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How Accenture’s solution erases the blind spots of services spend management

CIO Business Intelligence

Yet, Accenture had a dependable, long-term partner in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software pioneer SAP, first adopting the company’s solutions in 2004. The lengthy process slowed feedback on solution design, as well as delivery times on changes.

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Q&A: Google’s Seattle-area engineering leader – an Amazon vet – on big growth, remote work and more

GeekWire

Google was the first Silicon Valley tech company to establish an engineering outpost in the Seattle area in 2004. When he got the itch to try something new, he made the shift to enterprise at Google. And then ultimately to vendor management, like retail systems and retail pricing. GW: What was the attraction to Google?

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Cloud Shines Brightly as Future of Disaster Response IT

Cloud Musings

From the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 to the earthquakes in Chile, Haiti and Japan, awareness of disasters reaches around the globe in time measured in milliseconds. This is do-more-with-less in enterprise technology. first among its lessons learned following the aftermath of the 2004. lands nearby neighbors. Jackson said.

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