SAP SuccessConnect 2019 - a preview and wishlist
SuccessConnect 2019 has to answer several big questions centred on payroll, customer enhancements and people analytics.
Archive: HR admin and payroll
Alight and NGA - an HCM acquisition with bold ambitions
Alight is to acquire long-time HCM and global payroll services provider NGA HR. It’s a deal that helps Alight continue with its impressive growth in the HCM space. The deal also impacts a number of HCM vendors, notably notable Workday and SAP.
SAP SuccessFactors Wild West ecosystem - a conversation with Jarret Pazahanick
Jarret Pazahanick is often cast as a bad boy for his ongoing criticism of SAP/SuccessFactors. That belies his passion for a topic that stretches over 20 years.
Forget the Port of Dover, think Port 80 if a no-deal Brexit happens
A no-deal Brexit spells complications for millions of UK businesses. Two academics offer their views about what lies ahead in the event of the UK crashing out of the EU.
Kronos – what you might not have known
A recent analyst day at HCM leader Kronos was highly informative. Analysts had access to numerous Kronos executives and customers in a detailed update session. If your only exposure to Kronos has been via its time clock technology, you’re well overdue for an update.
SAP Q2 FY2019 - steady as she goes
SAP Q2 FY2019 was steady with few surprises. But the devil is in the detail.
Build v Buy - round 10 - a conversation with Frank Scavo
Should you build or buy your next back office or even front office solution? Some elements are clearly a buy, but there are emerging examples that point to build.
Alfa uses Workday to support business growth
The asset finance software firm has deployed the cloud-based technology to manage its finance and HR operations.
Ultimately Ultimate goes private - what next?
Ultimate Software will go private after all. The go-shop period has now passed and the deal can proceed. The debt load that Ultimate will get as a result of this deal is certainly material. How will this work out for employees, customers, etc.?
Cognita connects its people across schools in three continents
Private schools group Cognita uses a learning and collaboration system from Cornerstone to help connect staff in locations spread across three continents
'Financials first' conversations rising as Workday aspires to $10 billion run rate
There are more financial management conversations opening up as Workday closes off fiscal 2019.
Wipro sells off Appirio HCM practices for $110m to IPO-bound Alight
A new chapter for Appirio's former Workday and Cornerstone OnDemand practices as Wipro sells up to longstanding and now IPO-bound ecosystem partner Alight
More thoughts re: Ultimate Software - is a lot of debt now a good thing?
The Ultimate Software (ULTI) deal to be taken private was announced on February 4 and has a 50-day go-shop clause in it. No other suitors have come public yet. Now that a couple of weeks have passed, what else should we be looking at?