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Derek du Preez has spent the past fifteen years defending the needs of the end-user and helping vendors understand how they can better serve their buyers' technology and business needs. 

Articles by Derek du Preez

Next '26 - when you don't have enterprise legacy, you build it. Google Cloud's playbook for winning agentic AI trust.

Google Cloud doesn't have thirty years of enterprise relationships to draw on. Its answer is to remain open, co-invest, embed engineers, and walk into customer environments to prove the art of the possible. Whether that playbook scales is the question the next few years will answer.

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ServiceNow beats Q1 2026 guidance as AI deals accelerate (and outcome-based pricing? Zavery isn't buying it)

ServiceNow’s latest earnings beat expectations and the vendor has raised its guidance. We speak with Amit Zavery, President, Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer, to understand the meaning behind the headline figures - and to dive deeper into pricing.

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Executive Intelligence podcast - Celonis President Carsten Thoma on why enterprise AI needs operational truth before it can deliver

Celonis President Carsten Thoma joins the podcast to discuss why operational context is the missing ingredient for enterprise AI, why vendor lock-in undermines agentic returns, and why the real impact of AI may require a renegotiation of the social contract.

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From unused data to improved experiences - how Trillium Health Partners put patient voices to work with Qualtrics

Trillium Health Partners transformed patient experience from a data-collection exercise into a live quality improvement tool using Qualtrics, cutting feedback turnaround from months to hours and driving real changes in how care is delivered.

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How is the NHS managing £355 billion in transactions? NHS SBS talks AI, Oracle Fusion, and the future of NHS finance

NHS Shared Business Services explains how it built a national Oracle Fusion-powered finance platform processing £355 billion in NHS transactions annually - and why that foundation could be key to unlocking AI-driven transformation across the health service.

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