enterprise technology

Salesforce has acquired an AI research startup, a move widely read as the latest sign that the company is adjusting its strategic priorities toward artificial intelligence. The purchase adds research talent and technology to Salesforce's portfolio as enterprise software firms across the industry race to build or buy AI capabilities to stay competitive.

NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, the Japanese telecom group's enterprise services arm, has migrated a critical database platform to Oracle Autonomous AI Database. The announcement, carried by Oracle and PR Newswire, points to the company adopting automated, self-managing database technology to run core operations. It is one of the latest high-profile corporate adoptions of Oracle's autonomous database offering, which the vendor promotes as reducing manual administration and improving reliability.

Nearly 185 technology leaders across Southern California have registered for HMG Strategy's October 1 summit, which will focus on enterprise AI, cyber resilience and digital transformation. The event is billed as a gathering for CIOs and senior technology executives to discuss how companies are adopting AI while strengthening security and modernizing their operations.

The US Navy has taken its first step toward crafting a recompete for the hardware portion of its Next Generation Enterprise Network program, according to Washington Technology. NGEN is the Navy's and Marine Corps' shore-based IT network contract, and procurement watchers will be tracking how the hardware piece is structured and which contractors pursue it.

Retail investors are focusing on SAP and two other European cloud software stocks seen as resilient plays amid market uncertainty. SAP, Europe's largest software company, is drawing attention alongside peers perceived as defensive technology holdings. The picks suggest growing retail interest in European enterprise software as an alternative to US tech exposure.

SAP environments are facing growing security risks as fragmented cloud applications connect outside central identity providers, according to reporting circulating in technology news. Security teams are being warned that scattered app access can leave identity gaps that attackers could exploit. The discussion is driving renewed attention to consolidating identity and access management across SAP landscapes.

Analyst firm Omdia has published a new outlook identifying four forces it says will reshape the technology landscape by 2027. The firm, which advises enterprises and carriers on digital markets, frames these forces as key drivers that companies should prepare for in their medium-term planning. The announcement is drawing attention across the technology and telecommunications sectors, where Omdia's annual forecasts are closely followed as a guide to coming market shifts.

Fortune reports that artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies structure and run their operations, and argues that chief financial officers are well placed to lead this transformation. The piece frames AI adoption as an operating-model question rather than purely a technology one, positioning finance leaders as natural owners of the shift given their control over budgets, data and enterprise-wide decision-making.

South African small and medium enterprises are being urged to modernise their technology or risk being left behind. The warning frames a 'tech trap' where businesses hesitate to adopt new tools, fall behind competitors, and then face costly rushed upgrades. The message is that digital modernisation is now a necessity rather than an option for SA SMEs trying to stay competitive.