UK regulators ‘concerned’ about AWS, Microsoft amid cloud market probe

Following a yearlong inquiry into competitive practices, Ofcom referred the public cloud infrastructure market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 5, 2023

After a long AWS migration, Choice Hotels will close its last data center

The company leveraged a one-cloud strategy to bring Radisson Hotels Americas' systems into the tech stack in less than a year, CIO Brian Kirkland said.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 29, 2023

What Cisco learned about Mac vs. PC in the enterprise

A year-long internal trial revealed MacBooks were less vulnerable to cyber threats than PCs, and less expensive over time, according to SVP and CIO Fletcher Previn.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 21, 2023

Oracle plugs AI into industry clouds, deepens Nvidia partnership

The hyperscaler announced generative AI enhancements to its customer service and healthcare platforms at Oracle CloudWorld 2023.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 19, 2023

Microsoft, Oracle tighten multicloud alliance, ease data migrations

In the new arrangement, Oracle will operate and manage qualifying cloud infrastructure services directly within Microsoft's data centers.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 15, 2023

Cloud strategy misalignment leads some workloads back on-prem

As migrations progress, organizations are still struggling to bring IT investments in line with business goals.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 14, 2023

Oracle races to expand cloud regions, anticipating demand surge

“Because we have far more demand than we can supply, our biggest challenge is building data centers as quickly as possible,” Oracle CEO Safra Catz said.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 12, 2023

Mainframe market still growing in cloud’s shadow

Appreciation for the value of the on-prem data center is rising as organizations contend with post-migration bills.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 8, 2023

IBM raises prices for cloud infrastructure, platform services

While most IaaS billing increases won’t impact U.S. customers, data storage rates will increase for all customers by as much as 26% in January.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Sept. 7, 2023

Google Cloud unveils new TPUs in race to optimize AI hardware

The new generation chips are optimized to handle the growing volume of generative AI model training and inference workloads.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 29, 2023

Cloud market growth plateaus as hyperscalers anticipate AI boom

Global spend increased by $10 billion for the third consecutive quarter, with AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud retaining nearly two-thirds of the market, Synergy Research Group found.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 7, 2023

Oracle unveils secure cloud solution in bid for DoD contracts

The new infrastructure services are designed to ease critical workload migrations and comply with defense information systems security requirements.

By Matt Ashare • July 31, 2023

IBM sees Red Hat growth as model for its AI business

The tech company is banking on enterprise adoption of its newly introduced watsonx platform to advance its hybrid cloud strategy.

By Matt Ashare • July 20, 2023

Hyperscalers bet on costly new data centers to capture growing market

As cloud becomes ubiquitous, AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud are competing to expand their regional reach and localize services.

By Matt Ashare • July 14, 2023

On-prem data centers retain a shrinking foothold as cloud’s shadow looms

While capacity steadily migrates to massive CSPs, more than one-third of worldwide data and compute remains on-prem.

By Matt Ashare • July 14, 2023

PC shipments show signs of recovery as economic outlook improves

Enterprise demand for workstations and laptops bounced back in Q2 and may normalize by the end of the year, Gartner analysis shows.

By Matt Ashare • July 12, 2023

Where IT fits into Formula E racing

Friedemann Kurz, head of IT at Porsche Motorsport, detailed how IT pros supply real-time data to accelerate racing strategies.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 11, 2023

IT leaders unsure if current tech stack can support AI demands

Despite some reservations, more than 80% of IT leaders plan to implement AI in IT operations, according to an Equinix survey. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 15, 2023

Oracle bucks revenue trend as cloud business booms

End-to-end solutions for high tech, healthcare, financial services, retail, hospitality and other industries is driving the company's revenue growth.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2023

Microsoft, Dell bring generative AI to enterprise workstations; Nvidia helps

“Our collaboration with Nvidia enables customers to quickly deploy generative AI on-premises at scale using their own proprietary data,” Anthony Charles Whitten, Dell co-COO, said during a Thursday earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • June 5, 2023

Inside Chobani’s multiyear digital transformation

Since joining Chobani in 2014, CIO Parag Agrawal has led a tech overhaul to help the company leave legacy technology behind.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 2, 2023

Marriott seeks improved efficiency, higher revenue amid tech overhaul

The hotel chain is re-platforming systems, investing in tech infrastructure and enhancing its mobile app as it boosts its yearly technology spending by around $150 million.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 19, 2023

IBM leans on AI, hybrid cloud as infrastructure business stalls

“We've been digitally transforming IBM, much in the same way we're helping our clients with their transformation,” CFO James Kavanaugh said during Wednesday’s Q1 2023 earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • April 20, 2023

PC demand keeps falling as enterprises defer new orders

While overall IT spending remains strong, macroeconomic uncertainty depressed shipments for Lenovo, HP, Dell and Apple in Q1.

By Matt Ashare • April 10, 2023

3 PC giants saw purchasing plummet last year

Shipments fell by more than one-quarter for HP, Dell and Lenovo in the global PC market. They aren’t expected to recover until next year.

By Matt Ashare • Feb. 8, 2023