Cloud Stocks: Einstein and Open-Source Platform Lead the Charge for Salesforce

According to an IDC report published earlier this year, Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) remained the largest CRM services provider for the sixth year in a row and increased its 2018 market share by more percentage points than the rest of the top 15 CRM vendors combined. Here is the infographic from IDC that reveals Salesforce’s might.

Okta Launches a Fund for Security Startups using AI

According to a MarketersMedia report, the global Identity Access Management market is estimated to grow 16% annually to reach $24 billion by the year 2022. Recently, Okta (Nasdaq: OKTA), a leading player in the industry, announced its fiscal first quarter results that outpaced market expectations and sent the stock soaring 12% higher. The market is

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Cloud Stocks: Workday Wants to Disrupt Cloud Computing Using Machine Learning

For the third year in a row, cloud-based financial and human resources enterprise services provider Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) was ranked as the leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large, and Global Enterprises. Gartner recognized Workday for its Intelligent Capabilities, analytics, intuitive experiences and better business planning abilities. Workday’s

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Will Salesforce Acquire Vlocity?

According to a recent IDC report, healthcare, public sector, finance, retail and wholesale, and manufacturing sectors are estimated to have spent $37.5 billion on industry cloud solutions in 2018. San Francisco-based Vlocity is a leading industry cloud solutions provider that recently joined the Billion Dollar Unicorn club.

BlackBuck in High Gear in Indian Logistics

According to IBEF, the Indian logistics sector is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8%-10% from $160 billion to $215 billion by 2020. Benguluru-based BlackBuck is a logistics startup that is looking to modernize logistics and make it as simple as hailing an Uber.

Intuit Focuses on AI to Drive Growth

According to a recent IBISWorld report, the US tax preparation industry has grown 2% annually over the last few years to $11 billion this year. The market is dominated by two key players – Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) and H&R Block. But as self-prepared tax returns continue to grow at a faster pace than assisted tax

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Eventbrite Struggling Under Public Gaze

Last year, San Francisco-based, Eventbrite, finally listed on the NYSE. The company had been trying to stay independent for a while. But being under public scrutiny hasn’t been very helpful. Investors haven’t been happy with its continuing losses and the stock price has tumbled. Nearly nine months after listing, the stock continues to languish below

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eBay Experiments to Drive Expansion

After a few lackluster quarters, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) recently delivered results that surpassed all market expectations. The company continues to experiment with its sales model to drive additional revenues. While it may still not reach Amazon’s might, the market is pleased with the steps it is taking to retain interest.