This Week in Tech (Sep 9 - Sep 15)

Welcome

Hej! Welcome to "This week in Tech" providing you with weekly tech messages, capturing the mood and the moment with storytelling and insights.

Each week our newsletter focusses on

—????Tech tip of the week,

—????Tech companies in the news this week,

—????Tech events this and next week,

—????Tech trainings this and next week,

—????Tech tools in focus this week.

This week it deals with API management software.

No clickbait, just smart advice.

Microsoft

?? Accessing online data with your first offline application.

Oracle

?? Reviewing and correcting accounting exceptions for subledgers.

Salesforce

?? Using Agentforce SDR Agents to send introduction emails, answer questions, handle objections, and schedule meetings on your behalf.

SAP

?? Enabling return to supplier (scope item BMK) with cloud transportation management.

Workday

?? Benefitting from AI-powered Workday Testing.

Read about the latest initiatives of tech companies, and other top tech company news.

Everyone is back in the office. Software companies are flooding our inboxes with marketing messages. Below you will find only an extract.

Microsoft

?? Data and AI integration enhance Oracle Database@Azure

?? Introducing o1: OpenAI’s new reasoning model series for developers and enterprises on Azure

The o1 series of advanced reasoning models excel at complex and nuanced problem spaces like these:?

• Complex code generation

• Advanced problem solving

• Complex document comparison

• Instruction following and workflow management

?? Sustainable by design: Innovating for energy efficiency in AI

• Maximizing hardware utilization through smart workload management
• Safely harvesting unused power across our datacenter fleet
• Driving IT hardware efficiency through liquid cooling

Source: www.microsoft.com

Oracle

?? Imagene Partners with Oracle to Launch CanvOI on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-imagene-partners-with-oracle-to-launch-canvoi-on-oracle-cloud-infrastructure-2024-09-10/

?? Oracle Helps Customers Fortify Cloud Success: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-oracle-helps-customers-fortify-cloud-success-2024-09-10/

?? Oracle Cloud Success Navigator Helps Customers Accelerate Success: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-oracle-cloud-success-navigator-helps-customers-accelerate-success-2024-09-10/

?? Oracle Energy and Water Data Intelligence Helps Utilities Unify Data and Accelerate AI Projects: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-oracle-energy-and-water-data-intelligence-helps-utilities-unify-data-and-accelerate-ai-projects-2024-09-11/

?? Oracle Adds Powerful New AI Capabilities Across Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-oracle-adds-powerful-new-ai-capabilities-across-oracle-fusion-cloud-applications-suite-2024-09-11/

?? Oracle Database@Azure is Available in Australia for the First Time: https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/ocw24-oracle-database-at-azure-available-in-australia-for-the-first-time-2024-09-11/

Salesforce

?? Salesforce Launches Industries AI: 100+ Out-of-the-Box AI Capabilities that Tackle Industry-Specific Pain Points Across 15 Industries: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/industries-ai-announcement/

• Financial Services: Complaint Summaries
• Utilities: Bill History, Rate, and Usage Insights

?? More AI Regulation Is Coming: New Salesforce Data Governance Tools Can Help: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/ai-data-governance-announcement/

?? Salesforce Winter ’25 Release: Agentforce Agents, New Connectors for Data Cloud, and More: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/winter-2025-product-release-announcement/

Highlights from the Winter ?25 product release comprise the following:

• Data Cloud: New Connectors (more than 200 pre-built Data Cloud connectors)
• Agentforce SDR Agent

• Quota Planning
• Agentforce Service Agent

• Employee Service

May the Salesforce be with you.

Source: www.salesforce.com

?? Salesforce Unveils Agentforce–What AI Was Meant to Be: https://www.salesforce.com/news/press-releases/2024/09/12/agentforce-announcement/

?? MuleSoft Named a Leader in Forrester Wave?API Management Software, Q3 2024: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/forrester-wave-api-management-2024/

?? MuleSoft Announces Integration Solutions to Help AI Agents Access and Act on Data Across CRM and External Systems: https://www.salesforce.com/news/stories/mulesoft-dreamforce-24/

SAP

?? Why SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Is a Game-Changer for Startups: https://news.sap.com/2024/09/sap-s4hana-cloud-public-edition-game-changer-startups/

Sorry, but we disagree for Germany for the time being as SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition complies not yet with all legal requirements related to E-Invoicing. We are sure that SAP will catch up quickly. We will keep you posted.

