Databases
All your database are belong to us: Snowflake named DBMS of the year by DB-Engines
Homespun database trackers also see PostgreSQL and MongoDB as hotshots for 2021
06 Jan 2022 17:28 | 5
Saas
Articles tagged with Saas
Applications
Diagnosis confirmed: Oracle has a case of healthcare cravings, bought Cerner for $28.3bn as the cure
Deal will see Cerner's systems shifted to the Big Red Cloud and medicos given hands-free voice interface
21 Dec 2021 05:01 | 11
Off-Prem
Veeam to productise in-house Salesforce backup tools - private beta already under way
Major update has passed quality control and will catch up to platform and app updates
20 Dec 2021 08:00 |
Updated
Microsoft 365 admins 'flooded' with bulk and bogus notifications for over an hour
Recent change to cloud services suspected as cause, any real messes will be advised in email only for now
03 Dec 2021 02:20 | 11
Software
Need a new CEO, Salesforce? Have two – Bret Taylor and Marc Benioff to share the job
Restores twin CEO structure that ended in 2020, no indication this has deeper meaning
01 Dec 2021 05:58 |
SaaS
Xero says accounting software users were locked out by login glitch, not nefarious deeds
Issue has been resolved and your data is 'secure', claims SaaS outfit
28 Jul 2021 17:30 | 1
SaaS
'Login infrastructure issue' blamed as sustained Xero outage threatens payrolls
Accountancy software goes TITSUP* as biz users can't invoice customers nor see who's paid their bills
27 Jul 2021 13:54 | 32
PaaS + IaaS
IaaS is a lousy business, says Chinese web giant Tencent: PaaS and SaaS is how we’ll make money in the cloud
Big buyers understand infrastructure economics – and aren’t afraid to screw down providers' prices
21 May 2021 01:37 |
SaaS
Adobe shareholders sign off on exec raises, with CEO Shantanu Narayen winning a plush $7m pay rise
Once again, the cloud makes it rain
22 Apr 2021 17:00 | 7
SaaS
State of Maine threatens to tear up Workday HR contract and request $21m refund if it cannot remedy concerns
Also: SaaS provider completes acquisition of employee feedback platform Peakon
09 Mar 2021 16:36 | 14
Software
UK.gov's centralised buying agency wafts £1.2bn of taxpayer cash in return for a bevy of back-office software
Software subscriptions and licence support a must for bidding businesses
16 Nov 2020 13:00 |
Security
Softly-as-a-service: IBM whispers plan for security SaaS based on a Cloud Pak
Appears to cook a new way to shift containerised wares and get you onto OpenShift
14 Oct 2020 08:03 |
Virtualization
VMware drops hints that ESXi on Arm is about to become a proper product
Also looks to have security and SaaS news in store for next week’s VMworld
24 Sep 2020 06:31 | 4
SaaS
Oracle customers caught in the cross-hairs of Larry’s 'interesting dynamic'
But playboy CTO and Big Red plays to Wall Street types with slick sales patter
11 Sep 2020 23:01 | 3
SaaS
What does Workday think gives it the edge in COVID crisis? 'We're not an ERP vendor,' says CEO Bhusri
Firm not the only SaaS-y outfit to enjoy bumper results during pandemic
28 Aug 2020 15:10 |
SaaS
Cloud now bigger than Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco combined
$233bn revenue in 2019, says IDC, with the top five creaming a third of it
19 Aug 2020 06:28 | 10
On-Prem
UK's Ministry of Justice puts out feelers for SaaS ERP with up to £100m on the table
Can't go worse than that time it bought 2.3 million Oracle licences. Right?
16 Jul 2020 08:30 | 3
SaaS
CIOs will force SaaS vendors to limber up and get more flexible about contracts in the post-pandemic world
No more paying for non-existent employees, users, page views, or transactions, says Forrester
30 Jun 2020 08:03 | 7
Software
Uber turns SaaS vendor with deal that bakes public transport authority into its app
Given the scoundrels in the world of software, could Uber be worse?
