Tableau makes analytics more accessible and integrates with Slack
At Tableau Conference, the Business Intelligence (BI) vendor announces expansions of its platform. Bringing analytics to "anyone, anywhere", as the company itself likes to summarize its mission, plays a central role. Data and analytics must become more accessible. To this end, Tableau is aiming for...
Microsoft shows the future of Dynamics 365
Microsoft has been expanding Dynamics 365 for years. The SaaS portfolio offers ERP and CRM software solutions. Recently, however, we have seen the tech giant making significant investments, and it seems to want to increase the pressure on its competitors. What's Microsoft's direction of Dynamics 36...
Wil van der Aalst joins Celonis: “Automation and object-centric process mining crucial trends”
The 'godfather of process mining' Wil van der Aalst joins Celonis as Chief Scientist. The Dutch professor, who is considered the founder of the discipline, will play a major role in the strategy within the company. Where exactly is the product going? According to Van der Aalst, there are two trends...
‘Mailchimp considers €8.5b+ sale’
Mailchimp is considering a sale, according to Bloomberg. The marketing platform provider could be valued at more than $10 billion (€8.5 billion).
According to people familiar with the matter, Mailchimp is attracting interest from private equity firms and large tech companies. It is not known w...
Digital sales very popular, future of sales is online
Many organisations have recently reinvented commerce activities. The corona crisis meant that many things had to change overnight. Technology often plays a crucial role in innovation, as well as laying the foundation for new channels. E-commerce proved ideal for continuing the business and is also ...
Zebra provides visibility and mobility for on-demand economy
Customer expectations are changing rapidly. Companies feel more and more compelled to deliver products and services in real-time because that's part of the on-demand economy. Zebra Technologies (hereafter Zebra) sees this as a crucial development, where a technology strategy can be distinctive. We ...
Windows 365 Cloud PC: cloud version of Microsoft operating system
Microsoft wants to offer Windows in new ways. That is why the tech giant is presenting Windows 365 during its Inspire event. The service brings the operating system, Windows 10 and later this year Windows 11, to the Microsoft cloud. The full Windows experience, including personal configurations, is...
Veeam wants to dominate the world of data
Veeam's goals and ambitions are sky-high. Initially focusing on backup and virtualisation, it now aims for the leading and dominant position in the data and infrastructure strategy of companies. We spoke with Veeam about how its focus on 'modern data protection' led to its current platform.
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Security pioneer John McAfee dies in Spain
John McAfee has died at the age of 75. The cybersecurity pioneer, who founded the well-known cybersecurity company McAfee in 1987, was found dead in a Spanish prison.
John McAfee died by hanging, according to his lawyer Javier Villalba. The Catalan judiciary confirms the death. According to the ...
Staples Solutions structures its data protection strategy with Veeam
We write about the importance of having a backup and disaster recovery policy on a regular basis. But what does that mean in practice? We spoke to Aleh Sadaunichy, Infrastructure Solutions Architect at Staples Solutions, who fairly recently implemented a new approach using Veeam.
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Christian Klein shapes SAP in his own way
A lot has happened at SAP over the last months. At a product level, the company focuses on HANA and S/4HANA. Meanwhile, the organisation is also changing with Christian Klein as CEO. The software giant has changed rapidly in just a few years. With the annual SAPPHIRE conference behind us, it is a g...
SAS shapes the future of analytics in the cloud
SAS will discuss the future of analytics at its Global Forum in the coming days. The cloud plays an increasingly prominent role in this, according to the analytics giant. This is where real benefits can be realised, so SAS invests in this transition to the cloud. We spoke with the new CTO, Bryan Ha...