Microsoft holds the line on infrastructure spending

The company is well-positioned with its current data center investments as cloud revenue soars, executives said Wednesday.

By Paige Gross • July 30, 2026

AI shifts mainframe modernization strategy

To stay or not to stay on the mainframe? AI might help enterprises do both.

By Makenzie Holland • July 28, 2026

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

By CIO Dive staff

When security says no, cloud teams find a workaround

Cloud security can’t rely on saying no. To keep innovation moving, teams need governance that makes the secure path the easiest path.

By SHI/AWS • July 27, 2026

Google hikes capital expenditures to $205B, citing demand growth

The tech provider will continue to expand compute in response to capacity constraints, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said during a Wednesday earnings call.

By Makenzie Holland • July 23, 2026

Big tech sovereign AI tools promise control, but drive lock-in

Nvidia has emerged as a dominant player in sovereign AI, which accounts for roughly 14% of the company’s revenue, according to a Stanford HAI study.

By Makenzie Holland • July 23, 2026

Tech chiefs enlist AI agents to manage cloud app sprawl

Leaders expect agentic AI to play a key role in cloud management. But few businesses have moved beyond pilot deployments, according to Unisys.

By Scarlett Evans • July 21, 2026

AI pushes enterprises back to the drawing board on cloud

Growing AI compute demands, cost and sovereignty are driving more enterprises toward hybrid cloud, an Information Services Group report found.

By Paige Gross • July 16, 2026

Agentic AI strains legacy IT systems

More than 4 in 5 organizations need to upgrade their tech stacks to support AI agents at scale, according to Google’s 2026 State of AI Infrastructure report.

By Makenzie Holland • July 10, 2026

SAP loosens ERP maintenance and support rules

In response to a European Commission investigation, SAP will clarify initial licensing terms and allow customers to choose different ERP support providers.

By Makenzie Holland • July 9, 2026

Liberty Mutual preps legacy systems for AI scale

The insurer is reaping the rewards of a yearslong modernization strategy to build systems that allow for as much flexibility as possible.

By Makenzie Holland • July 8, 2026

Accenture, Google bring enterprise AI to the midmarket

Midsize companies face familiar AI adoption setbacks but need services tailored to their scale, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said.

By Paige Gross • July 7, 2026

AI will reshape financial services, and regulation will follow

As banks move toward AI-first services, managing autonomy will be the main challenge for regulators, according to the U.K.’s primary financial watchdog.

By Makenzie Holland • July 6, 2026

AWS funnels $1B into forward deployed engineering hub

Thousands of AWS engineers, working alongside AI agents, will help roll out AI systems within enterprises, the company said Tuesday.

By Makenzie Holland • June 30, 2026

Senior execs worry about AI system lock-in

More than 7 in 10 leaders said switching from their primary AI provider would be challenging, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study.

By Makenzie Holland • June 26, 2026

The Magnum Ice Cream Company enlists six vendors to build tech stack

The ice cream giant tapped Microsoft, SAP and others to lay the groundwork for its departure from Unilever’s IT systems.

By Makenzie Holland • June 25, 2026

Linux Foundation prepares open standard for AI agent verification

The proposed Agent Name Service will enable enterprises to securely identify agents at scale as they operate across the internet.

By Makenzie Holland • June 24, 2026

Neocloud providers will gain greater slice of AI cloud market by 2030

Specialized cloud vendors can serve enterprises as they seek more control over data storage and governance, according to Gartner.

By Makenzie Holland • June 23, 2026

Overestimating AI threatens legacy mainframe migrations

More than two-thirds of enterprise efforts to transform legacy implementations with AI will fail, leading to disruptions and technical debt, Gartner said.

By Makenzie Holland • June 22, 2026

Why cloud value depends on what happens after migration

Cloud success depends on more than just moving workloads. Strategy, governance, automation and optimization are what turn migration into lasting business value.

June 22, 2026

Foundation to tackle AI token cost management

The Tokenomics Foundation will bring together enterprises, hyperscalers and frontier model developers to address rising AI costs.

By Makenzie Holland • June 12, 2026

Oracle, AWS among vendors working to curb rising AI costs

Advanced AI models and agentic tools are leading to greater token usage, which is pushing into budgets as business executives look to manage spend.

By Makenzie Holland • June 12, 2026

Shutterstock, Prudential Financial share AI cost strategies

New models and agentic AI tools are leading to more token usage, driving AI costs higher for enterprises. 

By Makenzie Holland • June 11, 2026

Apple teams up with Google, Nvidia to expand private cloud capabilities

The company’s emphasis on data privacy and security could make Apple hardware an appealing option for IT decision-makers, according to analysts.

By Makenzie Holland • June 9, 2026

Choice Hotels promotes exec as CTO to support AI buildout

Tony Pallas, who spent more than 10 years modernizing the hospitality company’s tech stack, will work to advance AI capabilities in his new role.

By Makenzie Holland • June 8, 2026

EU moves to curb reliance on US tech companies

The European Technological Sovereignty Package unveiled Wednesday seeks to bolster cloud and AI sovereignty and strengthen the EU’s semiconductor industry.

By Makenzie Holland • June 3, 2026