Joe McKendrick, author, independent researcher and speaker exploring innovation, information technology trends and markets, wrote an article in Forbes about how to find and keep people within your organization who will help keep your digital transformation on track. He spoke with Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer at Amazon, and Scott Snyder, partner with Heidrick & Struggles, about how to attract and retain people who will help keep your organization’s digital transformation on track.

Gretchen Alarcon, the Group Vice President for Human Capital Management Strategy at Oracle, wrote a blog about understanding the benefits of leveraging new technologies within HR and having a deliberate plan for innovation within your department.

Tom Haunert, Editor in Chief of Oracle Magazine, spoke with Kyle York, Vice President of Product Strategy at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, about Generation 2 Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud strategies, security and more.

Naveen Joshi, a columnist and Founder and CEO of Allerin—which develops engineering and technology solutions focused on optimal customer experiences, wrote an article in Forbes about the concept of Artificial Intelligence as a security measure against cyber threats in today’s workforce. AI as a cybersecurity solution can help protect organizations from existing cyber threats, identify new malware types, ensure effective security standards, and help create better prevention and recovery strategies. Leveraging AI in this way has both limitations and solutions for challenges.

Data analytics are becoming increasingly popular and helpful to employers looking to attract and retain the top talent in their industry. Analytics can drastically improve HR processes like recruiting. Linda Currey Post, a senior writer at Oracle, wrote an article in Forbes about how Human Resources professionals are utilizing analytics in order to attract top talent and retain it within their organization. Analytics can quickly show you helpful information like which applicants are the best matches based on the requirements in a job posting.

Bernard Marr, an internationally best-selling author, popular keynote speaker, futurist, and strategic business and technology advisor to government and companies, wrote an article for Forbes about five major trends concerning Internet of Things.

Quest hosts three major conferences for Oracle products throughout the year—COLLABORATE, RECONNECT and INFOCUS. COLLABORATE is the largest user-led, user-focused event for Oracle users of all levels. RECONNECT is the premier deep-dive PeopleSoft focused event of the year, and INFOCUS is the equivalent for JD Edwards users. In this Quest How To video, we walk you through how to create and submit a Call for Presentation paper for a Quest event.

Daniel Newman, principal analyst of Futurum Research and CEO of Broadsuite Media Group, wrote an article in Forbes about how Cloud monitoring can give you better insights about your employees. Daniel points out that analyzing Cloud data can teach you a lot about how employees are using different software, whether they’re following compliance rules, and even areas where your Cloud may not be as safe as it should be. Having better employee insights can drastically improve the way your organization and your ERP system run.