Intelligent ERP: Safeguarding Innovation From Three Common Pitfalls

By David Sweetman, Senior Director, Global Product Marketing SAP S/4HANA (Part 9 of the “The ERP Edge” series) Encouraged by the much-praised potential of process automation, IoT connectivity, predictive analytics, and other intelligent technologies, businesses see the practical potential of process automation, while creating innovations that deepen customer relationships, bring new business models, and make better…

Salesforce Is in Advanced Talks to Buy Slack Technologies

Slack has a market value of about $17 billion.PHOTO: THOMAS TRUTSCHEL/PHOTOTHEK/GETTY IMAGES By Cara Lombardo, Liz Hoffman and Dana Cimilluca Salesforce.com Inc. CRM -0.22% is in advanced talks to buy Slack Technologies Inc., WORK -0.19% according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would unite a giant in business software with a buzzy newcomer on a mission to replace office email. The companies could reach a deal…