Earnings reports

SAP restructures as it sets long term ambitions while meeting Q4 FY2018 expectations This article is sponsored by:

SAP announced an ambitious target for cloud earnings by 2023 as it sets to take an estimated €800-950 million restructuring hit, hits Q4 expectations.

SAP Q3 FY2018 - cloud momentum continues, ups guidance This article is sponsored by:

SAPs Q3 FY2018 and visibility into the future allows SAP to raise guidance. The devil is in the detail and important questions remain to be answered.

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Workday Q2 FY2019 impresses, warns of headwinds associated with Adaptive Insights acquisition This article is sponsored by:

Another solid quarter from Workday but with plenty of questions around what happens now that the Adaptive Insights acquisition has been consummated.

APM vendor New Relic has Q1 growth spurt as enterprise push continues This article is sponsored by:

Cloud-based APM vendor New Relic beats Wall St expectations in its latest earnings report, growing its enterprise footprint in cloud, digital and DevOps

Lew Cirne CEO New Relic at FutureStack 2017 by @philww

Quality beats quantity at Twitter as it cleans house. Pity the market doesn't get it This article is sponsored by:

Twitter reported mixed results but a record quarterly profit. It is concentrating on cleaning out toxic accounts but that didn't impress the market.

Workday ends FY 2018 on a roll but Wall St frets over billings This article is sponsored by:

Workday earnings for Q4 FY 2018 beat estimates as cloud financials does well, while Wall St frets over a metric with little relevance in a SaaS business

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SAP Q4 FY2017 earnings - a call with Luka Mucic, CFO This article is sponsored by:

SAP didn't disappoint in its Q4 FY2017 numbers but then it didn't excite either. But there are still questions worth the asking.

Oracle’s self-cannibalization is over rated - it's a solid pivot This article is sponsored by:

Love them or hate them, Oracle is executing a plan that some see as self-cannibalization. They're dead wrong.

Workday Q3 FY2018 - solid with a raise in projections for the full year This article is sponsored by:

Another great quarter for Workday, buoyed by a combination of acceleration in the financials related products and an emphasis on happy customers.

Oracle confident ahead of earnings, changes executive compensation plan - software buyers take note This article is sponsored by:

Oracle has radically changed its key executive compensation plan. This matters as do the goals and targets it is setting for itself.

New Relic Q1 FY2018 beats on top and bottom line, holds guidance This article is sponsored by:

New Relic handily beat analyst expectations but remains relatively cautious in its forward projections. There's plenty to look forward towards as it expands its physical footprint, especially in Europe

SAP Q2 FY2017 - smooth and relaxed This article is sponsored by:

SAP Q2 FY2017 beat expectations but the more important point is what SAP had to say abut investments and the near term. It was a relaxed and smooth performance by the CEO and CFO who have become a formidable earnings call tag team.

Infosys is off to a cautious start as it posts better than expected Q1 FY2018 results This article is sponsored by:

Posting a good Q1 FY208 is only half the story as Infosys goes through its own transformation journey. The devil - and the signs - are in the detail. All is much more promising than it was a few months ago.