October 23, 2019
Bill McDermott aims to grow ServiceNow like he did SAP
Bill McDermott has landed. Two weeks ago, he stepped down as CEO at SAP after a decade leading the company. Yesterday, ServiceNow announced that he will be its…
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October 23, 2019
Demodesk scores $2.3M seed for sales-focused online meetings
Demodesk, an early-stage startup that wants to change how sales meetings are conducted online, announced a $2.3 million seed investment today. Investors included GFC, FundersClub, Y Combinator, Kleiner…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
In latest $10B JEDI contract twist, Defense secretary recuses himself
The JEDI drama never stops. The $10 billion, decade-long cloud contract has produced a series of twists and turns since the project was announced in 2018. These include…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
Former SAP CEO Bill McDermott taking over as ServiceNow CEO
When Bill McDermott announced he was stepping down as CEO at SAP a couple of weeks ago, it certainly felt like a curious move — but he landed on…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
Databricks announces $400M round on $6.2B valuation as analytics platform continues to grow
Databricks is a SaaS business built on top of a bunch of open-source tools, and apparently it’s been going pretty well on the business side of things. In…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
Early-stage privacy startup DataGrail gets boost from Okta partnership
When Okta launched its $50 million Okta Ventures investment fund in April, one of its investments was in an early-stage privacy startup called DataGrail. Today, the companies announced…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
Aurora Insight emerges from stealth with $18M and a new take on measuring wireless spectrum
Aurora Insight, a startup that provides a “dynamic” global map of wireless connectivity that it built and monitors in real time using AI combined with data from sensors…
Read articleOctober 22, 2019
Google picks up Microsoft veteran, Javier Soltero, to head G Suite
Google has hired Microsoft’s former Cortana and Outlook VP, Javier Soltero, to head up its productivity and collaboration bundle, G Suite — which includes consumer and business tools…
Read articleOctober 21, 2019
Microsoft acquires Mover to help with Microsoft 365 cloud migration
Microsoft wants to make it as easy as possible to migrate to Microsoft 365, and today the company announced it had purchased a Canadian startup called Mover to…
Read articleOctober 21, 2019
Veteran enterprise exec Bob Stutz is heading back to SAP
Bob Stutz has had a storied career with enterprise software companies, including stints at Siebel Systems, SAP, Microsoft and Salesforce. He announced on Facebook last week that he’s…
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