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Celonis sues SAP for anti-competitive data access practices

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The Munich-based startup accuses SAP of abusing its market power and harming competition, and thereby negatively impacting customers, according to the 61-page indictment filed by Celonis in San Francisco District Court on March 13. German process mining specialist Celonis has filed a lawsuit against ERP giant SAP.

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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Changing consumer behavior and expectations, competition from major e-retailers, evolving cybersecurity challenges, inflationary pressures, sustainability and environmental concerns, and the pressure to take advantage of AI are all very real concerns for retailers today.

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How CIOs can navigate a perfect digital storm of complexity, competition, and regulation

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Enabling a competitive but compliant financial organization In a competitive landscape where technology agility is essential to thrive, BFSI organizations have little choice but to design innovative, technology-driven services.

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How to talk to your board about tech debt

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Make the case on AI urgency Nothing motivates a board quite like competitive pressure. Strategic investment: Assess the current state of your tech debt using the recommended actions in our report , with the goal to enable AI scaling and competitive advantage. Remember, your board doesn’t need to understand every technical detail.

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Outrun Your Competition: Best Practices for Accelerating Sales Processes

Longer sales cycles. Larger buying committees. Slow-moving compliance reviews. Every go-to-market team knows the frustrations that come from a drawn-out sales process. How can you speed it up? By building a modern GTM motion that uses data, automation, and proven best practices to unlock insights, engage customers, and win faster.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

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Following are seven steps to guide this transformation for competitive advantage. CIOs following these seven steps can turn shadow IT into a competitive edge by fulfilling more departmental technology needs, reducing the risks of shadow programs, and empowering more business people to self-service their workflow and data needs.

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6 keys to genAI success in 2025

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What are the associated risks and costs, including operational, reputational, and competitive? Finally, when evaluating scope or breadth, go broad when theres competition for resources and narrow if theres hesitation toward adoption. To evaluate feasibility, ask: Do we have internal data and skills to support this?

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7 Ways to Supercharge Your ABM Strategy with Real-Time Intent

In this guide, we’ll walk through how streaming real-time intent data can supercharge your ABM strategy, including: How streaming real-time intent works The benefits of real-time intent in your ABM strategy How you can box out the competition

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The Data Intelligence Glossary for Recruiting and HR Professionals

In today’s competitive marketplace, doing so is harder than ever. As a recruiter, your goal is to place the right candidates at the right jobs or into ideal accounts.

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12 Tips for Selling to the C-Suite

How should frontline sales professionals approach selling to the C-suite in today’s ultra-competitive market? We called on ZoomInfo’s top sales people — including our founder and CEO — to bring you the definitive guide for selling to the C-suite.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Intensifying competition. Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase.

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12 Plays to Kickstart Your Recruitment Process

That means placing the right people in the right roles can be the difference between your business growing or stagnating — and the competition is getting fierce. Good people are the foundation of any organization.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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7 Strategies to Gather (and Actually Use) Competitive Intel from Employees

Leaders in competitive intel know that the employees who interact with customers and prospects every day hold valuable competitive insights that could help win sales. In this eBook, we outline 7 strategies to make it easier to build and scale an employee sharing program that will drive competitive advantage.