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Latest FinancialForce release aims to help services businesses mind their margins This article is sponsored by:

FinancialForce outlines enhancements in its Winter 2023 Release, out today, which aims to help services organizations and XaaS providers mind their margins and optimize operations.

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CBS transforms its marketing processes with Atlassian tools to help measure creative output This article is sponsored by:

Creating advertising assets at CBS is a complicated, multi-team process. With the help of Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence tools, the television network has streamlined its marketing activities.

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How do companies balance cloud migrations and core ERP upgrades? Fresh data reveals transformation plans and obstacles This article is sponsored by:

ASUG's latest research delved into the drivers behind SAP customer transformation efforts and the role of MSPs. Geoff Scott mulls on the ERP obstacles being faced and the reasons behind cloud migration choices.

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Tackling the skills shortage via equal opportunities - Salesforce shares out $5 million to open up careers to marginalized groups This article is sponsored by:

Salesforce VP of Philanthropy Ron Smith explains how the cloud giant is targeting groups furthest from access to a tech career.

The Very Group adopts Jira Service Management to improve employee experience and comply with financial regulations This article is sponsored by:

Online retailer The Very Group is bolstering its service experience across the business through the use of Atlassian’s Jira Service Management tool.

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Technology vendors lead the way in appointing new cadre of CIO - and they happen to be women This article is sponsored by:

Seven major enterprise technology vendors have women CIOs, as diversity awareness grows in the tech sector

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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.

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McKinsey - AI adoption is leveling off, but AI leaders are pulling ahead This article is sponsored by:

McKinsey’s State of AI in 2022 report highlights how diversity is lacking in many AI teams, but those with greater diversity perform better.

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PagerDuty achieves profitability a quarter ahead of expectations This article is sponsored by:

PagerDuty’s share price was up on the news of a strong quarter, which saw it achieving $3 million in operating income.

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Frasers Group heads off Log4j and streamlines acquisitions with endpoint security This article is sponsored by:

Tooling from Tanium is protecting the firm form zero day vulnerabilities and is now key to Frasers’ IT due diligence

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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.

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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?

The underrated practice of ERP systems automation - Scotts Miracle-Gro shares its SAP example This article is sponsored by:

At SAP TechEd, we heard plenty of useful talk on SAP automation, but mostly from a low-code/business user angle. What about ERP systems automaton? Avantra customer Scotts Miracle-Gro shares its ERP automation lessons.

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