Author: Keith Kirkpatrick

Oracle Announces New Fusion Cloud HCM User Experience Enhancements
July 25, 2024

Oracle Announces New Fusion Cloud HCM User Experience Enhancements

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers two HR-focused announcements from Oracle, focusing on reducing friction with day-to-day tasks, as well as the employee application process....
Salesforce and Workday Unveil New AI Employee Service Agent
July 25, 2024

Salesforce and Workday Unveil New AI Employee Service Agent

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers the new AI assistant from Salesforce and Workday, and details why he believes the new tool checks all the boxes for...
Alphabet's Strong Q2 2024: Highlighting Revenue Growth and AI Impact
July 24, 2024

Alphabet’s Strong Q2 2024: Highlighting Revenue Growth and AI Impact

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, shares his insights on Alphabet's Q2 2024 earnings, focusing on significant revenue growth, the impact of generative AI, and impressive Google Cloud...
Kyndryl Selects RISE with SAP to Enable Its Digital Transformation
July 24, 2024

Kyndryl Selects RISE with SAP to Enable Its Digital Transformation

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Kyndryl’s selection of RISE with SAP, and the extension of a partnership agreement to provide transformation services to customers seeking to...
SAP Q2 2024 Cloud Revenue Soars Amid Ongoing Restructuring
July 23, 2024

SAP Q2 2024 Cloud Revenue Soars Amid Ongoing Restructuring

Keith Kirkpatrick and Daniel Newman at The Futurum Group, share their insights on SAP’s Q2 2024 results fueled by strong cloud revenue growth, significant customer wins, AI integration, and strategic...
Artificial Intelligence Software and Services June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report
July 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Software and Services June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers the highlights in the enterprise AI market in June 2024, featuring key players such as Apple, OpenAI, Stability, Google Deepmind, Meta,...
Enterprise Applications June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report
July 22, 2024

Enterprise Applications June 2024 Monthly Market Snapshot Report

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers the highlights in the enterprise application market in June 2024, featuring players such as Salesforce, Pegasystems, SAP, Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle Netsuite,...
SAP Announces Enhancements to RISE with SAP Commercial Packages
July 19, 2024

SAP Announces Enhancements to RISE with SAP Commercial Packages

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers SAP’s new enhancements to its RISE with SAP offerings, incorporating AI, low-code app dev, and additional capabilities for the CFO suite,...
Enterprising Insights, Episode 31 – Market Insight Report Spotlights
July 18, 2024

Enterprising Insights, Episode 31 – Market Insight Report Spotlights

In this episode of Enterprising Insights, The Futurum Group Research Director Keith Kirkpatrick discusses two Market Insight Reports he authored at futurumgroup.com, focusing on Text-to-Image Generation Technology for the Enterprise,...
Salesforce Debuts Einstein Service Agent
July 17, 2024

Salesforce Debuts Einstein Service Agent

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers Salesforce’s Einstein Service Agent, which is designed to help improve self-service and agent-driven support experiences by leveraging AI and automation....
OpenText Announces New Enhancements in Its Cloud Edition 24.3 Release
July 17, 2024

OpenText Announces New Enhancements in Its Cloud Edition 24.3 Release

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, covers the release of OpenText Cloud Edition 24.3, which incorporates AI to drive enhancements across its Business Clouds, Business AI, and Business...
Review: Poly Voyager Free 20 Wireless Earbuds
July 12, 2024

Review: Poly Voyager Free 20 Wireless Earbuds

Keith Kirkpatrick, Research Director with The Futurum Group, reviews HP Poly’s Voyager Free 20 earbuds, covering its features and functionality and assessing the product’s ability to meet the needs of...

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