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SAP Reports Strong Q1 Cloud Growth, But Red Ink On The Bottom Line

by Rick Whiting

Restructuring costs and expenses associated with the $4.8 billion acquisition of Qualtrics lead to a loss in the first quarter of 2019

Talend Launches Next-Gen Cloud Data Integration Toolset

by Rick Whiting

New Pipeline Designer software eases the task of developing data workflows between on-premises, hybrid and cloud systems.

Looker Extends Analytical App Portfolio, Data Platform Development Capabilities

by Rick Whiting

Channel and development partners can use the new development tools to build role-based, vertical industry analytical apps that tap into the Looker system's core functionality.

Exclusive: Accordo Group Nabs Intermedia Channel Leader Eric Roach

by Gina Narcisi

Accordo Group, led by former Intermedia exec Eric Martorano, has brought on his former colleague Eric Roach to lead sales and marketing efforts, Roach told CRN.

Microsoft Looks To Avoid Hiccups With Next Windows 10 Feature Update

by Kyle Alspach

For the Windows 10 May 2019 Update, Microsoft will spend more time gathering feedback before making the update broadly available.

MacOS Update Breaks Apple Mail For Many Gmail Users

by Kyle Alspach

It's ‘unconscionable’ for Apple to release a new version of macOS with a bug this problematic, one solution provider says.

Trifacta Adds Data Quality Capabilities To Its Data Wrangling Toolset

by Rick Whiting

Move comes as business analytics, AI and machine learning initiatives require increasingly higher quality data to succeed.

Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Rimini Street Against Oracle

by Joseph Tsidulko

After years of litigation, the third-party support provider will recoup $12.8 million it paid the enterprise software giant after a jury found it infringed on Oracle copyrights. The high court's decision brings clarity to how damages are awarded through the Copyright Act

Splice Machine Deepens Accenture Partnership, Raises $16 Million In Series B Funding

by Rick Whiting

The two companies will jointly develop ‘operational AI’ solutions for vertical industries based on the Splice Machine big data platform. Accenture already incorporates Splice Machine into its Insights Platform analytics system.

Salesforce Helps Inject $11.7M In Odaseva, A Cloud Data Management Firm

by Joseph F. Kovar

Odaseva develops technology for adding data protection, compliance, and operations management to data for mission-critical applications, and for Salesforce data in particular.

IBM CEO And Friends Open Up About Open Source: ‘Everything That Can Be Open Source, We'd Prefer To Be Open Source’

by Joseph Tsidulko

Moderating a panel of industry and foundation thought leaders at the IBM THINK 2019 conference, Ginny Rometty probed how open source is revolutionizing software development, and why large companies need to play a role in sustaining that innovation

Databricks Raises $250M In Funding As Market Valuation Hits $2.75 Billion

by Rick Whiting

Big data software developer attributes growth, in part, to its Microsoft alliance and the jointly developed Azure Databricks cloud service.

Microsoft Acquires Education Data Management Platform DataSense

by Kyle Alspach

Microsoft says the integration Platform-as-a-Service is popular among education-focused solution providers.

SAP Plans Restructuring That Includes 4,400 Job Cuts

by Rick Whiting

Company reports 9 percent sales growth in Q4, but shift to cloud software continues to pressure profit margins.

Vella Named New Information Builders CEO, Promises 'Channel-Centric' Approach

by Rick Whiting

Founder and long-time CEO Gerald Cohen to remain as chairman and senior advisor.