Enterprise software giant SAP could cut up to 2,200 jobs (three percent of its 74,000 employees) in a move to rebalance employment around…
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Not a shocker: SAP puts HANA at center of new biz apps push
When you hear from SAP these days, the software giant always leads with HANA, its in-memory database. HANA is to SAP what…
Read MoreSAP’s lower profit guidance blamed on “tough” cloud transition
SAP, like its enterprise software competitors, has been talking cloud for years, putting a ton of effort into promoting HANA as a…
Read MoreOracle humbly suggests that you try its cloud
Oracle, which was late to cloud, nonetheless has arrived in time for mission-critical apps to make the cloud leap, according to the company’s new…
Read MoreGirl Scouts are mum on tech underpinning of Digital Cookie push
Details are slim but Accenture, Hybris are implementation partners on the Girl Scouts' new Digital Cookie e-commerce effort.…
Read MoreExpense this? Concur Technologies said to be on the block
Concur Technologies, which fields SaaS-based expense report and travel management for businesses, is for sale, according to Bloomberg News.…
Read MoreSAP throws in with the OpenStack crowd
Business applications giant SAP is now an official sponsor of the OpenStack Foundation. Not sure what took it so long.…
Read MoreMicrosoft claims SAP enterprise apps for Azure
Availability of SAP's portfolio on Azure should bolster Microsoft's contention that Azure is an option for running enterprise applications…
Read MoreSAP exec behind HANA quits in a hurry
Dr. Vishal Sikka, credited with building the HANA real-time analytics franchise, is leaving the company for personal reasons, SAP said Sunday.…
Read MoreSalesforce.com president, formerly of Oracle, instead targets SAP: You’re going down
Keith Block said Salesforce.com will focus on six verticals -- by organic development, partnering, or acquisition -- to help surpass SAP as top dog.…
Read MoreZenefits snags $15M plus Lars Dalgaard for its board
SuccessFactors' founder and former CEO brings lots of human resources know-how to upstart Zenefits, which has a new $15M in Series A funding under its belt.…
Read More5 predictions on the future of databases (from a guy who knows databases)
Michael Stonebraker has helped create a lot of database systems and has lots of thoughts about where the industry is headed. Oracle, SAP, NoSQL, NewSQL -- they all have a place if they play their cards right, but some might have a harder time than others.…
Read MoreAvon slams the brakes on SAP deployment, proving once again that enterprise software is hard
No kidding. ERP and enterprise applications are very complicated. Even new implementations have to tie into all that old stuff. Here's one more reminder.…
Read MoreSAP’s shift to cloud may just be paying off
The German enterprise software company's latest results show a drop in traditional licensing income, but a healthy uptick in cloud revenue that would be even stronger if it weren't for pesky currency issues.…
Read MoreIn enterprise mobile security, perhaps it’s best to treat all devices as BYOD
According to AirWatch chairman Alan Dabbiere, who spoke at our Mobilize conference on Thursday, the integration of mobile devices into employees' personal lives makes BYOD-style policies a no-brainer.…
Read MoreRolling in dough: SAP Ventures launches new $650M fund
The VC arm of the enterprise software giant now has $1.4 billion under management. It claims both independence from its parent company -- while also preserving tight ties to it.…
Read MoreOracle, the leader in relational databases, is playing catchup everywhere else
Oracle leads the league in relational databases but it's far from clear that the company can replicate its success in non-relational and in-memory categories. That's why Larry Ellison's no-show matters.…
Read MoreVirtustream lands $40M from SAP to build out its enterprise cloud
Already partners in the cloud, SAP and Virtustream tighten ties with SAP's big investment.…
Read MorePodcast: Are you ready for some (Internet of Things) Football? A data driven party?
Wearables are already deeply embedded in the sports world, so in this week's podcast I talk to an SAP expert about what we can learn about data derived from wearables from the NFL and the NBA.…
Read MoreVMware brain gain? SAP vet Sanjay Poonen enters to head up end-user computing
Note to self: Revolving doors work both ways. After several key executive exits, VMware installs Sanjay Poonen to head up its desktop virtualization and other end-user computing efforts.…
Read MoreBig data is healthcare’s biggest threat – and also its likely savior
The one-two punch of new regulations and requirements to store vast new amounts of data are squeezing the healthcare industry. But a few crucial signs suggest the prognosis for achieving better yet cheaper care is good.…
Read MoreSAP taps marketing whiz McDermott as sole CEO
Proposed SAP moves would put Bill McDermott in charge and move more techie Jim Hagemann Snabe onto the supervisory board.…
Read MoreThe week in cloud: Oracle and Dell make strange bedfellows; NSA spygate fallout
Dell and Oracle deal takes coopetition to a new level, shows Oracle hardware vulnerability; will NSA spygate controversy impact cloud adoption?…
Read MoreSAP strikes again, buying hybris to boost e-commerce push
And we're off to the races again as SAP buys hybris, a Swiss e-commerce specialist, to expand its reach into a $37 billion market.…
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