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Steelcase, furnishing the cloud This article is sponsored by:

Workplace fittings and furniture maker Steelcase has not only upgraded its technology to ease access to cloud apps, it's also rearranging its workplaces to help employees be more productive with them

Team meeting around a table - via Steelcase

The SIC-ness undermining the digital economy This article is sponsored by:

A popular view of the UK digital economy is that it is small, dominated by start-ups and delivers low revenue and low employment. Not true, says an interesting new report which argues that the UK digital economy is being misunderstood by both business and policy makers thanks to reliance on a 68 year old method of measurement.

SAP's Snabe out, but not yet This article is sponsored by:

Barely a month goes by recently and SAP announces more big announcements. This time it is Jim Snabe, co-CEO who is stepping aside - but not until May 2014. This opens the door to discussion about SAP's succession plans.

Enterprise Hits and Misses - July 21 This article is sponsored by:

Jon's cheeky end-of-weekly on which articles hit (or didn’t) on diginomica and beyond - for the week ending July 19, 2013.

Weekend speculation - SAP, IBM and Accenture in 2015. This article is sponsored by:

SAP is in the middle of a transformation of a kind we have not seen since the early 1990s. Many question where this leads. Here is one possible scenario. Please note it is heavily caveated.

The underrated need for independent consultants This article is sponsored by:

No single services firm, no matter how talented or customer centric, can compensate for the need for independent views that are not tied to the main services provider. Here's why.

Intuit's Fifo acquisition spells more shifts for accounting This article is sponsored by:

Intuit's acquisition of Fifo the other week was a smart move as a first step to getting into true cloud accounting for the SME. But now what? How does Intuit leverage that investment to transform to a cloud based business? Acquisition looks the way to go.

Can a 15-person startup change a global giant? This article is sponsored by:

Fifteen person French startup RunMyProcess will be a crucial component in pivoting global IT giant Fujitsu to become a cloud powerhouse. Unless it gets crushed in the attempt ...

SAP relaxed about move to the cloud says co-CEO Snabe This article is sponsored by:

More on SAP's Q2 earnings on a call with Jim Snabe, co-CEO. No great surprises but confirmation that SAP is on a path to transformation into a cloud based business. Still, there are plenty of unknowns though the company seems comfortable in progress.

SAP's Q2 shows core weakness This article is sponsored by:

SAP hit its bottom line target for Q2 but only because it is controlling costs. Weakness in top line growth in core software sales confirms my theory that SAP is in transition.