This week - enterprise LLMs heat up - and I file my first live gen AI use case. Holiday shopping numbers look good so far - at least from the online lens. Vendors file upbeat earnings, and return to office is declared... dead? And yes, the un-predictions are coming.
The economic crisis might not be over, but online shoppers were still out in force in search of a bargain during Cyber Week.
This week - Sam Altman knows how to play the AI Game of Thrones, but what are the implications for the enterprise and beyond? Has AI Safety gone from buzzword bingo to oxymoron? The retail holiday season is underway, and transformations start with data silos, not AI. As always, your whiffs.
How was Black Friday's online retail performance compared to 2022?
Salesforce and Adobe place their bets on how good or bad retailers can expect the coming days to be.
As the sun rises on Black Friday around the world, Richard Cudd of Confluent reflects on the importance of data-driven sales that go beyond one holiday event.
After six years running its business on Oracle NetSuite's cloud ERP platform, home fashion brand Buster + Punch runs highly automated global operations from a single back-office location in the UK.
It's tough out there for Lowe's and Home Depot, but both firms CEOs are determined to keep the technology investment on track.
As CEO Jeff Gennette gets ready to depart, Macy's manages to please - or at least appease - investors.
This week - Sam Altman is out at OpenAI, but in at Microsoft. What does this mean for the enterprise? Meanwhile, retailers are hoping (and gritting teeth) for a holiday amidst macro-doubts - but Walmart is upbeat. Your whiffs include ChatGPT in my inbox, looking for PR love.
The Holidays are looming, but the retail sector is downbeat. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon tries to be upbeat.
Target consumers are headed back into the stores and outperforming the digital part of the omni-channel mix.
ASOS was once an e-commerce darling, but that was then, this is now. As to what comes next...
Last week's Netlify Compose conference saw the launch of a new platform designed to help enterprises manage their transition to a more agile, composable web architecture.
NetSuite customers Birdrock Brands and Terlato Wine Group speak about their use of Analytics Warehouse and how it revealed unexpected truths in their business metrics.
Strike a pose - retail is evolving, says Josh Fischer of Acumatica. Find out how technology is changing the meaning of commerce functionality and giving retail a new face.
