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Salesforce outlines Customer Data Platform, aims to advance Customer 360 strategy
The CDP effort by Salesforce, which will be piloted in the fall, is seeking to redefine the category known as data management platform, or DMP.
Tech news roundup: Cisco Live, Samsung A-series, and Salesforce acquires Tableau
This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include a look at the current state of 5G deployment, the severity of fake emails, and Cisco's quest for multi-cloud connectivity.
Salesforce's $15.7 billion Tableau acquisition: Everything you need to know
Salesforce's purchase of Tableau is a strategic play to be combine enterprise data on one platform. Here's a look at the strategic rationale, wild cards, and what it means for customers.
Salesforce acquires Tableau Software in $15.7 billion deal
Salesforce is ramping up its analytics and digital transformation game with the massive purchase.
Salesforce CTO Parker Harris on outages, integration and architecture
Here are four highlights from an interview with Salesforce CTO and co-founder Parker Harris.
Salesforce handily tops Q1 earnings targets
The CRM giant reported non-GAAP earnings of 93 cents per share, compared to the 61 cents expected by Wall Street.
Salesforce tells customers its software isn't for gun sales
In a controversial move, the software company tries to limit what its software can be used for. But is Salesforce a touch hypocritical?
Salesforce goes blockchain, aims to build partner data networks
The argument from Salesforce is that the time is right to use blockchain for customer data "in a distributed, verified and secure way."
Salesforce open sources Lightning Web Components
The move is designed to give Salesforce's Lightning user interface platform more reach with developers
Salesforce adds AI bias module to Trailhead
The idea behind Salesforce's AI bias education effort is that far more than data scientists will ultimately be creating algorithms and modules.
Salesforce's AppExchange gets new features for customers and app vendors
As the 13-year-old enterprise app marketplace continues to grow, Salesforce is adding analytics features for partners and search tools for customers looking for the right consultants.
CRM Watchlist Winners with Distinction part two: Salesforce
Salesforce and Adobe were the two CRM Watchlist 2019 Winners with Distinction. Last week, I covered Adobe. This week, Salesforce. Want to know why Salesforce has the impact it has? Think culture. And then think everything else.
Faulty database script brings Salesforce to its knees
Faulty production script gave users access to all their company's Salesforce data.
Top cloud providers 2019: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud; IBM makes hybrid move; Salesforce dominates SaaS
The cloud computing race in 2019 will have a definite multi-cloud spin. Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves.
Salesforce brings more Einstein AI tools to Financial Services Cloud
Salesforce is aiming to help wealth managers and retail bankers use predictive analytics on things like churn rate to be more strategic about how they manage their book of business.
Photos: Colin Powell tries to inspire leaders
Colin Powell, the former secretary of state, speaks at Salesforce.com's user and developer conference in San Francisco.
Photo: Salesforce CEO takes the stage
Marc Benioff tells company conference attendees that customers want to make their own choices.
Image: Salesforce's mashup tools
The hosted CRM company's upcoming release will include a new framework for customizing online business software.
Photos: Benioff touts 'business Web'
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff takes the stage in San Francisco to outline his vision of the "business Web."
Photos: Benioff touts 'business Web'
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff takes the stage in San Francisco to outline his vision of the "business Web."
How the health care sector can tap into more data in Salesforce's Health Cloud
ZDNet's Stephanie Condon talks with TechRepublic's Karen Roby about how health care providers, payers and other parts of the industry can now add "social determinants" to the Health Cloud. Read more: https://zd.net/2By418A
It's so hard to be customer first, but it shouldn't be
Salesforce rolled out its technology roadmap to align various technologies and systems so they revolve around one customer record. The idea isn't unique, but so many enterprises struggle with being customer first. ZDNet's Larry Dignan and Steve Ranger talk about the moving parts.
Salesforce delivers its twist on a 360 view of the customer
There's a lot of marketing speak invested in this 360-degree-view-of-the-customer thing from various enterprise software players. Salesforce plans to be different.
Salesforce chief Marc Benioff buys Time for $190m
Marc and Lynne Benioff have acquired the brand in a personal investment worth $190 million in cash.
Salesforce sets milestone for green building with innovative water recycling system
It will feature the largest on-site blackwater recycling system in a commercial high-rise building in the US.
Salesforce's NYC tour in under 60 seconds
We went to the Salesforce World Tour event in New York City so you didn't have to.
Salesforce revamps Sales Cloud with extra AI features
Salesforce announced the release of the Einstein High Velocity Sales Cloud, a bundle of technologies and features aimed at boosting productivity for sales teams.
Disney, Toyota get social at Dreamforce
At the company's Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Salesforce.com executives demo how Disney and Toyota are using the company's social-networking tools to create better user engagement with customers.
Debating the future of enterprise software
At a Churchill Club event at the Computer History Museum in San Jose on April 3, Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of SAP, and Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce.com, debate the future of enterprise software. The debate is moderated by Quentin Hardy of Forbes.
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