Cloud
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Microsoft joins AWS, Google Cloud on path to free data egress
Azure is the latest platform to lower the cost of switching cloud vendors.
By Matt Ashare • March 14, 2024 -
SAP beefs up Commerce Cloud in ongoing SaaS push
The enterprise software vendor added third-party payment integration capabilities to its e-commerce platform.
By Matt Ashare • March 14, 2024 -
Trendline
Hybrid cloud
IT decision makers turn to hybrid cloud in search of security, flexibility and scale within enterprise infrastructure.
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Oracle surpasses major cloud threshold, pours $10B into data center expansions
“This quarter marks the first time our total cloud revenue is more than our total license support revenue," CEO Safra Catz said. "We have crossed over."
By Matt Ashare • March 12, 2024 -
Costs, not security, worry enterprise leaders most as cloud estates multiply
Optimizing spend surpassed security among enterprise concerns, Flexera’s annual survey found.
By Matt Ashare • March 12, 2024 -
Enterprises spend hundreds of hours a year on SaaS contracts
Organizations pour far more into SaaS than what shows up on the books once the dollar value of time spent on contracts is factored in, according to Vertice.
By Matt Ashare • March 7, 2024 -
SAP beefs up generative AI toolbox with new data integrations
As part of a broader shift to cloud, the ERP giant will enhance analytics and expand AI governance capabilities.
By Matt Ashare • March 6, 2024 -
AWS pares back data transfer costs
The largest hyperscaler is the latest provider to waive egress fees, following a similar announcement by Google Cloud in January.
By Matt Ashare • March 5, 2024 -
Fees consume nearly half of cloud data storage spending: report
Most enterprise customers exceeded object storage budgets last year and expect to increase spending in 2024, according to Wasabi.
By Matt Ashare • March 4, 2024 -
Snowflake details next stage of AI data strategy as new CEO takes the helm
The retirement of Snowflake’s CEO and ascendance of its SVP of AI punctuates an AI-fueled data boom for the company.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Kubernetes cloud costs spike as overprovisioning persists
Despite optimization efforts, enterprises regularly buy more compute than needed to run containerized workloads, according to a Cast AI analysis.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Average software waste hit $18M last year despite optimization push
Overall SaaS spending fell year over year, but shadow IT overspend and app redundancies persisted, Zylo research found.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Cloud intrusions spiked 75% in 2023, CrowdStrike says
Threat actors took advantage of inconsistent cloud security structures, abusing unique features of the technology to initiate attacks.
By Matt Kapko • Feb. 26, 2024 -
Cloud waste, hyperscaler discounts shape FinOps priorities
As enterprises brace for ballooning AI spend, the pressure’s on to squeeze the most out of commitment-based discounts and existing deployments.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 23, 2024 -
Nvidia ramps up GPU production to fuel AI data center revolution
The chipmaker expects demand to outpace supply through the year. “We’ll do our best,” CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Cost rules in enterprise software purchases
Demand for AI and cyber capabilities is driving enterprise customers to add functionality and upgrades to recently purchased solutions, according to Gartner.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Why enterprises neglect billions in cloud savings
ProsperOps analyzed $1.5 billion in AWS compute spend and found that most organizations fail to take advantage of built-in discounts.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 20, 2024 -
C-suite leaders demand more cloud spending
Executives are pushing for post-optimization migrations, driving an expected upsurge in enterprise cloud spend this year, according to SaaS provider Wanclouds.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 15, 2024 -
Mainframes solidify hold on core enterprise systems
On-premises compute survived the rush to cloud and isn’t going away any time soon, according to Advanced.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 12, 2024 -
McDonald’s invests aggressively in technology
The fast food giant’s three-pronged plan aims to digitally transform customer experience, franchise operations and core systems, President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said Monday.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Enterprise cloud spend jumped in Q4, nudged upward by AI
The power balance among AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud shifted slightly as infrastructure services saw the largest ever quarter-over-quarter market expansion recorded by Synergy Research Group.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 5, 2024 -
AWS expands cloud footprint, extends useful life of servers
Amazon saw cloud segment revenue grow to more than $90 billion in 2023, as customers began easing cost optimization efforts.
By Matt Ashare • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Microsoft, Google build out cloud capacity as AI powers consumption
Both hyperscalers expect to increase data center infrastructure investments this year to meet growing customer demand for AI computing.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 31, 2024 -
SAP revamps migration support programs, adds financial incentives
The software company will give customers credits and technical support to offset adoption costs as part of its RISE and GROW programs.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 30, 2024 -
Southwest Airlines to spend $1.7B on tech, cloud migration this year
The commercial carrier has shifted just under half of its tech estate to cloud, President and CEO Bob Jordan said Thursday.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 29, 2024 -
What’s behind SAP’s massive restructuring push?
“Cloud is the big elephant in the room for SAP," Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Liz Herbert said.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 26, 2024