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Hesitant digitization hamstrings manufacturers’ outlook

Instead of digitizing processes quickly, many companies in the manufacturing industry are standing still — and thus are in danger of falling further behind.

By Manfred Bremmer

Feb 13, 2025 4 mins

Digital Transformation IT Strategy Manufacturing Industry

Workday aims to manage AI agents like employees

The cloud-based HR and financial management company is developing the Workday Agent System of Record to help organizations manage their AI agents, and working on new role-based agents for the business.

By Thor Olavsrud

Feb 11, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence IT Skills Workday

MicroStrategy goes big on BI and Bitcoin as rebranding drops ‘Micro’

Rebrand comes with major risks as cryptocurrency's huge role could be viewed as a ‘distraction’ by firm’s customer base, analyst says.

By Paul Barker

Feb 6, 2025 4 mins

Business Intelligence Cryptocurrency

NetSuite adds new AI capabilities to improve enterprise workflows

The new AI capabilities include the Prompt Management API, the CPQ AI Assistant, the NetSuite Expert for SuiteAnswers, and a text enhancer for custom fields, and come with no additional cost.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Feb 6, 2025 3 mins

ERP Systems Generative AI

European companies less willing to invest in IT than US firms

A recent global survey of business decision-makers shows a significant gap in investments in IT between companies in Europe and the US, regardless of size.

By Karin Lindström

Feb 6, 2025 2 mins

Budgeting Digital Transformation IT Strategy

Workday to cut 1,750 jobs, shift focus to AI and global expansion

CEO says the move ‘has the potential to drive a new era of growth for Workday,’ but there are concerns about customer service during the transition.

By Sascha Brodsky

Feb 5, 2025 1 min

Generative AI IT Jobs Workday

Trump reclassifies government CIOs, allowing for political appointees

CIOs will no longer be career civil servants but instead will become policymakers taking on controversial political topics. Critics say it’s a terrible idea.

By Grant Gross

Feb 5, 2025 4 mins

CIO Government Government IT

AI to shake up Salesforce workforce with possible shift to sales over IT

With the help of AI, Salesforce can probably do without some staff. At the same time, the company needs salespeople trained in new AI products, CEO Marc Benioff has stated.

By Martin Bayer

Feb 5, 2025 4 mins

CRM Systems Salesforce.com Technology Industry

H-1Bs under Trump: Lots of heat, little action

While the Trump administration combats other immigration, the high-skilled worker visa program appears safe, even with strong opposition from the president’s MAGA base.

By Grant Gross

Feb 5, 2025 6 mins

Careers H-1B Visas Hiring

SAP throws a lifeline to large organizations with new ECC offering

Scheduled for release in 2028, it will, says analyst, reduce risks, security vulnerabilities, and compliance challenges tied to outdated systems.

By Paul Barker

Feb 4, 2025 5 mins

ERP Systems Managed Cloud Services SAP

How would a potential ban on DeepSeek impact enterprises?

While some experts believe the ban would be limited to the consumer-facing app running the model, others believe enterprises should stick to a private deployment to safeguard investments.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Feb 4, 2025 8 mins

Generative AI Risk Management

Nvidia unveils preview of DeepSeek-R1 NIM microservice

The GPU-maker has released a preview of an Nvidia inference microservice (NIM) to help developers deploy the new open-weight gen AI model.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 31, 2025 3 mins

Generative AI Nvidia Technology Industry

AI Pact: Simplifying EU AI Act compliance for enterprises

With the February 2 deadline for implementing the first stages of the EU AI Act upon us, more than 130 companies have joined the AI Pact initiative launched by the European Commission to help on the path to compliance with this complex legislation. M

By Patrizia Licata

Jan 30, 2025 11 mins

Artificial Intelligence CIO Generative AI

How DeepSeek changes the gen AI equation for CIOs

The new gen AI model’s explosion on the scene is likely to amp up competition in the market, drive innovation, reduce costs and make gen AI initiatives more affordable. It’s also a metaphor for increasing disruption. Maybe it’s time

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 30, 2025 8 mins

CIO Generative AI Technology Industry

ServiceNow adds AI Agent Orchestrator, Studio to its Now platform

The additions aim to help enterprises manage their AI agents more easily while increasing productivity.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jan 30, 2025 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Generative AI Robotic Process Automation

SAP restructures board to emphasize AI-first, suite-first strategy

SAP is expanding its Executive Board to include the Strategy & Operations division and is appointing an expanded Executive Board consisting of eight additional managers.

