Stuart Lauchlan - author at diginomica

Stuart Lauchlan has been tracking and commenting on the enterprise IT market for 31 years during which time he's managed to amuse, inform and irritate buy and sell side participants in equal and appropriate measure.

Articles by Stuart Lauchlan

Google Cloud and AWS grow, but slow - the macro-economic crisis hits home for platform providers This article is sponsored by:

There's still long term focus on cloud migration, argue the CEOs of Alphabet and Amazon, but the order of the day is enterprise belt-tightening.

Here's to the future! PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann on the changing PLM market and where the $1.46 billion ServiceMax takeover fits in This article is sponsored by:

With the ServiceMax acquisition now complete, PTC's CEO outlines some of the things that customers can expect to see come next.

Integration challenges as the price of digital transformation failure rises - new data from MuleSoft This article is sponsored by:

New research from MuleSoft with some progress on show, but also a lot of lingering problems for enterprises.

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Spooky! UK security services found guilty of data misuse. (So it’s not just the Americans!) This article is sponsored by:

The UK domestic security force has been found wanting when it comes to data surveillance and retention over an extended period of time - the sort of thing their US counterparts are more usually accused of.

Talking AI - CEO Arvind Krishna on IBM's monetization strategy This article is sponsored by:

Krishna argues that IBM has done all the right groundwork to monetize AI developments.

SAP announces 3,000 layoffs following "one of the most important years in our history" This article is sponsored by:

SAP CEO Christian Klein is looking ahead to a positive impact in 2023.

Qualtrics experiences 36% full year growth as SAP mulls selling its remaining stake This article is sponsored by:

Market conditions are tougher, but customers are still investing and expanding in Qualtrics, says CEO Zig Serafin.

Optimize the positive! Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella makes his pitch as profits slump and layoffs confirmed This article is sponsored by:

A tough start to 2023 for Microsoft, but CEO Nadella wants the focus to be firmly on the longer term.

Data sharing and how to do it - SAP and Williams Sonoma CEOs argue the case for how to leverage data without harm This article is sponsored by:

A wide-ranging debate around data sharing and collaboration brought up some interesting questions and observations.

Hands up for Net Zero! Salesforce CEO Benioff's tech rallying call from Davos This article is sponsored by:

There's an encouraging uptick in the number of people at Davos this year who say their organization has committed to Net Zero goals. But there's more to be done, says Benioff.