?? Five Things to Look Forward to at SuccessConnect in 2024: https://news.sap.com/2024/09/five-things-look-forward-successconnect-2024/

Workday

?? Workday Global Workforce Report: Job Market Tightens as AI Reshapes Hiring Processes

Key findings from the first half of 2024 Workday Global Workforce Report include:

• It's getting tougher to land a new job:?The surge in applications (31%) far outpaces job growth (7%) in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023.
• Top performers may leave first: Voluntary turnover of high-potential employees is up in 75% of the industries tracked.
• AI is becoming a must-have tool for HR teams: 77% of organizations plan to increase their use of AI in hiring in the coming year.
• Meaningful work leads to greater feelings of accomplishment and loyalty: Workers who believe they are doing meaningful work feel 37% more accomplished than those who don't, even under workloads workers describe as "challenging."

Source: www.workday.com

Microsoft

?? Microsoft Ignite | 18 - 22 November 2024 in Chicago and Online

Oracle

?? Oracle 4th Fusion Applications Architect Community Meeting | 18 September 2024 in Utrecht

Salesforce

?? Dreamforce 2024 | 17 - 19 September 2024 in San Francisco and on Salesforce+

?? Salesforce AI Day: Calling all TrAIlblazers

SAP

?? Devtoberfest featuring fun contests and content aligned to the SAP TechEd Virtual event.?? | 23 September 2024

?? SAP Customer Experience LIVE in 2024 | Virtual Experience | 24 September 2024

?? SAP TechEd Virtual | 8 - 9 October 2024

Registration Now Live

Workday

?? Workday Live & Regional User Group Berlin | 16 - 17 September in Berlin

https://info.workday.com/live_rug_berlin_registration.html

?? Workday Rising EMEA | 12 - 14 November 2024 in London

https://rising.workday.com/emea.html

Microsoft

?? Microsoft AI Tour (24 October 2024 in Berlin) | Learn more here: ? https://register.aitour.microsoft.com/berlin?wt.mc_ID=AITourFY25_XCSA_fld_ge_bl_oo_promo_website

Oracle

?? Oracle Customer Journey Mapping Bootcamp (18 September 2024)

Salesforce

?? Winter '25 Release Highlights | Learn more here: ? https://trailhead.salesforce.com/de/content/learn/modules/winter-25-release-highlights

SAP

openSAP is SAP Learning now: https://learning.sap.com/opensap-course-migration?source=email-openSAP-250624

Browse the learning catalog: https://learning.sap.com/courses?page=1&subtype=mooc-content

Workday

?? Workday Basics and Workday Beyond Basics | Learn more here: ?

https://www.workday.com/de-de/customer-experience/learn-with-workday.html

and Serie Workday-Grundlagen | Coursera

Each week our newsletter focusses on different technology tools.

This week it deals with API management software.

Based upon our 20+ years’ experience in Business and IT Transformation projects, we recommend the following tools.

API MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

I have probably posted it over 1,000 times here on LinkedIn since 2009 and I am hammering it again here:

Sticking to the platform/ software family is so important as it

• Minimizes the integration effort and
• The major platforms are continuously extending their platforms (based on legal requirements).

Thus, we recommend the following three API management software depending on your platform.

?? Microsoft Azure API Management

?? Salesforce Mulesoft

?? SAP Integration Suite

???? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ????????????????????? Do you look for best practice approaches, methods, and tools or simply get an understanding how all these tools fit together into your IT system landscape? Send me a direct message (DM) ([email protected]) to discuss the options.

Read more?This week in Tech?next week.

Ha en bra helg (Swedish for "Have a good weekend.")

//Antje