event is currently taking place in Orlando (June 5-7), and some major announcements have been made, one concerning the launch of the C/4 HANA suite for the customer experience space. By this move, SAP gives a very strong message to customers, partners and the competition that it has lifted the customer-related area to the ...
Unit4 & AI: Help me, Wanda!
Dutch-based ERP vendor Unit4 continues to develop the artificial intelligence features of its business applications. The idea is to make the use of applications easier and to increase the level of automation.
Neue PAC-Studie veröffentlicht: Welche Vorteile bringt KI für Geschäftsanwendungen?
Gemeinsam mit unseren Sponsoren – Accenture, Fujitsu, NTT DATA, Salesforce und T-Systems – haben wir eine umfassende Befragung unter Führungskräften im Unternehmens- und IT-Bereich in Europa durchgeführt. Wir wollten herausfinden, ob und inwiefern künstliche Intelligenz helfen kann, Unternehmensanwendungen und -prozesse zu optimieren sowie ...
Release of new PAC study: What AI can bring to business applications
Together with our sponsors – Accenture, Fujitsu, NTT Data, Salesforce and T-Systems – we conducted a comprehensive survey among IT and business executives in Europe, with the goal to understand if and how artificial intelligence can help innovate business applications and business processes. The resulting report, a business guide, is out ...
Digital CX: How the concept of Configure Price Quote (CPQ) can offer benefits to B2B sales processes
Solutions for Configure Price Quote (CPQ) are not a new topic, but in the context of digital customer experience and omni-channel commerce, functions for product configuration, price calculation management and quote generation can help to innovate, streamline and automate sales processes. For this reason, we expect an increasing demand for ...
Tendances 2018 : plus d'intelligence et d'automatisation
Le numérique reste un sujet prédominant dans le programme des DSI pour l'année à venir. Ce concept a déjà fait couler beaucoup d'encre et suscité de nombreuses discussions. Bon nombre d'entreprises ont déjà lancé des projets et augmenté leur budget numérisation de manière significative. Pourtant, il est clair qu'il reste encore beaucoup à ...
Dreamforce: Details enrich the Salesforce platform in various respects
At its annual Dreamforce mega event in San Francisco, Salesforce presented a number of enrichments and expansions for the various components of its cloud platform. This includes Einstein Analytics as well as the integration of its solutions.
SAP as a prism
SAP unveiled its new face at TechED Barcelona in November 2017.
Is blockchain eating SAP’s lunch?
The blockchain technology is making a huge media impact. Enterprise leaders are pushing their IT departments to set up blockchain projects just to be part of the trend. For some established enterprise software vendors - like SAP - blockchain can be a threat or a big chance. For those not in the enterprise application software business - like ...
German SAP users call for IoT-ready software license models
Companies have started their digital journey and for SAP customers, the ERP backend is a fundamental part of the technological foundation. These firms evaluate other SAP solutions such as SAP Leonardo that support IoT-based applications and the SAP Cloud Platform as development and deployment environment for native applications that run on ...