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Oracle Live 2021 - Steve Miranda makes the case for Oracle Cloud Applications results This article is sponsored by:

As Oracle Live kicks off, Steve Miranda previews the state of Oracle Cloud Applications - via customer stories. Our back-and-forth includes the tedium of vendor wars, pushing for deeper cloud ERP benefits, and whether AI is mature enough to help supply chain customers.

Now don't laugh, but a slimmed-down, re-focused IBM might just evolve into an enterprise cloud powerhouse This article is sponsored by:

IBM's hybrid cloud strategy and a newly-re-focused company might create a compelling alternative to Microsoft and VMware.

Nailing down a DIY omni-retail future - how Kingfisher plans to build on its COVID wins in the Vaccine Economy This article is sponsored by:

Kingfisher has had a 'good war' in the shift to online, but can its victories be maintained in the Vaccine Economy?

Get ready for future-ready manufacturing This article is sponsored by:

Manufacturers who are future-ready will have a competitive lead over their more laggardly rivals, says Salesforce's John Kelleher.

A crisis of values - Salesforce and Unit4 put down roots in forestry to tackle the climate change crisis This article is sponsored by:

Forestry focus comes as economists call for firms to be judged on their climate impact, not financial performance.

In search of trustworthy AI - is the insurance industry using AI to fairwash FICO scores? This article is sponsored by:

Does applying AI to insurance ratings and FICO scores improve fairness? The insurance industry says yes, but the data points to AI fairwashing. It's time for a change.

British Government aims for ‘truly data-enabled and digital’ clinical research environment post-COVID-19 This article is sponsored by:

Hot on the heels of the Health Secretary’s pitch for a digitally enabled NHS, the British Government is also hoping to learn from its research experience during COVID-19.

Be realistic, focus on privacy and don’t forget to ask the patient - what healthcare digital transformation really needs to be successful This article is sponsored by:

Big vision ideas for health sector digital transformation need to be tempered with practical considerations based on real world concerns and attitudes. Some top advice from four expert commentators.

ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott - ‘Linear thinking is crushing companies’ This article is sponsored by:

Bill McDermott believes that ServiceNow is primed to help buyers rethink their business models in a post-COVID-19 world.

Unit4 moves on from Advent as TA Associates buys in at $2 billion valuation This article is sponsored by:

Unit4 CEO Mike Ettling plans acquisitions and US growth after TA Associates buys out its longstanding private equity owner Advent International in $2 billion deal

Study - accelerated by the pandemic, people trust robots more than humans to manage money This article is sponsored by:

As financial anxieties and stress shot up through the pandemic, consumers and business leaders have turned to artificial intelligence to take the strain. Juergen Lindner breaks down the findings from Oracle's latest research.

Human and robot shaking hands over stacked coins AI finance trust concept © Andrey_Popov - Shutterstock

Enterprise hits and misses - COVID-19's digital lessons take hold, Uber gets a gig economy wake-up call, and an enterprise buyer debate takes hold This article is sponsored by:

This week - pulling COVID-19 digital lessons from the education sector - but will they stick? Plus: the enterprise buyer one-throat-to-choke debate heats up again. Uber must give UK drivers "worker" status, and tech companies' "diversity theater" gets called out. In the whiffs section, I backtrack on NFTs.

Monday Morning Moan - how the UK plans to digitally transform its health service (a.k.a. this time it’ll work, honest, it will!) This article is sponsored by:

Here we go again - let's digitize the NHS! A noble ambition perhaps, but the track record of such efforts in government - and the individuals driving them - leaves a lot to be desired.