Three ways to build a data-driven culture in your organisation
“It’s not about how data-rich you are; it’s about how insights-driven you become.” Thor Olof Philogène, Founder and CEO at Stravito Imagine buying a $20,000 car then not being able to use it because...
View ArticleZoho Remotely offers Home working solution during Coronavirus
Zoho has announced that it is to offer up a suite of its products for free, until at least July 1st 2020, to help organisations with home working. This is one of those marketing ploys that is either...
View ArticleAccelerate ransomware recovery to meet customer expectations
The UK’s National Healthcare Service (NHS) probably never expected to be an organisation facing ransomware attacks. In 2018, when the NHS (and 786 other companies for the record according to the 2018...
View ArticleCan Pyramid Analytics soar with new funding?
Pyramid Analytics has announced a $25 million growth equity funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). The funding comes five years after its Series B funding round that raised $30 million....
View ArticleBlackLine offers Modern Accounting Playbook with a big carrot
BlackLine has launched its ‘Modern Accounting Playbook’ (MAP). Targeted at the mid-market it provides an implementation accelerator for organisations looking to implement the BlackLine accounting...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Analytics Platforms
A changing landscape Expectations around analytics platforms have changed. In the past, analytics was about reviewing data, comparing it to previous events so that historical reports could be produced....
View ArticleUnderstanding Security When Moving to Cloud for Remote Working
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unparalleled increase in employees working from home. This sudden change in the way organisations are now working means that remote access to tools and...
View ArticleRob Pickell steps into the light as new Mavenlink CMO
It has taken more than a year but Mavenlink has finally found its next Chief Marketing Officer. The company has appointed Robert Pickell as CMO. Pickell joins the company having spent seven years at...
View ArticleIFS enhances CX solution
IFS has announced the latest release of its customer engagement software. The latest iteration of the IFS CX suite was created after the acquisition of mplsystems in 2017. It combines CRM with call...
View ArticlePlanview up for sale
PE Hub has reported that PPM provider Planview is up for sale by Thoma Bravo. Planview, acquired by Thoma Bravo for an estimated $800 million in January 2017 is generating around $120 million in EBITDA...
View ArticleRingDNA removes guesswork from sales with Guided Selling
ringDNA has enhanced its sales enablement platform with the introduction of Guided Selling. Sales reps can no longer meet many customers face to face. They need training on new techniques to take...
View ArticleA conversation with SDWorx
SDWorx is one of the most significant HR and Payroll companies in Europe. It has been in existence for around 75 years, has more than 4,500 employees and in 2019 has revenues of €768 million. Its...
View ArticleOracle continues hare and tortoise growth
Oracle issued its Q2 fiscal 2021 earnings this week. The revenues were only slightly above analyst expectations, and as a result, the share price initially dipped to $58.60. It has since recovered to...
View ArticleWill Hg capital help Prophix consolidate the CPM market?
Hg is to invest an undisclosed sum into CPM vendor Prophix. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. However, unusually, the transaction would also enable management and staff to buy into the...
View ArticleRPA is dead, long live RPA
Is there a revolution, a significant evolution or at least a new generation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? This was the subject of a conversation with Claus Jepsen, CTO of Unit4. Unit4 recently...
View ArticleHas Oracle and SAP’s Cloud War become a Cold War?
Oracle and SAP, two market giants, have been playing a game of ‘who has the most customers?’ Amidst everything else that’s happening in the world right now, it’s quite concerning to watch this face...
View ArticleTigerGraph raises record funding for Graph Analytics
TigerGraph has raised the largest amount for a Graph Analytics company, raising $105 million in a Series C funding round. Hitherto, the $80 million raised by Neo4J in 2018 in its Series E funding round...
View ArticleWhat is a Graph Database and Why Should You Care?
The world is becoming more connected every day, and these connections are more valuable than ever. We’re finding ways to explore connections and relationships to see what they can tell us, and they can...
View ArticleThe power of three within two KeyedIn Projects announcements
KeyedIn has unveiled the latest version of its suite of products. Within this release, it has introduced three major new features. It has also clarified its offering for customers with three editions...
View ArticleSemiconductor makers cash-in on pandemic
Semiconductor makers cashed in during the pandemic, with 2020 semiconductor revenue up 10% to US$466.2 billion. That number comes from the latest Gartner market share analysis of worldwide...
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