HCM and the digital future of work

Workday moves towards a more composable platform strategy with Extend This article is sponsored by:

Workday sees flexibility and integration as important selling points. At its Rising EMEA conference I found out more about its Extend initiative and a more composable platform strategy.

Zuzana Rozkosna & Charlotte Okosun, Hilti, at Rising EMEA 2022-11 - @philww

Salesforce delivers solid Q3, but co-CEO Bret Taylor's resignation steals the spotlight This article is sponsored by:

Bret Taylor is going back to his entrepreneurial roots, but what does that mean for Salesforce's direction in a turbulent economic climate?

Show me the money – the CEO imperative that will drive ERP automation This article is sponsored by:

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?

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Parsing the hype, hopes, and practical applications of AI across finance solutions This article is sponsored by:

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.

Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow finance hype myth concept © Michael C. Gray - Shutterstock

Not the end of the world as Workday turns in strong Q3 numbers in a world of caution This article is sponsored by:

Caution is the word among CEOs, but the mission-critical nature of Workday's offerings is paying off.

Black women in tech - a UK perspective This article is sponsored by:

The tech industry does not have a good track record in attracting and retaining Black women...and it's not just a US problem.

Ceridian Insights - drilling down on the latest product announcements This article is sponsored by:

 HRMS & Payroll vendor Ceridian had a newsworthy user conference last week in Las Vegas. Here are some of the highlights.

ServiceMax shows how gender parity in tech can be done This article is sponsored by:

Ahead of its acquisition by PTC, Noor Tarin, VP of Talent Enablement & Development, explains how the firm rapidly increased its women VPs

Enterprise hits and misses - Retailers' pre-holiday news is problematic, Amazon's layoffs wake up Alexa, and low-code gets a reality check This article is sponsored by:

This week - Walmart and Target issue mixed earning news - where does consumer sentiment lie? Amazon's pending layoffs are another wake up call, and Alexa teams are impacted. Flexible work data is complicated, as is low-code adoption. Your whiffs include Web3 vinegar from yours truly.

Workday Rising EMEA - DEI spirit is willing, but the strategy is weak This article is sponsored by:

At Workday Rising EMEA this week, the company's Chief Diversity Officer and customers discussed how to ensure diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives make a real-world impact.

Carin Taylor, Chief Diversity Officer, Workday, speaks at Rising EMEA 2022

COP27 – businesses see the financial benefits of going green This article is sponsored by:

SAP study shows shift in business attitudes to sustainability

Ceridian Insights - a master class on how to work with prospects at a user conference This article is sponsored by:

Prospects can learn a lot about a potential software vendor if they only attended a vendor’s user conference. Unfortunately, they might not wrangle an invitation to the event. At the recent Ceridian Insights event, we saw its Co-CEO deliver a masterclass.

British Government department DEFRA finds NextGen talent with ServiceNow skills programme This article is sponsored by:

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) was struggling to compete with the private sector to attract ServiceNow talent - so it decided it would help train the next generation of talent.

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