18 Jun 2020 07:28 | 2
Software
SAP proves, yet again, that Excel is utterly unkillable
It built a perfectly good analytics cloud yet has added a Microsoft spreadsheet plugin because that’s what punters want
19 May 2020 07:52 | 76
Software
Contact-tracing is basically CRM so we think we've got it sorted, says Salesforce
Coming real soon now as-a-service. Details on data collection and price? Coming soon, promise
05 May 2020 02:06 | 3
SaaS
Cabinet Office dangles £15m for help ditching its Single Operating Platform for cloud-based ERP system
Project 'SOP2SaaS'... it just rolls off the tongue
03 Apr 2020 13:07 | 6
Security
It has been 15 years, and we're still reporting homograph attacks – web domains that stealthily use non-Latin characters to appear legit
More than a dozen dodgy websites spotted masquerading as the real deal, HTTPS certs and all
04 Mar 2020 14:00 | 35
SaaS
Sage still waiting for cloudy investments to make it rain as operating profit tumbles 10.5%
Revenue growth lags as biz makes subscription transition
20 Nov 2019 15:22 | 6
SaaS
We sense a great disturbance in the Salesforce: File-slinging feature breaks down for more than 12 hours
It felt as if millions of SaaS customers suddenly cried out in frustration, then headed off for the weekend early
20 Sep 2019 20:18 | 6
SaaS
Late with your financial paperwork? Here's a handy excuse: Malware smacked your bean-counter cloud offline
Accountancy SaaS CCH falls over, thanks to nasty infection
08 May 2019 06:07 | 21
Security
White-listing Azure cloud connections to grease your Office 365 wheels? About that...
Dev fears sub-domain abuse – Plus, unofficial patches for trio of Windows zero-days
23 Jan 2019 08:53 | 8
Software
Like, subscribe and comment: Sage takes a breath as cloud sales bounce
'Ecncouraging' numbers as it switches from licensing to subs push
17 Jan 2019 13:11 | 4
Storage
Cohesity's Helios tool tells you when your cluster's in a fluster
SaaS kit compares users' setups to reveal best practices
23 Aug 2018 14:11 |
SaaS
Oracle? A strategic priority for CIOs? Nope, says Goldman Sachs
Spending survey highlights shift to new-world tech vendors
10 Jul 2018 18:50 | 11
Software
Microsoft slows Dynamics 365 update cadence
Twice-annual tweaks is slower than Salesforce and Oracle, faster than other SaaS rivals
09 Jul 2018 01:18 | 3
SaaS
Oracle says migrating on-prem ERP to cloud now easier than upgrade
Reveals cloud servers have CPU just for security, migration times cut to five months. Maybe
07 Jun 2018 03:03 | 10
Security
SaaSy HR outfit PageUp reports ‘unauthorised activity’ and data breach
Supermarket chain warns job-seekers from last 18 months. Bank, telco also worry
06 Jun 2018 01:17 | 2
On-Prem
Cisco board adds SaaS-man to help it suss subscriptions
Former Adobe CFO Mark Garrett also sits on board of subs-happy Pure Storage
13 Apr 2018 01:58 |
Exclusive Updated
SAP Anywhere is gonna be absolutely nowhere: We're 'sunsetting' this service, biz tells punters
Have a refund... if you agree not to sue
27 Mar 2018 06:01 | 29
Devops
Cloudflare pushes Workers out the door – without layoffs
Runs JavaScript on the edge, rather than make users schlep all the way to your server
14 Mar 2018 08:02 | 1
Software
Want cheaper analytics? Snub SaaS: Ye olde ELAs might do the job
And don't forget to negotiate when vendors are most desperate for cash
27 Feb 2018 08:29 | 4
Networks
Citrix swallows Cedexis to give NetScaler more multi-cloud cred
Nobody wants slow SaaS or cross-cloud comms, but Citrix wants you to cough up to stop it
14 Feb 2018 03:58 |
SaaS
You're the IT worker in charge of securing the cloud for your company. Welcome to Hell
