SAP - News, Features, and Slideshows

• SAP on Azure vies with Salesforce on AWS to break data out of silos

  Six of the biggest companies in IT are setting out to eliminate the silos in which enterprises store customer data. The bad news?

• Hacker threats rising against Oracle and SAP business software

  Companies and government agencies targeted and thousands more exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in software.

• SAP appoints new chief to billion-dollar ANZ business

  SAP has appointed a new chief to lead its $1 billion Australia and New Zealand division.

• Teradata sues SAP for allegedly stealing trade secrets

  SAP has been sued by Teradata, which accused it of stealing trade secrets, copyright infringement and anti-trust violations.

• AWS joins list of blockchain-as-a-service providers

  Amazon plans to be one of a handful of vendors providing blockchain-as-a-service for enterprises seeking to test the waters without expense and risk.

• Big Data, Cheap Storage Bring In-Memory Analytics Into Spotlight

  In-memory analytics, like virtualization and the cloud, is an old idea that's been given new life. In this case, the combination of big data, inexpensive commodity storage and parallel processing make it possible to analyze terabytes of data without slowing systems to a crawl.

• Salesforce.com's Complexity Brings CIOs, Partners Together

  As Salesforce.com's SaaS offerings become more sophisticated, configuration and deployment gets more complex. In response, enterprises are increasingly turning to partners for implementation help.

• Apple's SAP deal means more iOS enterprise apps

  Apple continues to make headway in the business world. This week it landed a significant partnership with SAP that could have a major impact on mobile productivity.

• The evolving meaning of the 'I' in CIO

  The average tenure of CIOs has reached 5.8 years, according to CIO's 2015 State of the CIO study, but CIOs are still known for moving around a fair bit. When CIOs transition from one company to another, it's a great time to look into the future, reflect on the past and consider how the CIO's role is changing.

• This isn't your father's enterprise software

  When Patrick Benson joined Ovation Brands back in September 2013, he was given a tall order: modernize an array of legacy IT systems that could no longer keep up with the restaurant-chain conglomerate's business processes.

• NoSQL takes the database market by storm

  CARFAX, the online vehicle tracking and valuation website, built its first database in 1984 based on technology named OpenVMS. At the time, it was cutting edge for its ability to handle millions of records.

• Apple-IBM deal threatens Android's enterprise push

  The new Apple-IBM partnership seems sure to help Apple sell more iPads to businesses, but it may also be setting off alarm bells at mobile device management companies large and small.

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