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Archive: Open source

Is SAP's ABAP a special snowflake or has a Git run it over?

A vibrant and important conversation among SAP Mentors provides insights into the challenges SAP faces in an open source led world.

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Australia’s ticketing giant Ticketek goes all in with MongoDB - ‘It’s the only database up to the task’

Ticketek has transformed itself into a platform business and we spoke to CTO Matt Cudworth at MongoDB World in New York about its transformation.

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MongoDB evolution continues with launch of mobile, visualisation tools and general availability of Stitch

At the opening of MongoDB World 2018, the NoSQL database provider made a number of announcements that enhance its backend and management capabilities.

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Enterprise hits and misses - Buyers are changing, Workday is buying, and the Microsoft - Github debate continues

This week - Another no-vacation-for-you surprise as Workday buys Adaptive Insights. The B2B buyer is changing faster than sales can keep up, and Microsoft's Github acquisition provokes debate - and a big whiff.

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Enterprise hits and misses - AI hits the curve, SAP subverts the two-speed enterprise

This week - AI isn't intelligent until it gets to causality. Sapphire Now begins with CRM swagger - bring on the analysis. Plus: Microsoft gets Github, but why? Your whiffs include a tour of Twitter support dystopia via my pals at Intuit.

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Sapphire Now 2018 - the don’t be creepy keynote

A competent keynote with few slip ups but no real depth and no real surprises.

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Sapphire Now 2018 - a multi-faceted preview

Sapphire Now 2018 will only go one of two ways: success or disaster. Despite the significant potential to be a winner, I don't see much middle ground. Here's what you should look out for.

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Disruption infatuation? No. Cloud apps? Yes. Why DataStax bet on the hybrid cloud

My last talk with DataStax CEO Billy Bosworth left us with unfinished business. We address that by poking holes in disruption infatuation. Bosworth makes his case for a different model: transformative cloud apps powered by a hybrid cloud.

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New York Times ‘leans in’ to create a cloud-native culture

The New York Times had been running its own data centers, but has since shifted to AWS and Google Cloud, prompting a cloud-native approach.

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Adidas runs from Docker to Kubernetes for its e-commerce platform

Speaking at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Copenhagen this week, Adidas explains how the retail company ended up using Kubernetes at scale.

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Just Eat delivers on IT’s appetite for information with AppDynamics

Application performance management tools are helping online food delivery service Just Eat stay alert to any infrastructure issues that could leave customers hungry.