This week marks the 21st Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, and the company wasted no time detailing the updates across its portfolio. It unveiled artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Cloud, its suite of project and applications management tools, and Human Capital Management Cloud (HCM), its full-stack recruiting and talent product family. And it debuted two new services — Subscription Management, an end-to-end payments solution, and CX Unity, a customer data management platform — alongside a small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) Data Cloud tier. “Oracle is uniquely positioned to help customers connect data and processes across the entire organization to drive better business outcomes,” Rondy Ng, senior vice president at Oracle, said of today’s news. “Our focus on delivering immediate business impact from the latest innovations gives … [Read more...] about Oracle debuts Subscription Management and CX Unity, updates to HCM Cloud and Data Cloud
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The ‘always-on’ mentality is terrible for social media managers — here’s how to switch off without getting left behind
If you’re a Social Media Manager, you’ll probably be expected to live and breathe social media. What used to be considered a bit of a cop-out job done on the side is finally being recognized as a profession that requires knowledge and skill. It also often requires the ability to react quickly to the comments, questions and, complaints of a global audience. Someone, somewhere, is always waiting for your response. Do you like good gadgets? Those sweet cool gadgets? Oh, yeah Not to mention, you need to produce a lot of quality, relevant content fast, make sure it performs, and have the next posts lined up for at least the next few days should you, god forbid, get sick or be planning a vacation. With these expectations, it’s easy to feel the pressure. When social media fills 40 hours or more of your week, a full social media cleanse can be an appealing option. But is it really an option? With the expectation that your personal profiles reflect your … [Read more...] about The ‘always-on’ mentality is terrible for social media managers — here’s how to switch off without getting left behind
Mercantile Bank of Michigan and Abe AI Celebrate #FinHealthMatters Day with Launch of Groundbreaking Financial Management Technology
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Mercantile Bank of Michigan and Abe AI are launching the MercMoney® Chatbot to support consumer financial health. In launching today, the organizations particularly want to draw attention to the need for financial health training and information for students and recent graduates.This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180424006705/en/What did I spend last night? (Photo: Business Wire)The nonprofit Center for Financial Health Services Innovation (CFSI) is putting a spotlight on the state of Americans’ financial health with #FinHealthMatters Day. This year, on April 25th 2018, #FinHealthMatters Day will focus specifically on the financial health of America’s students. With over 20 million Americans pursuing higher education and roughly 70% graduating with debt, the issue is critical.“We were delighted to see such support for #FinHealthMatters Day … [Read more...] about Mercantile Bank of Michigan and Abe AI Celebrate #FinHealthMatters Day with Launch of Groundbreaking Financial Management Technology
Three Providers of DevOps Code Release Management Software Tools Named IDC Innovators
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--International Data Corporation ( IDC ) today published an IDC Innovators report focusing on three technology providers that are considered key emerging vendors in code release management for DevOps practices. The three companies named as IDC Innovators are Electric Cloud, JFrog Ltd, and Shippable Inc.Embracing a DevOps practice means an organization must dramatically accelerate its development practices, moving from a classic monolithic software design model to a more modular design point with clear delineations between software components. This approach allows organizations to life-cycle each portion of code individually, leading to a more rapid update process that can be measured in weeks, days, or even potentially in hours. However, the agile development process also means having code that is located in a shared repository, with the potential for numerous development versions to be active and to be iterated simultaneously, leading to … [Read more...] about Three Providers of DevOps Code Release Management Software Tools Named IDC Innovators
Vida Ventures Unveils Next-Generation Life Sciences Venture Firm with $295 Million Under Management and an Investment in Allogene Therapeutics
Founded by a group of scientists, physicians, entrepreneurs and investors, Vida Ventures utilizes a dynamic approach to fund the development of medical breakthroughs BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 3, 2018– Vida Ventures, a next-generation life sciences venture firm, was officially unveiled today with an initial $295 million in assets under management and an investment in Allogene Therapeutics. The firm actively builds and invests in life sciences companies using a flexible approach tailored to each opportunity. The Vida team has expertise in the creation and funding of start-ups through to managing commercial stage enterprises across the biomedical industry. Vida Founders include Arie Belldegrun, Fred Cohen, Leonard Potter, Arjun Goyal, and Stefan Vitorovic. “We seek to translate breakthrough innovation into novel medicines,” said Fred Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder and … [Read more...] about Vida Ventures Unveils Next-Generation Life Sciences Venture Firm with $295 Million Under Management and an Investment in Allogene Therapeutics