By Martin Bayer

Jan 29, 2025 4 mins

ERP Systems Enterprise Applications SAP

Will the US cloud soon be illegal in the EU?

Donald Trump has poked a first hole in the EU-US data agreement, putting the Biden agreement on Transatlantic data privacy concerns to the test.

By Tristan Fincken

Jan 28, 2025 4 mins

Cloud Computing Data Privacy Regulation

SAP to give on-prem customers three-year reprieve — with a catch

Since many migrations to S/4HANA are still stalled, SAP apparently wants to give its customers more time to make the switch.

By Martin Bayer

Jan 27, 2025 3 mins

ERP Systems Enterprise Applications SAP

Gen AI ROI falls short of expectations, but belief persists

A new Deloitte survey shows ROI on gen AI is not coming as quickly as hoped, but interest and excitement remain high. Nevertheless, CIOs need to identify and overcome barriers to large-scale deployment.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 22, 2025 5 mins

CIO Deloitte Generative AI

67% of digital transformations delayed due to skill shortages

Skills shortages are impacting businesses in myriad ways, slowing down digital initiatives and damaging the bottom line.

By Sarah K. White

Jan 22, 2025 3 mins

Digital Transformation IT Skills

OpenAI, SoftBank, Oracle lead $500B Project Stargate to ramp up AI infra in the US

The project is designed to keep the US ahead of competing nations, such as China, in AI.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jan 22, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Technology Industry

Microsoft joins the European cloud group that sued it for antitrust

The world’s largest software company paid a mere €54,000 to join CISPE as a non-voting member, but Amazon still voted to block Microsoft from joining at all.

By Evan Schuman

Jan 21, 2025 4 mins

Cloud Computing Microsoft

Trump repeals Biden’s AI oversight order, shifts focus to innovation-driven policies

The move sparks debate over balancing innovation with safeguarding security and societal interests.

By Gyana Swain

Jan 21, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Regulation Technology Industry

Trump charges DOGE with modernizing federal technology and software

In a sleight of hand, Trump is renaming the existing US Digital Service as the US DOGE Service.

By Peter Sayer

Jan 21, 2025 4 mins

Budget Government IT

Delays in TSMC’s Arizona plant spark supply chain worries

Major tech firms may have to remain dependent on Taiwan-based plants, increasing their exposure to geopolitical risks.

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Jan 21, 2025 5 mins

Supply Chain Technology Industry

US GPU export limits could bring cold war to AI, data center markets

The Biden export limits, enacted during his last days in office, may drive data center construction to US allies while forcing China and Russia to develop their own AI chips.

By Grant Gross

Jan 21, 2025 7 mins

GPUs Government Regulation

Altman now says OpenAI has not yet developed AGI

But this month, the company will release the model he previously claimed had achieved it.

By Paul Barker

Jan 20, 2025 4 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

Cloud infrastructure spending more than doubles in the third quarter of 2024

With shared cloud dominating 62% of total spending, AI-driven infrastructure investments are redefining enterprise strategies globally.

By Gyana Swain

Jan 20, 2025 1 min

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing

Lenovo to acquire Infinidat to expand its storage folio

The acquisition can be seen as part of Lenovo’s strategy to support more AI workloads.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jan 17, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Storage Lenovo

Nvidia intros new guardrail microservices for agentic AI

Three new NIM microservices leverage small language models (SLMs) to help enterprises boost safety, security, and compliance for AI agents.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 16, 2025 4 mins

Generative AI Nvidia Technology Industry

Companies look to sell off assets to pay for AI investments

While many CIOs worry about funding for AI projects, some companies are considering selling off non-core assets to keep investing.

By Grant Gross

Jan 15, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Budgeting Technology Industry

Microsoft commits to AI integration, but delivers no particulars to differentiate from rivals

CEO Satya Nadella speaks of an even more Azure-centric environment: “Azure must become the infrastructure for AI, while we build our AI platform and developer tools on top of it.”

