Salesforce’s announced acquisition of data visualisation company Tableau is big news for the CRM and analytics worlds. Following Salesforce’s purchase of MuleSoft last year, the latest announcement shows a consolidation trend in the business software landscape. The...
London Tech Week kicks off a packed programme of events from today until the 14th of June. Tech leaders have flown in from around the world to spread the word about tech’s positive impact on society and business. Topics such as digital transformation, big data,...
Influential Software has expanded its operations to a second London office at 8 Devonshire Square, a minute’s walk from Liverpool Street Station. 8 Devonshire Square’s other name – The Spice Building – is a clue to its origins. If we wound the clock back 300 years, we...
If you want a sense of how crucial finance automation has become to a modern organisation, take a look at the shift in what CFOs see as the most important skill for new hires. Three years ago, 78 percent said it was proficiency with Excel. Last year, only 5 percent...
Focussing on the crucial value of API technology, MuleSoft has unveiled a slew of API improvements in Anypoint Platform this month. The new Anypoint API Community Manager and Catalyst Mobilize will help organisations use APIs as competitive differentiators, develop...
In financial services, the one thing that doesn’t change is change itself. Business players are forced to deal with challenges posed by agile fintech start-ups, fast M&A transitions, shifting compliance laws, and demanding customer expectations. And as growing...
SAP BusinessObjects is designed to simplify reporting and analysis, removing the need for data analysts. But to take advantage of the software’s full value you’ll still have to pick up some skills. Whether you’re adopting BusinessObjects for the first time, taking on...
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone in your organisation – regardless of their training – could benefit from analytics insights? That’s the aim of natural language query analytics. By processing questions stated in everyday language, NLQ provides quick answers to all...
What company wouldn’t like to repeat the success of Google or Amazon? Well, the good news is you can access the technology behind it: APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). A recent report says that over a third of current technology leaders create a quarter...
Even in our high-tech world, it’s still true that “a tool is only as good as its user.” And while MuleSoft is the leader for enterprise integration, knowledge and strategy are still key to getting your ROI. That’s why we’ve rounded up the most common...
