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• The self-service analytics market convergence is upon us

  Just a week after Google Cloud acquired analytics software company Looker for US$2.6 billion, Salesforce acquired Tableau for US$15.7 billion.

• Salesforce snaps up Tableau in blockbuster deal

  Salesforce has unveiled plans to acquire Tableau in a US$15.7 billion deal designed to drive digital transformation adoption across enterprise customers.

• Rimini Street sizes up Southeast Asia amid customer growth

  Rimini Street has deepened commitment to Southeast Asia through the appointment of a new regional director and a new office in Singapore.

• SAP teams up with Apple to help customers develop iPhone business apps

  SAP and Apple are teaming up to help clients develop their own mobile business applications using Apple's machine-learning technology.

• As ServiceNow chases $10B target, channel takes centre stage

  ServiceNow is chasing a ​revenue target of $10 billion​ with channel partners expected to play a leading role in the software giant’s transformational efforts.

• SAP targets outsiders with extended partner program

  SAP has extended partner program capabilities to include a new integration option, designed to expand customer choice through the channel.

• Microsoft wants to showcase Teams solutions built by partners at Inspire

  Microsoft has unveiled plans to profile the leading Microsoft Teams solutions on stage during Inspire 2019, calling on channel partners to submit entries for consideration.

• 50,000 companies exposed to hacks of 'business critical' SAP systems: researchers

  Up to 50,000 companies running SAP software are at greater risk of being hacked after security researchers found new ways to exploit vulnerabilities.

• Six months in, how is Qualtrics fitting in at SAP?

  After being acquired for $8 billion, Qualtrics is now part of SAP, but how do their platforms align and what does the ideal customer of both look like?

• Language barriers, Lunar New Year and NDA impasse: How ASUS and Kaspersky fell out over Live Update hack

  Kaspersky Lab’s dealings with ASUS after revealing the Taiwanese computer brand’s live software update tool was being used to install a malicious backdoor on its customer’s computers were marred by a language barrier, the timing of Lunar New Year and wrangling over a non-disclosure agreement, it has been revealed.

• Eugene Kaspersky: Mistrust makes us stronger

  ​As the drummers in LED-studded military uniforms exit the stage at the opening ceremony of Kaspersky Lab's Singapore summit, on walks Eugene Kaspersky in a blue linen shirt, jeans and trainers, an SLR camera slung round his neck.

• Inside the tool bag of a marketer, with JCurve Solutions

  Kate Massey - CMO of JCurve Solutions - details the provider’s game-changing rebrand, her go-to marketing tools and expansion into Asia.

• Data supervisor probes EU bodies' software deals with Microsoft

  Data protection authorities are investigating whether the EU complies with the bloc's strict data privacy rules in their software deals with Microsoft.

• SAP cloud business head quits in latest top departure

  SAP said the head of its cloud business group had quit, the latest in a string of top departures as the technology company reshapes its operations.

• Cloud demand drives data centre hardware and software spending

  Spending on data centre hardware and software globally increased by 17 per cent in 2018, with Dell EMC leading the market ahead of Cisco, HPE and Huawei.