\nare struggling to stay afloat, drastically cutting down expected profits for
\nthe second half of the year while delivering disappointing first-quarter results.
\nAt the same time, online retail moguls like Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos have seen their
\nnet worth skyrocket<\/a> since the lockdown began. <\/p>\n
With the surge in remote But that\u2019s not all. <\/p>\n Facing a new reality<\/strong><\/p>\n Many organisations were not ready for the sudden shift to digital and The big winners<\/strong><\/p>\n There are no clearer signs of the cloud\u2019s IBM has seen the pandemic thwart what German ERP powerhouse SAP has
\nwork and internet traffic, businesses need IT<\/a> now more than ever. Videoconferencing services
\nand other collaboration tools are booming, while the rise in digital operations
\nhas multiplied the number of cyber threats and accentuated the cybersecurity skills shortage<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\ndecentralised ways of working. For some, digital transformation went overnight
\nfrom being a mid-term goal to a bare necessity. They were either relying too
\nmuch on on-premise storage and computing, or perhaps they were simply not ready
\nto have most of their employees working from home at the same time. This change
\nin demand has propelled cloud services forward, with more and more clients
\nsigning up for access to IaaS and PaaS solutions. <\/p>\n
\nbuoyant momentum that the good results the top industry players have achieved during
\nthe first quarter. Even if overall company performance is not as strong.<\/p>\n
\notherwise would
\nhave been<\/a> a solid quarter of growth. However, the company claims hybrid
\ncloud adoption has spiked as a direct result of the pandemic. IBM\u2019s (and by
\nextension Red Hat\u2019s) platform and containerization offerings allow companies to
\nquickly deploy and easily escalate business-critical applications \u2013 a major
\nadvantage in today\u2019s everchanging situation.<\/p>\n
\nalso managed<\/a> to maintain strong cloud bookings. The company even managed to
\nincrease overall revenue. SAP S\/4HANA gained an additional 300 customers in
\nQ1, bringing the total up to 14,100 accounts. That\u2019s a 23% increase from the
\nsame time last year. The results further demonstrate S\/4HANA\u2019s growing momentum<\/a> and as the deadline
\nto migrate to the newer ERP system approaches. <\/p>\n
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