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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP has appointed a new global head of artificial intelligence, Walter Sun, after the previous post-holder quit to found her own AI startup. For the past 18 years, Sun worked at Microsoft, most recently as VP of AI for its business and applications platform group. The company is hiring engineers in Berlin and Shanghai.

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SAP offers faster updates, longer maintenance for S/4HANA in private clouds

CIO Business Intelligence

SAP is doubling the time between major releases of S/4HANA Cloud private edition from one year to two — at the same time promising to release new feature packs every six months or so to keep up the pace of innovation. That’s just as well, as SAP is only promising mainstream support ECC through the end of 2027.

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SAP trials meeting-free Fridays

CIO Business Intelligence

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Focus: That will be the new work week for SAP in Germany beginning May 20, 2022. Many companies encourage employees to set aside blocks of time each day for “deep work,” and some even automate that process using tools such as Microsoft Outlook’s focus time feature, part of Viva Insights.

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9 tips for recruiting high-end IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Recruiting and hiring high-end IT talent is among the most challenging tasks IT leaders face today. The IT skills shortage is critical, with CIOs losing talented employees faster than they can hire them,” said Mbula Schoen, senior director analyst at Gartner, in a recent Q&A. “IT CIOs, and their recruiting teams, are well aware.

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3 tough decisions for IT leaders to achieve a successful digital transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

Reducing technical debt Lowering technical debt by decommissioning legacy applications ranks among the most important and toughest aspects of digital transformation as it involves mindset changes. To curtail costs, Pal froze new hiring. He also leveraged Heineken’s global contracts. “We

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Notable tech leaders back Magnify as software startup emerges with $6M in funding

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All-star backers: Investors include Madrona Venture Group, Decibel Partners, and northwest SaaS executives, including: Bill Richter , CEO of Qumulo; Christal Bemont , CEO of Talend; Elissa Fink , former Tableau CMO; Jon Gelsey , former Xnor and Auth0 CEO; and Will Arora , CTO of Assurance.

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Transforming IT culture for business success

CIO Business Intelligence

In lieu of integrating and customizing off-the-shelf enterprise applications such as Salesforce or SAP, Power Home Remodeling has constructed its own proprietary NITRO platform used to run and optimize all aspects of the business and customer experience. That became part of the interviewing process as we hired dozens of people.

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