SAP will spin out its $8B spin-in Qualtrics acquisition

Well, this isn’t a story you see every day. Less than two years after German software giant SAP snatched experience management platform Qualtrics for $8 billion days before the startup’s IPO debut, it has now decided to spin out the company in a brand new IPO. https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/11/sap-agrees-to-buy-qualtrics-for-8b-in-cash-just-before-the-survey-software-companys-ipo/ In a press statement released Sunday, SAP said […] Continue reading SAP will spin out its $8B spin-in Qualtrics acquisition

Critical flaw gives attackers control of vulnerable SAP business applications

SAP has issued patches to fix a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-6287) that can lead to total compromise of vulnerable SAP installations by a remote, unauthenticated attacker. The flaw affects a variety of SAP business solutions, including SAP Enterpri… Continue reading Critical flaw gives attackers control of vulnerable SAP business applications

Censia Talent Intelligence Platform is now an SAP-Endorsed App, available on SAP App Center

Censia announced that its Talent Intelligence Platform is now an SAP-Endorsed App, available for online purchase on SAP App Center. SAP Endorsed Apps are a new Platinum category of solutions from SAP’s partner ecosystem and enable SAP customers t… Continue reading Censia Talent Intelligence Platform is now an SAP-Endorsed App, available on SAP App Center

Gurobi improves utilization of mathematical optimization within SAP’s software

Gurobi Optimization announced that it has been selected by SAP SE as the premier, enterprise-wide supplier for mathematical optimization technology, and has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with SAP to enhance and expand the use of mathem… Continue reading Gurobi improves utilization of mathematical optimization within SAP’s software

Sinch acquires SAP’s Digital Interconnect messaging business for $250M

M&A activity has generally slowed down in the weeks since the novel coronavirus took a grip on the world, but there have been some pockets of activity in the tech industry when the price is right or when the divestment/acquisition just makes sense. The world of messaging brings us the latest development in that theme: SAP, […] Continue reading Sinch acquires SAP’s Digital Interconnect messaging business for $250M

Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – April 2020 Edition


Looking for a recap of some of the Azure announcements? Here’s what you need to know.

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Virtustream’s new services improve application availability SLA for mission-critical SAP applications

Virtustream, an enterprise-class cloud company and Dell Technologies business, announced new Managed Availability Services designed to deliver 99.95% availability for mission-critical SAP applications, giving peace of mind to enterprise customers who r… Continue reading Virtustream’s new services improve application availability SLA for mission-critical SAP applications

And then there was one: Co-CEO Jennifer Morgan to depart SAP

In a surprising move, SAP ended its co-CEO experiment yesterday when the company announced Jennifer Morgan will be exiting stage left on April 30th, leaving Christian Klein as the lone CEO. The pair took over at the end of last year when Bill McDermott left the company to become CEO at ServiceNow, and it looked […] Continue reading And then there was one: Co-CEO Jennifer Morgan to depart SAP