Digital transformation - frictionless enterprise

Rip and replace your RDBMS? No - build cloud apps instead. A chat with DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth This article is sponsored by:

"Rip and replace your RDBMS" might make for a sexy headline, but DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth has a different agenda. Here's an update on DataStax's own CX shift - and how their customers build "right now" cloud apps.

Slack won't change the enterprise unless we address Slack overload - the Pingpad view This article is sponsored by:

Slack adoption can energize a team, but then Slack overload sets in. Pingpad CEO Ross Mayfield spoke with me about the issues that cause Slack overload, and how knowledge capture and project tools can make a difference.

EPM in action - the Anaplan and Anaplan Hub update This article is sponsored by:

The EPM market is in growth mode, and so is Anaplan. But with a new leadership team, new partners and a changing revenue mix, there's a lot to consider. Brian Sommer shares his Anaplan Hub takeaways.

SAP addresses the questions on its licensing and auditing news - an influencer event analysis This article is sponsored by:

Hot on the heels of SAP's major licensing and audit announcements, a group of analysts and influencers found ourselves in New York City with the chance to press the issue in person. Here's my analysis - but grab a beverage and a comfy chair first.

Infosys signals aggressive investments in digital while ditching product This article is sponsored by:

Examining Infosys CEO's latest strategy musings. There's little time and Infosys has a lot of catching up to do.

IDC reveals secrets of success and top KPIs in digital transformation This article is sponsored by:

An IDC study reveals how to overcome the barriers to success in digital transformation and top KPIs that drive it. Infor's James Toomey has the low-down

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Event musings - Oracle Modern Customer Experience Chicago This article is sponsored by:

Oracle's tsunami of product announcements come at a time when CRM needs a reboot. Oracle is well positioned for when customers are ready to move - which should be sooner rather than later.

PSD2 opens up bank accounts to third parties. What could possibly go wrong? This article is sponsored by:

PSD2 is rolling out open banking across the EU and beyond, giving third parties access to bank account data. Here are six reasons things won't go smoothly

Customer getting account access at open banking cashier © auremar - Fotolia.com

SAP Indirect Access new policies aid transparency, users remain uncertain This article is sponsored by:

SAP has made substantial progress with indirect access. There is a way to go but many important questions that vex customers have been answered.

The cultural leadership shift at the dawn of a new industrial epiphany This article is sponsored by:

A cultural leadership shift to drive a people-first, services-centric future of work demands a complete industrial epiphany writes ServiceNow's Jason Sutton

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The missing word that adds new meaning to the definition of XaaS This article is sponsored by:

When the definition of XaaS, or Everything-as-a-Service, focuses on moving IT to the cloud, it overlooks the disruptive effect of being digitally connected

Electric cables connect with sparks to define XaaS © nomad soul - Fotolia.com

Engage, monitor, improve - the virtuous cycle at the heart of the XaaS Effect This article is sponsored by:

Continuous digital connection sets up a virtuous cycle of engage, monitor, improve at the heart of the XaaS Effect and the shift to Everything-as-a-Service

XaaS Effect virtuous cycle engage improve monitor via diginomica

Temenos and the need for core banking renewal This article is sponsored by:

Banking software vendor Temenos believes recent developments in core banking transformation, as well as future trends, presage a sea change in attitudes towards core systems renewal.