Oracle embarks on data center building spree

The company had “billions of dollars more in contracted demand than we currently can supply," CTO Larry Ellison said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 12, 2023

Cloudflare doubles down on inference workloads

CEO Matthew Prince sent technicians with “suitcases full of GPUs” around the world with the goal of deploying the chips in 100 cities by the end of the year.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023

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Enterprise AI outcomes depend heavily on the health of datasets on hand —  and the talent that manages them.

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For Arvest Bank, wholesale cloud modernization had to start small

With an end-to-end IT assessment in place, Chief Transformation and Operations Officer Laura Merling's team rolled out pre-migration modernizations to make way for cloud.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 5, 2023

Snowflake reports consumption boom as data rushes to cloud

“Interest in AI is also driving interest in data strategy, which then has a knock-on effect on consumption,” Chairman and CEO Frank Slootman said during the data cloud company's Q3 earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 1, 2023

Salesforce revenue boost driven by cloud ‘cocktail’

As price hikes kicked in, the leading CRM turned to its hyperscale Data Cloud and Mulesoft platform to expand the top end of its enterprise customer base.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 30, 2023

AWS is still trying to cut cloud costs

Just weeks after joining the FinOps Foundation, the leading hyperscaler unveiled infrastructure and service enhancements to help customers optimize data, spending and compute.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 29, 2023

5 highest-paying IT certifications in 2023

Google Cloud certifications topped the highest earners list, ousting an AWS certification from its top-paying spot.  

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 14, 2023

Data, data everywhere and not a byte to use

If you’re drowning in data but struggling to get meaningful results from your AI platform, read on!

By Joseph Bartolotta • Nov. 13, 2023

Is your tech stack making your team feel stuck?

Here are three steps CIOs can take to help solve the interconnected issues of tool overload and information hunting at scale.

By Robbie Strickland, Chief Information Officer at Miro • Nov. 13, 2023

Harnessing data for smarter logistics management

For those navigating the complexities of global freight, data is more than mere digital ink on a ledger. It's the bedrock upon which the interconnected supply chain stands.

By Sean Tinney • Oct. 23, 2023

Hyperscaler data center capacity to nearly triple by 2029

Cloud providers are building new infrastructure and retrofitting systems to prepare for high-intensity generative AI workloads, according to Synergy Research Group.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 20, 2023

CIOs prioritize data upgrades as AI adoption intensifies

Most organizations favor a hybrid AI strategy, building on open-source models while also leveraging off-the-shelf tools, according to an MIT Technology Review report.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 16, 2023

Google challenges AWS, boosts cloud database speed, performance

Upgrades to the company’s Cloud Spanner service increase transaction efficiency by 50%, effectively cutting costs in half, according to the company.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 12, 2023

How Capital One unlocked enterprise data, self-service workflows

Data democratization depends on organizational realignment as well as tech solutions, according to the company.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 4, 2023

Accenture leans on cloud, data to prepare for generative AI

The company expects mounting enthusiasm for the technology to spur modernization across banking, retail, utilities and other industries, CEO Julie Sweet said.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 2, 2023

Enterprise data overload triggers cost overruns, spending spikes

Despite the business value of analytics, organizations limit ingestion and randomly purge databases as data ecosystems balloon.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 25, 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

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

Most unstructured enterprise data is siloed, report finds

Potential data breach costs nearly double for organizations with more fragmented data stockpiles, an IDC report found.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 7, 2023

BMW Group taps AWS to engineer its automated driving platform

The luxury carmaker will shift engineering and operational deployment of new vehicle technologies from on-prem to the cloud.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 5, 2023

SAP brings generative AI to data cloud platform with Google’s help

The solution infuses the ERP provider’s data ecosystem with Vertex AI tools and initially targets the automotive industry.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 29, 2023

Google Cloud taps Deloitte, Hitachi Energy to expand ESG toolkit

The collaborations will let organizations leverage cloud, data and analytics tools to further sustainability goals.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 25, 2023

Snowflake banks on LLM demand to boost cloud data consumption

The company requested 1,000 Nvidia GPUs amid high demand for the processing units that power generative AI.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 24, 2023

How to create seamless customer journeys with generative AI

Explore the transformative power of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in enhancing customer experiences, leveraging big data and fostering brand loyalty.

By Rick Laner, Chief Customer Officer, Elastic • Aug. 14, 2023

Red Sox chase business, baseball wins in cloud

Boston’s MLB franchise turned to IBM and Wasabi to manage its complex data ecosystem and modernize operations, the team’s CTO Brian Shield said.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 14, 2023