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SAP marginally misses analyst expectations for Q4 2013 but doesn't rock the market. Even so, important questions remain.

SAP marginally misses analyst expectations for Q4 2013 but doesn't rock the market. Even so, important questions remain.
Explaining the ongoing evolution from client-server to cloud-native, source of much confusion and misdirection when comparing SaaS offerings
DBaaS, arguably the next big thing in IT, is gaining converts because it enables businesses to deploy new databases quickly, securely, and cheaply. DBaaS lets you shift your organization from administering complex collections of silos to one powered by an agile and flexible database cloud.
The UK as the most digital government in the G8 family? A bold claim from Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude as other nations seem readier to learn lessons from the UK than parts of its own government.
Management changes at SAP open up fresh questions about the future of the company. It looks more promising than some would have you think though there will be an inevitable rush of old questions rehashed to satisfy the headline.
In the first of her weekly profiles, Jessica Twentyman talks to Paul Clarke, CTO at online grocery store Ocado, about the challenges of recruiting the right team to support the company's growth plans.
As 2014 kicks in, we're already bogged down in the usual CIO clichés about disruption. I went looking for some fresh answers.
The application of analytics and algorithms in talent management is taking center stage. Infor weighs in with a fresh acquisition that should prove attractive to customers.
A new year, a new start for Universal Credit? Well, maybe - but whether it's the sort of new start that should be in place is highly open to question as the DWP goes its own sweet way.
Microsoft's looking to Parature to beef up its Dynamics CRM offering and give pause for thought over at Oracle and Salesforce.com. Good plan?