AI PCs will take over the enterprise by 2026: Gartner

The analyst firm projects laptops equipped with neural processing units will command more than half of total shipments next year.

Most mainframe application rewrites fail the first time

“Almost everyone in the mainframe space recognizes that these are not toy workloads,” Rocket Software executive Phil Buckellew said.

‘Human skills’ still outpace demand for AI skills, report says

The most common human skills-related job postings tend to be in communication, interpersonal collaboration and problem-solving, according to Cornerstore data.

Data privacy concerns swirl around generative AI adoption

IT and business professionals fear the technology's adoption can lead to data leakage, according to a Deloitte report.

Broadcom fires back at AT&T in legal battle over VMware support

The chipmaker said AT&T had time to choose an alternative and was planning to migrate off VMware anyway, according to court documents filed last week.

Microsoft names deputy CISOs, flushes dead accounts as part of internal security overhaul

The company released a progress report on efforts to revamp its internal security culture and governance.

Unilever readies use cases, adoption plans for EU AI Act provisions

“We are in a really good place because we started early and we had that foundation of understanding,” Chief Privacy Officer Christine Lee said. 

Cloud paves the way for AI adoption

Enterprises are fueling cloud investments ahead of AI deployment, showing a deep connection between the two technologies.

AI specialists eye new, better jobs as demand rises

Over half of AI professionals feel good about their prospects in today's job market, compared to just over one-third of all tech workers, according to Dice.

AWS sees customers repatriating workloads as cloud wars heat up

The largest hyperscaler provided U.K. regulators with examples of enterprises moving from cloud to on-prem environments in a July hearing.

T-Mobile, OpenAI to equip customer care agents with AI platform

The IntentCX platform will dig through existing information, as well as real-time customer intent data, to power better customer service outcomes.

Microsoft finance team puts Copilot to the test in transformation push

The software giant’s finance professionals have become some of Copilot's top users in the company, Microsoft’s Cory Hrncirik said.

Cloud AI building boom propels server, storage market to record highs

Hyperscaler hunger for compute capacity drove up prices for non-AI data center components during the second quarter, too, according to a Dell’Oro Group report.

Generative AI raises security concerns among IT leaders

Executives worry their organization lacks the ability to protect applications and workloads, according to a Flexential survey.

Salesforce rolls out $50M AI training push

The software provider will waive fees on Trailhead platform courses and stand up an AI training hub at its San Francisco headquarters.

Citi tech chief to share data responsibility with COO

Anand Selva will co-lead the data program with Tim Ryan, the bank’s head of technology and business enablement.

An unlikely hero is running generative AI workloads: the mainframe

AI requires quality data and more often than not, the most important enterprise data lives in mainframes, experts said.

How PepsiCo capped cloud overspend

“From a FinOps perspective, you're never done — no matter how great you think you are, there’s more to do tomorrow,” PepsiCo IT Senior Director Kimberly Floss said.

4 guardrails to strengthen generative AI strategies

Before kickstarting implementations, enterprises need to assess the regulatory, ethical and technical implications of adopting generative AI.

Microsoft names former GE CFO to long-vacant COO role

The tech giant is filling a position that went unoccupied for eight years, as it continues to bet big on AI.

Slack adds agents, workflow builder as AI capabilities expand

A set of new AI features is arriving to the platform, letting users more easily catch up on missed messages and find information.

Rising demand for Azure skills signals growth in Microsoft cloud

The gap between the number of jobs requiring skills specific to the two largest hyperscalers is shrinking, according to Revelio Labs data.

Microsoft, working with security partners, pledges better deployment, testing collaboration

Following a summit with U.S. and European partners, the company is working to build additional resiliency features to prevent a repeat of the historic global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike.

Dell awaits PC refresh cycle, leans on server segment to buoy revenues

The company sees a bright future in PC sales on the horizon, but not until late in the year, COO Jeffrey Clarke said Tuesday at a Goldman Sachs technology conference.

Family Dollar implements AI for category management, merchandising

The discount chain picked Dunnhumby to power a platform aimed at localizing product assortment to better meet shoppers’ needs.