Your next Zoom meeting may be at an AMC Theatre
For AMC and Zoom the deal could be a win-win. AMC needs to fill theatres as the movie industry struggles due to streaming and Zoom would like to redefine hybrid and remote work.
The Future of Work analyzes the confluence of technological, demographic and cultural trends, challenging the traditional work paradigm. Where we work, when we work, how we work, and why we work has evolved dramatically. Constellation's Future of Work offerings arm clients with the knowledge to utilize workplace trends to create an engaged, empowered and efficient workforce.
For AMC and Zoom the deal could be a win-win. AMC needs to fill theatres as the movie industry struggles due to streaming and Zoom would like to redefine hybrid and remote work.
Box added a new integration with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in a move that will bring more large language models to Box AI, which is available to customers with Enterprise Plus plans.
Most professional services firms have operated in a pyramid model where the most senior owner of a P&L would have a staffing ratio of 1:3 to 1:5 and their next reports would have a staffing ratio of 1:5 to 1:10. This pyramid structure would continue until the last level.
ServiceNow CFO Gina Mastantuono said the company's new generative AI SKUs, Pro Plus, is seeing rapid adoption, but it will take time to move the revenue needle. She also provided insights on how ServiceNow decides how to price its products.
PC giants are all betting that AI-enabled PCs will get sales growing again and create new use cases, but it's unclear whether technology buyers will play along.
The Leap Year Brings A New Copilot - Finance
Microsoft announced the public preview of Copilot for Finance. With tools such as Copilot, the user experience begins and ends with generative AI. In conversations with Vice President of Business Applications Engineering - Charles Lamanna, Corporate Vice President of Business Applications Marketing - Emily He, Vice President of AI-led ERP Engineering - Georg Glantshnig, users can now apply geneative AI across departments such as sales, service, finance, and IT with Copilot for M365, Copilot for Sales, Copilot for Service, Copilot for Finance, and Copilot Studio.
Constellation Research kicked off its Ambient Experience 2024 in Austin and the key theme was the intersection of data, artificial intelligence, digital transformation and employee and customer experiences.
Zoom said enterprise revenue in the fourth quarter grew nearly 5% as online revenue, typically individuals and small businesses, fell less than 1%.
Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday, said the company saw "continued momentum with full platform customer wins and expansions within our base."
KKR said it will buy Broadcom VMware's End-User-Computing (EUC) division in a deal valued at $4 billion. With the move, Broadcom can focus on VMware's business and EUC will become an independent company.