Patrick Thibodeau, TechTarget

Patrick Thibodeau

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  • Computerworld
  • CIO.com
  • Network World
  • Computerworld Aus
  • CSOonline

Past articles by Patrick:

Workday co-CEO Bhusri sets stage for successor and sole CEO

Workday has tapped Carl Eschenbach, Sequoia Capital and VMware veteran, to work with co-CEO Aneel Bhusri for a year before taking on the chief executive role alone. → Read More

Ceridian adds twist in rush to build talent marketplaces

HR platform vendor Ceridian unveiled its internal marketplace -- but unlike other vendors, its platform integrates contractors and staffing agencies, along with employees. → Read More

Oracle's 'widespread' layoff aired on LinkedIn

Employees affected by an Oracle layoff turned to LinkedIn Monday to post the news. Several called it 'widespread,' but it seemed limited to certain business units. → Read More

UKG looks within to find new CEO

UKG has appointed its former president, Chris Todd, as its new CEO. Todd replaces Aron Ain, who became UKG's CEO after the merger of Kronos and Ultimate Software. → Read More

New Oracle HR tools move employee experience to forefront

Oracle has released an employee experience platform that uses some customer experience techniques. → Read More

Skillsoft to pay $525M for learning platform Codecademy

Codecademy, a software development learning platform with 40 million users worldwide, is being acquired by Skillsoft, a learning platform focused on the corporate market. → Read More

Workday responds to workforce changes with Vndly acquisition

Workday adds extended workforce management capability to its HCM platform with its acquisition of Vndly. Increasing use of contingent labor and competition motivated the buy. → Read More

Workday's Zimit acquisition gives it automated CPQ

Workday invested in Zimit, and later integrated its configure, price and quote software. Now, it's acquiring the company as part of its plan to build enterprise services. → Read More

Four-day workweek reactions range from warm to cool

The four-day workweek has been around for decades without much uptake, but the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the workplace has revived interest in it. → Read More

NASA is changing its approach to people analytics

NASA is implementing a graph database to serve as the foundation of its people analytics. It will give managers and employees insights into skills and training needs. → Read More

Employees revolt after CEO's op-ed about hybrid workplaces

The CEO of the firm that publishes the Washingtonian wrote an essay critical of remote work and the hybrid workplace. Her employees organized a work stoppage. → Read More

Oracle Cloud HCM introduces low-code/no-code template tools

Oracle Cloud HCM is now using low-code/no-code development processes to simplify development for HR employees. → Read More

What's next for Epicor after its sale

Epicor Software Corp. has been sold to a private equity firm, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC (CD&R). The Epicor sale may drive new investments in the firm's ERP systems. CD&R may also seek to utilize Epicor's ERP systems in its portfolio of manufacturing, retail and services firms. → Read More

Kronos-Ultimate get new name; Workday gets a co-CEO

Newly merged Kronos-Ultimate Software will be called UKG or the Ultimate Kronos Group. While the merger brings advantages, analysts say the firms have much work ahead. → Read More

Cornerstone takes next steps in Saba acquisition

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. is taking next steps in its acquisition of Saba Software. Saba CEO, Phil Saunders, will lead the combined company. It's counting on innovation to win new customers -- and keep old ones. → Read More

Coronavirus may deliver an HR tech market shakeout

The new coronavirus may deliver a shakeup to the HR tech market. HR vendors that are still in early stages of building revenue may be vulnerable as customers reconsider buying plans. Other HR vendors may look for bargains and firms with attractive intellectual property. → Read More

Kronos-Ultimate Software merger creates $3B firm with product overlap

Kronos Inc. and Ultimate Software are merging and to create a $3 billion, 12,000 employee firms. But the Kronos-Ultimate Software combination raises many questions, beginning with the name of the new firm. → Read More

Analysts see Infor-Koch combo boosting ERP vendor

Koch Industries, a large privately held multinational, is acquiring ERP vendor Infor. The Infor-Koch agreement ends Infor's plans to seek an IPO and analysts say that's a plus for customers. The IPO was creating uncertainty about Infor's investments. Koch is expected to invest heavily in Infor. → Read More

Epicor cloud, on-premises ERP get equal treatment

Epicor recently upgraded its ERP platform that takes advantage of Microsoft Azure advance capabilities. On-premises ERP users are treated equally with cloud users, but on-premises ERP users need to stay relatively current to get the upgrades. → Read More

Hiring vendor says gender-based AI bias is pervasive

The head of Job.com has set a target of 2021 to address the problem of gender bias in AI. Analysts agree that AI bias is an unsolved problem but question whether Job.com's goal is achievable. → Read More