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90% of crypto enthusiasts expecting inflation to be a real problem

“As an asset in limited supply, fast growing cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin can be a strong inflation hedge against devaluing fiat currencies.">>

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Strategic partnership

Alteryx and PwC bring partnership to more regions around the globe

Alteryx has expanded its global relationship with PwC as a Global Elite Partner. The partnership brings together Alteryx's analytics and data science automation solutions with PwC’s services and technologies.>>

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Qualtrics acquires conversational analytics company Clarabridge for $1.125 billion

With Clarabridge, Qualtrics plans to enable organisations to tune into, analyse and act on everything customers and employees are saying, wherever they're saying it.>>

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Google Cloud and SAP SE announce an expanded strategic partnership

Google Cloud and SAP aim to help customers execute business transformations with Google Cloud capabilities in AI and machine learning.>>

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Payment innovation

Failed payments costing Asia Pacific organisations more than $41b every year - Accuity report>>

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Carbon emissions

APAC firms could slash carbon emissions by 78% by moving to cloud - AWS report>>

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Why it’s worth getting excited about low-code development>>

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BlackLine and Kyriba bring digitalisation to CFOs >>

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Workday survey explores the impact of COVID-19 on finance and the lack of data insights

Workday has announced its chief financial officer survey results, exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on the finance function.>>

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8x8 rolls out enhancements to XCaaS offering

"We continue to innovate across 8x8 XCaaS, allowing organisations and their employees to maximise productivity and responsiveness as they collaborate from anywhere, on any device in the app of their choice.”>>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Zoho’s ManageEngine updates AI assistant with conversational analytical capabilities

Zoho’s ManageEngine has updated the company’s AI assistant Zia with augmented analytical capabilities.>>

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BigCommerce makes first acquisition since going public

BigCommerce intends to leverage Feedonomics to expand the number of global marketplace and advertising channels for merchants.>>

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BlackBerry releases Jarvis 2.0 the latest edition of its flagship analysis tool

BlackBerry has released BlackBerry Jarvis 2.0, the latest edition of its flagship software composition analysis tool.>>

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Artificial Intelligence / AI

Veritone acquires AI hiring company PandoLogic

Veritone, the creator of an AI operating system, announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire PandoLogic.>>

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Businesses struggling with proliferation of data - Dell Technologies

Research finds businesses need to improve data culture to realise value. >>

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Microsoft pledges to run data centres carbon neutral by 2030

The tech giant has announced it will aim to power all its global data centres and offices with zero-carbon energy by 2030. >>

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Cloud represents billion dollar opportunity for APAC, Deloitte finds

The Asia Pacific region could benefit from a significant US$160 billion future economic boost if businesses increase investment in, and take greater advantage of, cloud-based technologies.>>

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Verified Mark Certificates

Entrust launches Verified Mark Certificates to support BIMI email authentication standard

“By encouraging the deployment of DMARC and promoting its adoption, BIMI benefits the whole email ecosystem to promote strong sender authentication.”>>

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Cloud computing

What can cloud computing do for your organisation?

As a result of the pandemic, organisations need to rethink how they conduct digital business — both within the companies themselves and with customers. >>

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dotdigital achieves ISO 27701 certification

Omnichannel marketing solution provider dotdigital has announced that it has been awarded ISO 27701 certification.>>

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Acclimation launches entry-level ERP solution with SAP

Quick Starter - Finance and CRM package is an entry-level ERP solution for companies looking to implement SAP Business ByDesign for the first time.>>

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Sysdig eyes up DevOps security capabilities through Apolicy acquisition

“With Apolicy, Sysdig delivers a secure DevOps workflow for infrastructure and workloads and automatically closes the loop from production to source by fixing issues identified at runtime," says Sysdig CEO.>>

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Ambit deploys AI chatbot for global travel firm Online Republic

The AI-based chatbot, called ’Wheelie’, is designed to support Online Republic’s Airport Rentals and Motorhome Republic brands with 24/7 customer support and AI capabilities.>>

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RangeMe launches global retailer solution in A/NZ market>>

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Privileged Access Management / PAM

Misconfigured cloud services in SEA at risk of exploitation by threat actors>>

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Cost of a data breach hits record high during pandemic - IBM>>

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Red Hat and Nutanix announce strategic partnership for cloud-native applications>>

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What does the completion of the move to cloud mean for organisations?>>

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SAS plans to launch IPO by 2024 following 45 years of profitability>>

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Privileged Access Management / PAM

Attivo Networks launches CIEM solution to bolster identity management offerings>>

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How to determine if a DevOps transformation is on track>>

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InterSystems named leader in multimodel data platforms>>

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Cloudflare to power networks on 100% renewable energy and remove all historical carbon by 2025>>

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Zoom moves into contact centre market, acquiring Five9 in $14.7 billion stock transaction >>

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DXC Technology launches pay-per-use VMware cloud consumption model on AWS>>

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Robotic Process Automation / RPA

How RPA transformed the tedious processes of insurance underwriters>>

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IT skills shortage

The new (and better) route to a career in IT>>

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The double-edged sword of online retail >>

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Financial results

Alphabet publishes Q2 2021 financial results showing Google in fine form>>

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Application intelligence

Hazelcast launches real-time intelligent applications platform>>

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Salesforce announces the acquisition of Slack>>