Dynamics revenue will reach $2.5 billion for the year ending June 30, Microsoft said this week. CEO Satya Nadella gave the forecast in this week’s webcast for earnings for the quarter ended September 30. Nadella said half of that will be from Dynamics 365.

The web is full of warnings about watching for the Spotted Lantern Fly, a serious pest, which infests trees, including Christmas tree species. But there's a silver lining: if nothing else, you will find if you string enough together, like popcorn, they make a lovely addition to holiday decorations.

With its third quarter in hand, SAP revised its financial forecast for 2018, the third during the current year. “We are raising the full year outlook in cloud total revenue and operating profits,” CEO Bill McDermott said in this week’s earnings webcast.