HR automation called 2019 priority, top 2018 HR and ERP stories, Duolingo's clever recruiting, and more

Business Applications Digest A roundup of business applications content from TechTarget | December 25, 2018 FEATURED ARTICLE HR automation tops 2019's six big trends By Patrick Thibodeau Software bots and chatbots may see a rapid uptake in adoption thanks to falling prices and improving tech. That's one of six trends HR pros should watch closely in 2019. (SearchHRSoftware.com) Advertisement NEWS   Old school recruiting tools help Pittsburgh tech firm LinkedIn's new emerging jobs report put machine learning skills at the top of the list. If you're a tech firm in Pittsburgh, what's a good way to poach that kind of San Francisco tech talent? A billboard. (SearchHRSoftware.com)   Manchester City F.C. plans to score with SAP Challenger Insights The reigning Premier League champion is using SAP Challenger Insights, a tablet application based on SAP Cloud Platform, to get insights into player performance and opponent tactics during games. (SearchSAP.com)   Employee engagement and retention top of mind in 2018 If our list of the top 10 most popular HR software stories of 2018 says anything, it's that employee engagement and retention were top of mind for HR leaders this year. (SearchHRSoftware.com)   Debate over ERP systems in the cloud plays out on top 10 list Cloud-based ERP or not? Based on the number of stories that appeared in our top 10 for 2018 list, CIOs seem to be asking the question. (SearchERP.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Discover the best cloud ERP software for your company Explore the leading cloud ERP software and vendors currently on the market to make this complex decision-making process just a little bit easier. (SearchERP.com)   The real Oracle cloud strategy that may work vs. AWS and Azure Oracle's database software is at the heart of its efforts to move users to its cloud. And that strategy might work, despite Oracle's inauspicious standing in the cloud now. (SearchOracle.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Business Applications Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.