Oracle EVP Steve Miranda(top right) at Oracle Live, while Linda Weber of Kroger(bottom right) shares insights with Oracle SVP Rondy Ng as Oracle Cloud ERP gains ground across the enterprise.

As the pandemic continues to disrupt lives all over the world, major enterprises are charging ahead with their ERP strategies to strengthen their business...
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison(top) and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon join forces to take on social network giants

Leapfrogging Cloud rivals many times its size, Oracle has emerged as a minority investor in TikTok Global under a multi-party agreement whereby Oracle Cloud...
Ultimate Software and Kronos usher in UKG with Aron Ain (top right) as CEO

The suspense is over. Almost five months after Kronos and Ultimate Software merged to create a $3 billion HCM application powerhouse, the combined company...
CEO Safra Catz outlines Fusion ERP and HCM growth

Oracle exited its fiscal 2020 in good shape as the leading database and ERP vendor rolled out a number of corporate and product measures...
Digital contact tracing during COVID-19

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, our series of special reports on Enterprise Essentials – technology products that are deemed vital for the...
Top reasons for deploying AP Automation

AP Automation, the modern technology that helps companies big and small around the world manage invoices and payments, is becoming more mission-critical than ever....
Larry Ellison and Safra Catz discuss how Oracle Cloud Energizes Enterprise Essentials to Speed Global Recovery

As the global recovery gets under way after the initial shock of the pandemic, a growing number of enterprise software vendors are pivoting their...
Applicant Tracking Systems Among Global Top 500

Since 2010, our global team of researchers have been quantifying ERP, HCM, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), CRM, Procurement, Treasury customer wins and losses around...
Aron Ain will become new CEO of combined company.

In a $22 billion blockbuster deal, Kronos and Ultimate Software are merging into a HR applications powerhouse ready to take on Microsoft, SAP and...
CEO Sridhar Vembu retraces his roots as Zoho soars in popularity

Zoho is not a household name in the US enterprise applications market, but that’s about to change if the privately-held vendor has its way. Founded...
Exhibit 1 - 2018 Lease Accounting Applications Market Shares Split By Top 10 Lease Accounting Vendors and Others, %

In 2018, the top 10 Lease Accounting software vendors accounted for nearly 40% of the global Lease Accounting market which grew 26.2% to approach...
Exhibit 1 - 2018 CcaaS Applications Market Shares Split By Top 10 CcaaS Vendors and Others, %

In 2018, the top 10 Contact Center As A Service software vendors accounted for nearly 52.5% of the global CcaaS application market...
Exhibit 1: 2018 Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Applications Market Shares Split By Top 10 Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Vendors and others, %

In 2018, the top 10 CASB software vendors accounted for approximately 57% of the global Cloud Access Security Broker applications market which...
Microsoft’s Nadella and Salesforce’s Benioff face off in Cloud applications market, photo from Salesforce’s Twitter feed

After more than a decade of relentless development efforts and heavy investments including a blockbuster acquisition, Microsoft has surpassed Salesforce for the...
Chief Product Officer Dan Brown(left) and CEO Tod Nielsen at FinancialForce Community Live

Midmarket ERP applications vendor FinancialForce is reinforcing its emphasis on professional services automation, while stepping up efforts to win the race for...
At Vision 2019, CEO Mike Morini (left to right), Meghan Rees of MLSE and Shilpi Narang of Workplace by Facebook

WorkForce Software is unleashing a slew of enhancements that reinforce its laser focus on workforce management, while strengthening its presence in key...
Left to Right: Kirsten Allegri Williams (CMO), Stephen Spears (CRO), Greg Tomb (President) and Amy Wilson (EVP of Product) at SuccessConnect

SAP’s Cloud platform and integration strategy is gathering momentum as the enterprise software heavyweight is pushing its stack beyond the boundaries...
Kronos president Chris Todd at its new HQ in Lowell, MA, basking in its soaring valuation

After years of solidifying its gains in the workforce management applications market, Kronos is eying a bigger prize in everything HR.
Oracle SVP T.K. Anand searches for the next big hit in BI and Analytics

Oracle is focusing on new customers and its fast-growing Cloud applications business to help drive its analytics offerings, which have been streamlined...
(Left to right)VP Jill Strange of Infor HCM Science Apps, CTO Soma Somasundaram, CEO Charles Phillips, CFO Kevin Samuelson, and VP Heidi Benko of Infor SCM

Infor is moving swiftly to capitalize on its new momentum, banking on a whole host of partners and new products to drive...
SAC event features Stephanie Turner of Honda(top left), Gerrit Kazmaier of SAP in Vancouver offices recently renovated by Omicron

At a recent SAP event in Vancouver, Canada, Stephanie Turner, manager and senior system engineer of Honda R&D Americas, demonstrates the use of SAP...
SAP CEO Bill McDermott(left to right), President of Cloud Business Group Rob Enslin, Head of Products and Innovation Bernd Leukert and President of Customer Experience Alex Atzberger at SAPPHIRENow in June 2018

Five months ago, I asked a roomful of SAP executives what did it take for the ERP applications vendor to win in Customer Relationship...
Oracle sponsors naming rights to SF Giants stadium, SailGP and renovates San Mateo Marriott(photos by MLB, hotel website and AP)

Oracle is investing heavily in repositioning the software vendor by creating new branding experiences for its customers. For more...
CEO Mark Hurd and EVP Evan Goldberg strengthen Oracle NetSuite’s vertical push

Oracle NetSuite is doubling down on its vertical strategy after solidifying its presence in the midmarket ERP space. The accelerated push comes after its $9.3-billion...
CEO Jean-Luc Robert at Kyriba Live and revenue milestones

The rise of Kyriba validates the upside potential of the Cloud applications market, especially for nimble players that can outrun their competition. In 2018, Kyriba...
Scenes from MBX with CEO Mark Hurd(top left), CX customer references and EVP Steve Miranda on Oracle Cloud Apps momentum

At last month’s Modern Business Experience event, Oracle shed light on its latest Cloud applications strategy, while dispelling some myths and providing more context...
Atop of Cloud Top 500, Salesforce moved into its new headquarters in 2018. Photo credit from salesforcetower.com.

The Cloud Applications market expanded more rapidly in 2017 than previously expected and robust growth of leading vendors suggested that more breakout years could...
Co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison is determined to sustain and expand Oracle’s database franchise

At an Oracle OpenWorld reception last month, I mentioned to an Oracle executive that it was no longer business as usual at the 41-year-old...
SAP SuccessFactors President Greg Tomb(top) and SVP Products Amy Wilson speak at SuccessConnect

SAP SuccessFactors is unveiling a number of new products that play to the strengths of its parent. At its recent SuccessConnect annual conference, SAP SuccessFactors...
Applications that give Management control of Autonomous Priorities will proliferate to better support digital transformation initiatives

The convergence of autonomous software, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications is driving corporate spending, ushering a wave of digital transformation initiatives that could...