SAP Co-CEO Bill McDermott Clears The Air On The Ongoing Fight With Oracle
The biggest names in enterprise software and database solutions, SAP and Oracle, are constantlythrowingjabsat each other.SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott stopped by our office recently, and talked about the...
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What does the future hold for enterprise IT?Are we in a huge paradigm shift where companies like Salesforce will emerge as leaders?SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott says that the future of his industry is...
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INSTANT MBA: Your Hires Need To Have A Vision Too
Today's advice comes from Bill McDermott, co-Chief Executive of SAP, via The New York Times:"I always try to hire somebody who’s got a vision at least as big as mine. The main question I ask is, what...
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Here's What Happened When SAP Co-CEO Bill McDermott Joined Twitter (SAP)
SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott took the plunge and joined Twitter this week and he's taking to social networking like an old pro.His first tweet was a cheerful hello that expertly included the #SAP hashtag....
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This Man Beat Poverty, Cancer, And Fleas To Lead A $21 Billion Company (SAP)
Most people know Bill McDermott as the CEO of SAP, a member of the 1%, earning $9.6 million in 2013.But he didn't start out that way. He was born to a working class family in Long Island, full of love,...
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SAP's Bill McDermott Says His Company Will Stay Independent
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software maker SAP will remain an independent company in the long term, its chief executive told a German newspaper."I believe so, absolutely," Bill McDermott told weekly...
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SAP CEO Bill McDermott lost his left eye in a freak accident that almost...
Several weeks ago, SAP CEO Bill McDermott, who now lives in Germany, was visiting his brother in the US.He got up in the middle of the night to get a drink and while carrying his glass of water,...
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SAP's CEO says the software giant could beat 2015 targets
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Europe's biggest software company SAP on Tuesday said it could top full-year financial targets in the fourth quarter, its most important period of the year, as it confirmed the...
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This SAP president has a fabulous career because he spent one sad and lonely...
About a year ago, Alex Atzberger, 39, was promoted to president of SAP Ariba, a procurement cloud service that SAP bought for $4.3 billion in 2012. It was a shining moment in one of the most amazing...
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Meet the CEO who once turned down a $500 million offer for his startup — and...
A little over six years ago, Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith turned down a $500 million acquisition offer for his bootstrapped company.He was betting that he and his two cofounders, who happen to be his...
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Apple and SAP have expanded their partnership and are now targeting...
SAP and Apple expanded their partnership on Tuesday, in news that should annoy Microsoft.SAP will be helping enterprises write new apps using augmented reality tech for the iPad, and will start...
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The CEO of SAP is stepping down, and his replacements signal a new...
Bill McDermott, CEO of enterprise software giant SAP, is stepping down, the company said Thursday. The abrupt announcement didn't give a reason for his departure, but SAP says that McDermott will stay...
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SAP CEO Bill McDermott resigned six months after activist investor Elliott...
SAP CEO Bill McDermott shocked the software world on Thursday by announcing his resignation, effective immediately.The resignation comes six months after activist investor Elliott Management announced...
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Former SAP chief exec Bill McDermott is stepping up as the new CEO of cloud...
Bill McDermott, who just stepped down as SAP's CEO, will be the next chief executive of ServiceNow.He'll be replacing John Donahoe, who was named the next Nike CEO on Tuesday.Donahoe has led ServiceNow...
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Oracle and SAP are changing CEOs as they do a ‘delicate dance to the cloud’ —...
Oracle and SAP, longtime rivals, are going through major leadership changes at the same time.Safra Catz is now the sole CEO of Oracle, following the death of co-CEO Mark Hurd — though founder Larry...
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4 key lessons from the book that the head of the New York Stock Exchange says...
Stacey Cunningham, head of the New York Stock Exchange, spoke about her career for an episode of Business Insider's podcast "This Is Success."She said that a book that's left an impact on her...
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The new CEO of ServiceNow, whose appointment in October sent the stock down...
ServiceNow's new CEO Bill McDermott started his new gig with a bang, as the cloud giant beat Wall Street's expectations, sending the company's stock rallying on Thursday.McDermott, who recently stepped...
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The former CEO of SAP says that his one regret is that it didn't get to the...
Bill McDermott, ServiceNow's new CEO, has had a ringside seat to the "digital transformation" trend sweeping enterprise tech.He saw this trend and the rise of the cloud open up new opportunities for...
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ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott explains why it's the 'perfect moment' for the...
Summary List PlacementThe pandemic has created huge opportunities for workflow automation platform ServiceNow, CEO Bill McDermott told Insider following the firm's strong fourth quarter earnings on...
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Here's why ServiceNow CEO says that the 'race' to go digital will be even...
Summary List PlacementAs businesses eye a post-pandemic future, the demand for software services that help them move online isn't going to let up, according to ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott. "The world...
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