EasyJet crash lands into Twitter hell This article is sponsored by:

EasyJet got into a terrible muddle when it denied boarding to a Tweeting lawyer. But this is only the tip of the iceberg in what is a clumsy use of social tools.

ClearBooks Cloudfunding at £18 million valuation. Wow!! This article is sponsored by:

WOW - ClearBooks is cloud funding its way towards raising around £840,000. As a result we get some great insights into the business. But is it worthy of a claimed £18 million valuation? I have doubts.

Retail 2020 - every little helps in Tesco's digital thinking This article is sponsored by:

Tesco's CIO/CMO double act may not convince me that Gartner's got it right but the duo paint a compelling picture of retail's digital future.

Xero and Sage - a tale of two centuries This article is sponsored by:

Xero thrives while Sage languishes. What's going on? Here are some clues along with insights into the broader cloud picture.

Changing customer views on HANA at Controlling 2013 This article is sponsored by:

While the in-memory database wars flared, a gathering of SAP customers weighed in on their HANA views from Controlling 2013 San Diego.

Customer experience trumps technical excellence - Gartner BI reports This article is sponsored by:

Contrasting Gartner reports indicate that user experience trumps technical excellence. What does this mean for buyers going forward?

Oracle OpenWorld: no big finish as Ellison skips his own keynote This article is sponsored by:

The Oracle faithful stood in line to hear from Larry Ellison, but he was out of earshot - down on the bay watching a boat race.

Can't change, won't change - lessons from banking This article is sponsored by:

Oracle OpenWorld: In-memory database war flares This article is sponsored by:

Oracle tries to set its In-Memory Option apart from SAP HANA. It's making for an interesting battleground in the context of next generation applications

Benioff on OpenWorld: been there, done that, not for us This article is sponsored by:

Last time Marc Benioff turned up at Oracle OpenWorld he was ousted at the eleventh hour. But that was before June's rapprochement with Oracle. So how come Salesforce.com is a no show this year?