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    SAP addresses EU’s competition concerns

    The ERP vendor defended its platform maintenance and support policies as standard industry practices but still committed to a series of changes.

    By Nov. 14, 2025
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    Broadcom launches open ecosystem for VMware Cloud Foundation

    The move comes nearly two years after Broadcom acquired VMware and aligns with its plans to present VCF as a private cloud alternative to hyperscalers.

    By Nov. 13, 2025
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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
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    Regulatory risks push cloud leaders to alter infrastructure plans

    Hybrid cloud strategies will keep gaining momentum as IT leaders balance innovation with local data requirements. 

    By Nov. 12, 2025
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    Banks turn to AI supervisors as agent use surges

    Financial institutions are rapidly deploying AI agents in pursuit of billions in economic value, according to Capgemini.

    By Nov. 12, 2025
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    SAP, Snowflake partner to unite cloud products

    Users of SAP's Business Data Cloud will be able to access Snowflake’s AI and data platform as part of the collaboration announced Tuesday. 

    By Nov. 5, 2025
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    Clorox blames Q1 sales drop on elongated ERP overhaul

    The company says the majority of the implementation is complete as executives shift focus to rebuilding momentum.

    By Nov. 4, 2025
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    OpenAI, AWS sign $38B compute deal

    The agreement marks the first major hyperscaler infrastructure partnership announced by the AI company since its corporate restructuring.

    By Nov. 3, 2025
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    AWS revenue jumps 20% to $33B in third quarter

    The uptick in growth might indicate that CIOs are moving from a cost savings to a project investment mindset, according to one analyst.

    By Oct. 31, 2025
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    Microsoft reports $49B in cloud revenue despite capacity woes

    In the midst of an outage, Microsoft’s CFO reported that its Azure revenue growth was hampered by a capacity shortage that will continue throughout its fiscal 2026.

    By Oct. 30, 2025
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    Amazon cuts 14K jobs in AI-fueled reorganization

    The company said the layoffs will result in a leaner structure as it responds to broader market changes driven by AI adoption.

    By Oct. 28, 2025
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    4 tips for evaluating cloud AI providers

    Leaning into vendor relationships and considering the AI environments best tied to business goals can help shape an effective cloud AI strategy, according to Gartner.

    By Oct. 28, 2025
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    Evolving cloud strategy: Why sovereignty and regional autonomy matter more than ever

    The significance of sovereignty and regional autonomy is increasingly critical in today's digital landscape.

    By Sandeep Modhvadia, Chief Product Officer, Wind River • Oct. 27, 2025
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    SAP focuses on cloud gains, touts agentic AI plan

    Executives pointed to the company’s cloud revenue as an indicator of future growth as customers adopt products across the SAP Business Suite.

    By Oct. 23, 2025
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    AI shapes cloud spend amid adoption efforts

    AI adoption is increasing enterprise cloud spending, pushing CIOs to balance cost management with multicloud strategies and energy-intensive infrastructure.

    By Oct. 21, 2025
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    AWS outage puts spotlight on IT durability

    The downtime serves as a reminder to CIOs that recovery strategies separate from their primary cloud vendor are key to business continuity.

    By Oct. 20, 2025
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    Tech vendors switch up pricing models to offset rising cloud costs

    Significant delivery costs for AI products and soaring cloud spend is driving providers to reassess pricing structures, according to a Revenera report.

    By Oct. 17, 2025
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    AI-optimized IaaS spend will more than double in 2026

    Infrastructure as a service for AI is skyrocketing among enterprises while tech giants continue to forge partnerships and make their own deep investments. 

    By Oct. 15, 2025
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    Oracle teams up with AMD, Nvidia to boost cloud infrastructure

    The company is leaning on the chipmakers to amplify its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offerings as AI demand grows. 

    By Oct. 14, 2025
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    CIOs will gravitate toward purpose-built infrastructure in 2026

    Companies are preparing to align their systems with growing AI use as executives seek lower cloud costs, according to Info-Tech Research Group.

    By Oct. 10, 2025
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    SAP opens data pipeline to Google Cloud

    The ERP provider linked its Business Data Cloud to the hyperscaler’s BigQuery platform with more integrations to follow, the company announced Monday.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 8, 2025
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    Cloud marketplace sales set to skyrocket by 2030

    Multiyear enterprise cloud commitments will lead software sales to increase more than fivefold in the next five years, according to Omdia.

    By Oct. 7, 2025
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    OpenAI taps AMD for massive compute buildout

    The two companies will deploy six gigawatts of GPU capacity beginning next year, the latest effort to build out data center infrastructure.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 6, 2025
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    What Wipro’s global CIO learned about AI cost overruns

    “AI without the right process orchestration is a very expensive experiment,” Kenny Kesar said.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 6, 2025
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    Generative AI drives cloud spend blitz

    Public cloud spend will increase fourfold over the next three years, largely driven by growing generative AI workloads, according to TD Cowen.

    By Oct. 3, 2025
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    SaaS spend jumps amid shifts in the vendor landscape

    Consumption-based pricing has left many companies struggling to track spending, leading to a proliferation of underutilized “shelfware,” according to BCG.

    By Matt Ashare • Oct. 2, 2025