By Evan Schuman

Jan 14, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Microsoft

EU joins industry backlash against Biden’s AI Chip export restrictions

Seventeen EU nations face export restrictions ; the bloc hopes to persuade the incoming Trump administration to change the rules.

By John E. Dunn

Jan 14, 2025 6 mins

GPUs Generative AI Regulation

AI will transform the enterprise ‘in a generation,’ say CDOs

A survey of Fortune 1000 AI and data leaders found ‘techno optimism prevails,’ with 97% of organizations seeing AI as beneficial overall.

By Paul Barker

Jan 10, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Generative AI

Enterprises willing to spend up to $250 million on gen AI, but ROI remains elusive

Generative AI adoption gains momentum as 67% of enterprise leaders anticipate business transformation within two years.

By Gyana Swain

Jan 10, 2025 5 mins

Generative AI IT Management

Tech industry sounds alarm over US AI Export Control Framework

Oracle leads industry backlash, warning of dire consequences for US innovation, while others debate the effectiveness of AI regulation to address national security risks.

By Gyana Swain

Jan 8, 2025 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Regulation

Microsoft promotes American-first AI

In the fight against Chinese AI ambitions, Microsoft is demanding more support from the incoming Trump administration. The tech giant’s tone is becoming more nationalistic.

By Martin Bayer

Jan 8, 2025 5 mins

Government Microsoft Technology Industry

IBM offers SAP-on-Power users a new way into the cloud

IBM says enterprises running S/4HANA on its Power Systems will be able to migrate to SAP’s RISE managed cloud offering in as little as 90 days.

By Paul Barker

Jan 7, 2025 4 mins

Enterprise Applications IBM SAP

Almost nothing remains of Software AG

With the sale of Alfabet and Cumulocity, what was once Germany’s second-largest software provider continues to shrink.

By Manfred Bremmer

Jan 7, 2025 3 mins

Business Process Management Databases Mainframes

Nvidia unveils generative physical AI platform, agentic AI advances at CES

Nvidia has announced world foundation models (WFMs) for creating generative physical AI to power autonomous factories and warehouses, traffic control systems, and even surgical rooms.

By Thor Olavsrud

Jan 6, 2025 7 mins

Generative AI Nvidia Technology Industry

With o3 having reached AGI, OpenAI turns its sights toward superintelligence

OpenAI’s newest, most performant model, announced in December, has passed the ARC-AGI test, purportedly outperforming most humans. Now Sam Altman says the company is looking to go far beyond that.

By Taryn Plumb

Jan 6, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft will invest $80B in AI data centers in fiscal 2025

More than half of these data centers are expected to be built in the US, Microsoft President Brad Smith said.

By Anirban Ghoshal

Jan 6, 2025 1 min

Cloud Computing Data Center Microsoft Azure

Critical warning from Microsoft: .NET install domains changing

Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions installation tools 'dependent on some of the resources,' the company says; less than two weeks to make the change.

By Lynn Greiner

Dec 27, 2024 1 min

Development Libraries and Frameworks Devops

Network problems delay flights at two oneworld Alliance airlines

American Airlines flights were grounded for up to an hour on Dec. 24, while 71 JAL flights were delayed and four cancelled on Dec. 26.

By Peter Sayer

Dec 26, 2024 1 min

DDoS Networking Transportation and Logistics Industry

Tech supply chains at risk as the US launches probe into China’s legacy chip dominance

The Biden administration has alleged that China’s dominance stems from anti-competitive practices, including cyber intrusions, forced technology transfers, and underpricing chips by 30% to 50% — often below production costs.

By Gyana Swain

Dec 24, 2024 7 mins

Supply Chain Technology Industry

Trump taps Sriram Krishnan for AI advisor role amid strategic shift in tech policy

The appointment signals a strategic focus on AI innovation, data governance, and US enterprise competitiveness.

By Gyana Swain

Dec 23, 2024 4 mins

Generative AI Regulation Technology Industry

SAP customers still slow to deploy AI broadly

Organizations are interested in leveraging AI to optimize internal processes and analyze data for insights, but security, data quality, and governance remain hurdles.

By Thor Olavsrud

Dec 23, 2024 5 mins

ERP Systems IT Strategy SAP