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Open source CRM software: The pros and cons

Many organizations, both large and small, are intrigued by open source CRM software, which can be an economical and feature-rich option. Continue Reading
Tips and best practices for implementing open source CRM

When implementing open source CRM, pay attention to budget and functionality, as well as other CRM implementation best practices, says expert Richard Boardman. Continue Reading
Sound without the fury

Before C5 Editorial created a Fibre Channel SAN, downloading sound files used to take hours. Continue Reading
Linux clears scalability, security hurdles

Does Linux have what is takes in terms of scalability, applications, and security? Companies like Weather.com are saying yes. Continue Reading

Self-service analytics tools hand BI power to business users

Self-service BI software opens the door to wider analytics uses in organizations. This handbook compares top self-service tools ...

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some...

Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster ...

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Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using ...

Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data ...

Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that ...

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Digital transformation goals spark new S/4HANA migration momentum

S/4HANA upgrades form the core of digital transformation for SAP organizations, but many underestimate the challenges, such as ...

Greg Tomb: HANA underpins SuccessFactors, post-2025 SAP HCM

The cloud has loomed large in Greg Tomb's SAP career. Now, he has a year under his belt at SuccessFactors and much to say about ...

Trust grows in public cloud adoption for HANA, consultant says

In this Q&A, Matt Lovell of SAP consultancy Centiq talks about the current state of cloud deployments for SAP HANA and why an S/...

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Breaking down AI-infused Oracle Autonomous Cloud services

Oracle offers AI-infused cloud services for analytics, application development, application and data integration, data management...

Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud gets transaction processing

Oracle launched a transaction processing version of Autonomous Database, a cloud-based platform that automates configuration and ...

The future of SPARC/Solaris is cloudy -- in multiple ways

Cutbacks by Oracle have put the future of SPARC and Solaris in doubt, but the vendor says it's still committed to the ...

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Centralize AWS account management with native SSO tool

Some third-party tools have longer track records, but AWS SSO offers an appealing alternative as a native service to handle cloud...

Assess, manage AWS costs with third-party tools

An ecosystem of third-party products augment AWS' vast portfolio of cloud services, including cost management tools. Dig into ...

Weave AWS CodePipeline into serverless app deployment

CodePipeline brings a number of benefits to serverless app development and deployment, including the elimination of mundane tasks...

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New rules for WCM tools enhance the search experience

WCM used to mean platforms for webpages viewed on desktops. Today, it's morphing into digital experiences, and it taps AI as well...

AI-assisted image and video search is next content frontier

You can search text, but it's harder to catalog images and video. New tools are automating those processes at the enterprise ...

Box AI strategy looks to give users AI development tools

Box wants to be the hub of its enterprise users' software and AI content ecosystems with integrations and partnerships ranging ...

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Dreamforce 2018 conference highlights and key takeaways

Salesforce will reveal new features, tools and platform updates at Dreamforce 2018 in San Francisco Sept. 25-28. Use this guide ...

Dreamforce brings Salesforce products upgrades

More than 150,000 attendees are expected at Dreamforce in San Francisco, where Salesforce will show how recent acquisitions fit ...

Salesforce implementation offers window into partner management

Implementing Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Community Cloud has enabled a national window treatment company to ...