How'd data leave country? Yep, control-V'd into a rando app the user set up
05 Feb 2018 10:05 | 52
On-Prem
Measure us by subscriptions, says upbeat Citrix
Says cloud plan is working better than expected but predicts very modest growth
01 Feb 2018 05:31 | 1
Devops
Serverless: Should we be scared? Maybe. Is it a silly name? Possibly
Is it a game-changer? Definitely
23 Jan 2018 09:24 | 113
Software
ServiceNow unleashes its 'Kingston' release
Company's journey from the heart of IT to the rest of the business continues
16 Jan 2018 08:04 | 7
Virtualization
VMware begins new vSphere beta, but not for a big bang upgrade
Virtzilla's turning the continuous integration crank for vSphere on AWS
25 Oct 2017 01:00 |
AI + ML
AI might outsmart ITIL, make MTBF moot, says ServiceNow strategist
What if you log an incident that AI helped you to avoid? PLUS: Kingston release details
24 Oct 2017 07:30 | 13
On-Prem
Salesforce CEO: We're doing great because everyone else in CRM sucks
Loafing competitors are 'horrible,' says Benioff
23 Aug 2017 00:02 | 19
Software
Major Oracle E-business suite upgrade coming in 2019. Or maybe 2020
If you can't wait, Big Red says its new SaaS apps will behave just like software modules
09 Aug 2017 07:02 | 4
Comment
You can't DevOps everything, kids. Off the shelf kit especially
Waterfalling for the, er, 'boring' stuff
21 Jul 2017 08:34 | 17
On-Prem
ServiceNow stops over in Jakarta on its journey to AI-land
SaaS-y business process simplifier adds security chat rooms, cloud management and more to new release
21 Jul 2017 02:04 |
Security
Cybereason snags $100m from Softbank to mount distribution, tech offensive
'This deal is the coming of age of the offensive security model'
21 Jun 2017 17:59 | 3
SaaS
Cloud bigger than ever, biz suddenly keen to fork out for security. Put 'em together...
Let's just say cloud security on the up - Gartner
15 Jun 2017 14:30 |
Software
IBM's ShinyHappy™ SAP Ariba deal papers over SaaS fail
Emptoris procurement product is being taken behind the shed just five years after acquisition
23 May 2017 07:02 | 16
Devops
Virtualization twisted devs, cloud and SaaS made them monsters
But 'digital' and the internet of things might make them appreciate ops teams again
12 Apr 2017 03:58 | 4
On-Prem
Sage loses 'trail-blazing' executive after less than six months
De Rojas to have 're-energised' regional business
21 Mar 2017 16:24 | 4
SaaS
URGH – bitter taste! Sage hikes One SaaS price 50 per cent
Kicks in on April Fools' Day
06 Mar 2017 09:32 | 18
On-Prem
Salesforce: Brex-pensive mistake, guys. Your little referendum dented our brilliant results
CEO shoots for $10bn revs, though 2017 will start slowly
01 Mar 2017 08:02 | 3
SaaS
Cancel your cloud panic: At $122bn it's just 5% of all IT spend
*aaS-es are, however, fattening faster than any other segment of the market
22 Feb 2017 02:04 | 11
SaaS
Dell EMC's 'Spanning' SaaS backup outfit expands into Australia
Fat-fingered fumblers of Australia, untie! Your Office 365 errors are now recoverable
15 Feb 2017 22:04 |
Software
IBM and ServiceNow lock eyes, vow long commitment
Roses are red. 'Global strategic alliance' is … eeeww. We've written a more fun headline for you even though V-Day is over
15 Feb 2017 05:29 | 1
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
You want SaaS? Don't bother, darling, your kind can't afford it
Perhaps if we club together, we could
25 Nov 2016 10:02 | 49
POLL
Forget 'shadow IT' – it's 'self-starting IT' now
So says VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. Do you have a better term?
21 Nov 2016 06:02 | 31
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