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Do you know the basics of using Excel for accounting?

Performing accounting in Excel can be a breeze if you know key commands and shortcuts. Take our quiz to see if you know the basics. Continue Reading
Is your company ready for a cloud-based financial management system?

Take this 10-question quiz to find out if you're very, somewhat or not at all ready for a cloud-based financial management system. Continue Reading
Test your ERP integration and consolidation know-how

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Are you an expert in M2M technology?

M2M is spreading fast. See how much you know about this growing trend by taking this quiz now. Continue Reading
Test your knowledge of global supply chain management

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How much do you know about WMS technology?

Take this short quiz to see how much you really know about the latest WMS technology and how it's shaping the warehouse. Continue Reading
Get schooled on CPM tools

The corporate performance management software (CPM) market is evolving rapidly. Take our quiz and catch up on trends you might've missed. Continue Reading
Demand-driven manufacturing quiz

Think you know the finer points of demand driven manufacturing? Take this short quiz and find out. Continue Reading
Corporate performance management quiz

Test your corporate performance management (CPM) knowledge by answering 10 multiple-choice quiz questions about CPM software, trends, best practices and more. Continue Reading

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 ...

How Oracle DBA responsibilities change with Autonomous Database

Oracle's Autonomous Database automates basic tasks of database administrators. That may put some DBA jobs at risk, but many will ...

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GDPR checklist items data managers might have overlooked

Now that the General Data Protection Regulation has been implemented, it's a good time for organizations to make sure they ...

Confluent Platform 5.0 aims to mainstream Kafka streaming

Confluent Platform updates seek to bring data streaming with Apache Kafka to a wider audience. A new GUI and user-defined ...

Cloud vs. legacy ERP systems: Tug of war intensifies for SMBs

Aging legacy ERP systems at SMBs seem to be getting plenty of scrutiny these days. Heightened consumer demands, shifting ...

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Sales planning tools sport a B2B customer experience focus

Sporting goods giant uses sales performance and planning tools to upend traditional product-centric approach, tackle engagement ...

Revenue ops main theme at Ramp by InsightSquared conference

Beyond recapping the Ramp by InsightSquared conference and some of the keynote speakers, the Pipeline podcast looks back at other...

Microsoft Dynamics 365 updates add AI features to CRM

Microsoft has introduced new updates to its Dynamics 365 CRM platform, including AI-driven business intelligence tools for sales,...

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud update adds functionality for two industries

SAP focuses on manufacturing and professional services with the new features it's adding to S/4HANA Cloud. The enhancements are a...

French transit develops chatbot with SAP Conversational AI

The transit system in the Paris metropolitan area is tackling an AI-driven chatbot project to create an easy way for riders to ...

Renewed push for Business One could boost SAP SMB strategy

SAP has strived to dispel a reputation for pricey, hard to deploy ERP with aggressive marketing and products for small businesses...

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Talking Data: AI advances and the MIT Startup Exchange

The Talking Data podcast team discusses some of the MIT startups that are making advances in AI and natural language processing.

Tableau BI gets Extensions API in version 2018.2 update

Tableau's BI software sees general release of a 2018.2 update with an API for dashboard extensions, while a 2018.3 beta adds more...

BigQuery ML moves machine learning into Google BigQuery

Google is enabling BigQuery users to build SQL-based machine learning models inside the cloud data warehouse via a BigQuery ML ...

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Get started with SQL Operations Studio in 7 steps

Microsoft's newest tool, SQL Operations Studio, provides DBAs with a free, lightweight option for managing SQL Server and Azure ...

Quick start tips for using the new MSSQL-CLI SQL query tool

The new MSSQL-CLI command-line tool provides many enhancements over SQLCMD CLI that enable you to quickly write and run T-SQL ...

Tips and tricks to cut your SQL Server cloud costs

Running SQL Server in the cloud can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be. These tips show you where wasteful spending happens ...

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Evaluating CMS platforms, LA County stays on Documentum

OpenText wins -- or rather, retains -- a massive Documentum customer in LA County after the company acquired the content services...

At OpenText Enterprise World, security and AI take center stage

OpenText unveiled its new application, OT2, at OpenText Enterprise World 2018, while also touting the importance of security. ...

Augmented reality devices speed van repairs at Volkswagen U.K.

Augmented reality headsets for garage mechanics speed collaboration between repair shops and experts in the home office to solve ...

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Four secrets of a successful flexible work arrangement policy

The future of work is flexible, and if your company wants to retain its employees, HR must understand how to make this work for ...

News roundup: Manage employee resource groups and more

A new tool from Espresa could help improve employee engagement. Reach remote workers with a new version of StaffConnect. And ...

Cloud-based HR systems seen as essential to HR agility

IT cost and time savings remain the underpinning, but experts said the desire to be free of old constraints and the ability to ...