Having a clearly defined cloud strategy is a “must-do” for enterprise software giants like Infor and SAP. Living in a customer-driven world, both organisations must change in order to retain their top positions. Their cloud strategies now are maturing and more refined with tonnes of added values that are greatly beneficial to businesses of every shape and size.

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CheapCaribbean used to heavily rely on Excel for data analysis, which was very time-consuming and not effective at realising the value of their data. In order to become a truly data-driven organisation, CheapCaribbean has adopted Birst, a leading cloud Business Intelligence solution provider. Its breadth of functionalities meets all of the company’s analytics needs while the modern networked analytics architecture is a perfect match with CheapCaribbean’s vision of taking the business to the next level. See what Jason Seiple, the Director of Data Analytics at CheapCaribbean, has to say about Birst in the following video.

The word “disruptive” usually brings a negative connotation – troublesome or undisciplined. Disruptive technologies, on the other hand, has a completely different meaning attached to it which is innovative and groundbreaking. The term is becoming increasingly popular as it is transforming the way businesses go about their daily work.

The growing complexity of today’s business has forced many companies to rethink the traditional roles of C-level executives. In some cases, the roles of the CFO and the COO are combined. What are the implications of this phenomenon?

Speaking of CFOs, most people would only think of Finance specialists/ officers. However, top CFOs nowadays must go beyond their traditional roles and immerse themselves in the digital world. Technology is getting embedded deeper and deeper in every aspect of business operations, from the manufacturing stage to the financial side of any projects.

Russell Roof Tiles, the UK's third largest concrete tile manufacturer, is moving its ERP to the cloud by deploying Infor CloudSuite Industrial. The system is expected to go live in 2018.

Tableau 10.5 has officially been launched on January 10.  The latest release is expected to cement the Tableau’s position as a pioneer in data visualisation and analytics by delivering up to 5X improvement in query performance and 3X improvement in extraction.

Cloud Computing is a recently developed technology but its popularity is becoming larger day by day. You are probably using some of its forms without even realising it. From small start-ups to global corporations, from government agencies to non-profit organisations, we are embracing Cloud Computing for all sorts of reasons.