The Ultimate-Kronos merger - a marriage of equals
Two large HR/HCM players, Ultimate and Kronos, are to join in corporate matrimony. It's a story of common private equity owners, a $22 billion valuation and a big global opportunity - here’s our take
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Before NRF 2020, I had a major axe to grind with HappyOrNot's instant customer feedback. I took my issues directly to the founder. The stakes are high: empower employees, or bruise them further via techno-feedback.
Oracle and SAP - going soft in their old age?
There's a subtle but perceptible change at two of the world's largest application software vendors. What's going on.
Uber's framing of gig economy regulation in terms of personal freedom - an electorally-expedient spin that talks to the wallet?
Uber didn't manage to get its desired temporary halt to AB5 in California, but the workarounds are taking shape while the wider battle goes on.
In the name of Ada - Merici Vinton, CEO of Ada's List, on championing women in technology
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Fresh color on the SAP R/3-ECC transition to S/4HANA post 2025
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"You have to be brave enough!" - tough love on tech's gender inequalities from Salesforce's deliberately difficult Dame
If gender equality is to be achieved in the tech sector, it's going to need courage, conviction and cultural challenges, says Salesforce UK CEO Jayne-Anne Gadhia.
ZohoDay 2020 - Zoho’s uphill growth (as told in the Texas hill country)
Lots of growth, lots of slides and lots of updates - my take on the recent Zoho Analyst Summit.
Boosting time to value from enterprise apps – how do you differentiate?
Buying out-of-the-box software gets you started faster, but can you still differentiate? Choose well and you can gain a two-year advantage, writes IFS CEO Darren Roos
When two heads are better than one - complementary leadership matters for succession planning, says Gartner
Leadership confidence is low, so it's time for some complementary thinking around HR.
In this 37th year of 1984, what comes after?
Apple told us 1984 wouldn't be like '1984'. Salesforce Peter Coffee has questions 36 years later...
Brian Sommer's Month in Review - January 2020
The first month of the new year is over. Here are the tech highlights.
FIS drives employee engagement overhaul with a 'golden triangle' of Workday, Visier and Glint
Engaged employees tend to stay with the company longer - a key tenet of FIS's HR transformation program.