Top WorkTech News From the Week of June 30th: Updates from Jitterbit, IBM, Mendix, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy WorkTech news from the week of June 30th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from companies like Jitterbit, IBM, Mendix, and more.

Keeping tabs on the most relevant ERP and BPM news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize the week’s top headlines in the enterprise technology marketplace. The Solutions Review editors will compile a weekly round-up of vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy WorkTech information. With that in mind, here is some of the top WorkTech news for June 30th.

Top WorkTech News From the Week of June 30th, 2023

Apptio Announces a New Integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Apptio—a technology spend and value management company—has announced its latest integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The new integration combines Apptio’s cloud cost management expertise with OCI’s service to help businesses understand, visualize, and optimize their cloud-based environments through direct access to Apptio’s Cloudability product suite. The integration is scheduled to be completed in late 2023.

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Boomi Releases its Platform on the AWS Marketplace

Boomi—an intelligent connectivity and automation solution provider—has announced that the Boomi platform is now available as an intelligent automation solution in the AWS Marketplace. Now that Boomi’s Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) platform is on the Marketplace, AWS customers can use Boomi’s low-code platform to accelerate automation initiatives by connecting and integrating data sources, systems, and applications across the enterprise.

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Fly.io Raises $70 Million in a Series C Funding Round

Fly.io, a tech startup offering a platform for running full-stack apps, has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round, bringing the company’s total valuation to $467 million. The funding was led by EQT Ventures with additional participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Dell Technologies Capital, and Intel Capital. Fly.io plans to use the new capital to continue to develop its platform, invest in advanced storage capabilities, expand security features, and more.

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IBM Reveals Plans to Acquire Apptio

IBM has entered into a definitive agreement with Vista Equity Partners to acquire Apptio—a financial and operational IT management and optimization (FinOps) software provider—for $4.6 billion. The acquisition will help IBM advance its IT automation capabilities, expand its hybrid cloud investment, and enable enterprise businesses to deliver deeper business value across their technology investments. The transaction is expected to close in the latter half of the year.

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Jitterbit Releases New Updates for its Low-Code Application Development Platform

Jitterbit, a low-code automation solution provider, has announced the latest version of Vinyl, its low-code application development platform. The updated version introduces new features to expedite enterprise application development and streamline developing and adding elements. New features include updates to the Live Designer editor tool, security improvements, “advanced intelligent wizards” to automate developer workflows faster, and infrastructure and hosting enhancements.

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Mendix Announces the General Availability of Mendix 10

Mendix—a Siemens business and global provider of enterprise application development solutions—has announced the general availability of Mendix 10, the latest release of its low-code platform. The new update introduces multiple features to help users meet the demand for software, prepare for composability, and more. Updates include expanded AI and machine learning capabilities; new tools for fostering business-IT collaboration; more cloud deployment options; a streamlined development experience; and a revamped approach to governance and control.

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The Project Management Institute and Oracle Detail a New Collaboration

The Project Management Institute and Oracle Construction and Engineering have announced a new collaboration that will enable them to support professionals in the construction and asset-intensive sectors. The partnership will integrate Oracle resources into The Project Management Institute’s existing Construction Professional in Built Environment Projects (PMI-CO) coursework and certification program. Additionally, the companies will participate in joint events, roundtables, programs, and webinars.

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The Best AI Certification Programs for Business Managers

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology continues to become a juggernaut presence in nearly every industry, there’s never been a better or more critical time to outfit yourself with an up-to-date understanding of the technology. With that in mind, we’ve compiled this list of the best AI certification programs business professionals can take to improve their expertise, broaden their skills, stay on top of the newest emerging trends and tools in the AI landscape, and advance their careers.

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As part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series, Mike Bradford, the Strategic Business Development Director at DELMIA, gives an in-depth review of what a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is, explains why it’s an essential tool for manufacturers to consider, and outlines some of the critical differences between Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) and MES solutions.

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Harnessing Industry-Specific AI Models to Improve AI Accuracy, by Assaf Melochna of Aquant

As part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series, Assaf Melochna, the President & Co-Founder of Aquant, explains how companies can use industry-specific AI models to improve the accuracy of their AI efforts. In the article, Melochna explores industry-specific AI models’ ability to learn over time, adapt to real-world feedback, leverage subject matter expertise, integrate multiple data sources, improve accuracy, and more.

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