Peter Sayer
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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments
It's no wonder ERP has such a bad reputation: The history surrounding the complex and expensive enterprise software market is packed with tales of vendor mudslinging, outrageous hype and epic failures. → Read More
10 future trends for working with business leaders
The IDC FutureScape team has turned its attention to CIOs’ relationship with business leaders to predict 10 winning digital business strategies for the years ahead. → Read More
Microsoft adds high-level governance to low-code tools
At its Ignite 2022 customer conference, Microsoft unleashed a host of innovations, including Managed Environments for Power Platform. → Read More
The Very Group adopts a data catalog to better organize and leverage its online retail capabilities
Chief data officer Steve Pimblett is taming the British online retailer’s data with a combination of organizational change and new technology to deliver analytics assets across the enterprise. → Read More
Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years
In the first quarter of 2022, the pay premium for non-certified tech skills saw a record rise, while IT certifications continued to fall in value. → Read More
ServiceNow targets procurement workflow automation
ServiceNow is putting the spotlight on the Procurement Service Management capabilities of its San Diego software release. → Read More
ServiceNow targets procurement workflow automation
ServiceNow is putting the spotlight on the Procurement Service Management capabilities of its San Diego software release. → Read More
Celonis beefs up its Power BI process mining capabilities
To improve its process mining offering on Microsoft Power Platform, Celonis has acquired Process Analytics Factory, developer of PAFnow → Read More
Return to office? Leaders, workers don’t see eye to eye, study says
CIOs could be called on to help make the office worth the commute, or the remote working experience more inclusive. → Read More
The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster
When Hewlett Packard bought knowledge management software firm Autonomy, it didn’t realize it was buying into a multibillion accounting cover-up. Shareholders sued HP, and HP sued Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch. Here’s how it played out over the decades. → Read More
The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year
This past year has seen multiple billion-dollar-plus acquisitions in hardware, software, and services, as well as plenty of smaller, strategic merger activity in areas vital to enterprise IT. → Read More
Camira Fabrics weaves together EDI and API integrations
What began as a move to bring EDI management in house led to the creation of new APIs for shipping, and has opened the door to future infrastructure modernization. → Read More
Top AWS re:Invent takeaways for CIOs
CEO Adam Selipsky outlined a wide range of new tools and functionality in his first turn at the helm of Amazon Web Services. Here’s what IT leaders should know. → Read More
Top 12 business intelligence (BI) tools for 2021
It’s not always easy choosing a business intelligence tool to meet the needs of your enterprise. Here are 12 that could work for you. → Read More
SAP rolls out RPA, low-code tools to help cut dev debt
At its annual developer conference, SAP rolled out not one but three new automation technologies, hoping to recruit citizen developers to its platform. → Read More
With Hyperforce, Salesforce embraces the public cloud
Salesforce is letting CIOs choose where they run its software, easing compliance with data protection and data sovereignty laws. → Read More
Oracle goes all in on cloud automation
Oracle adds more automation, business networking, recruitment tools and a plethora of digital assistants to its cloud apps. → Read More
How Salesforce’s Tableau acquisition will impact IT
The deal is good news for Salesforce.com users, less so for users of Tableau alone. → Read More
Palm Beach County speeds court filings with AI
With five robots handling basic docketing processes, the county is enhancing efficiency, converting skeptics and escalating staff to higher-value work — and higher pay. → Read More
UCSD shifts from Cobol to real-time data streaming
At the University of California San Diego, CIO Vince Kellen is taking a modular, incremental approach to replacing Cobol applications with modern ERP systems in a quest to give analysts real-time access to data. → Read More