Oracle posts strong Q2 numbers with infrastructure and cloud growth powering revenue This article is sponsored by:
Oracle's second quarter numbers kept Wall Street happy despite prevailing macro-economic headwinds.
Cloud ERP financials and supply chain
Coupa goes private with big spender Thoma Bravo in $8 billion buyout This article is sponsored by:
Business spend management vendor Coupa accepts an $8 billion buyout bid from private equity investor Thoma Bravo - will shareholders endorse the sale?
Enterprise hits and misses - AI adoption gets scrutinized, enterprise tech faces the headwinds, and ChatGTP freaks people out This article is sponsored by:
This week - AI adoption hits higher levels, but has ethics kept up? Enterprise vendors face the economic headwinds, with mixed results. ChatGPT provokes AI hyperbole, but the threat may be real. I concede an interesting blockchain use case, and go viral for the wrong reasons.
When a browser update breaks your ERP software, Rimini Connect offers a lifeline This article is sponsored by:
A new suite of tools from Rimini Street offers interoperability between older ERP systems and modern browsers, email protocols and operating systems.
How professional services organizations are adapting to X-as-a-Service This article is sponsored by:
To find out how professional services organizations are adapting to X-as-a-Service (XaaS), what they can learn from product companies, and vice-versa, I spoke to Dan Brown at FinancialForce.
Zuora axes 11% of its workforce as macro-economic uncertainties spook potential customers This article is sponsored by:
CEO Tien Tzuo has had to make a tough decision in the face of the current macro-economic climate.
The power of the continuous close - new data sheds light on automating finance
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Automation can eliminate manual tasks and free finance teams to focus on value-added analysis - but there's more to ROI than these gains alone. Dan Miller unpacks the findings from Sage's 'Close the Books' research.
Enterprise hits and misses - Cyber Monday rocks (kind of), Salesforce shakes it up, and enterprise blockchain stumbles This article is sponsored by:
This week - Cyber Monday brings decent numbers, but not globally. Salesforce has a quarter to remember, with Bret Taylor out. AWS re:Invent is in the books, but I'm waiting on good analysis. Enterprise blockchain hits snags, and I go off - on that and the Metaverse.
Customer-facing, self-service finance? Liberty Security shares their Zoho Finance Platform experience This article is sponsored by:
Today's finance leaders have a daunting purview: serve the business with insights, not just reports. And: do more with less. But what about serving customers better as well? All of that is within the scope of Liberty Security's Zoho Finance Platform projects.
RISE with SAP - a change management program for customers and for SAP This article is sponsored by:
The UK & Ireland SAP User Group conference brought together a variety of stakeholders to talk about RISE with SAP. We’ve already heard from a customer, but what do SAP and the User Group have to say?
Show me the money – the CEO imperative that will drive ERP automation
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As talk of recession heightens, ERP balance sheets are being scrutinized to find ways to build up cash reserves. John Appleby of Avantra asks - can CEOs have their cake and eat it?
Parsing the hype, hopes, and practical applications of AI across finance solutions
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Is AI in finance a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Zoho's Raju Vegesna does some myth-busting and explores the the middle ground where AI has a useful place amid the hype.
Sustainability, S/4HANA adoption and low-code - hitting the hot topics with UKISUG, the UK & Ireland SAP user group This article is sponsored by:
With UKISUG's annual user conference in full swing, it's time to catch up with UKISUG Chair Paul Cooper. Cooper shares fresh data and customer views on everything from SAP BTP to IT spending. S/4HANA adoption sits on the front burner - but is end of maintenance the best project driver?
