Cloud

Businesses weigh efficiency, regulation in cloud region playbook

In disruption-prone regions, companies will look to different geographically affiliated clouds to maintain stability, or turn to regulation for control.

By Katie Malone • Aug. 03, 2021

AWS, Arizona State to offer for-credit cloud education to 10K high schoolers

The Ed Equity Lab will deliver asynchronous courses taught by Arizona State faculty members to high school students.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 28, 2021

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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

In modernization, security is a barrier and an incentive

Performance issues, training users on new systems and bandwidth costs represent hurdles to cloud transformation, according to an IBM survey.

By Katie Malone • July 21, 2021

Hybrid cloud delivers 3% revenue growth for IBM

The provider is betting on its hybrid expertise for differentiation — an area where its acquisition of Red Hat is already bearing fruit.

By Roberto Torres • July 20, 2021

As cloud costs climb, is repatriation the answer?

Cloud is becoming the norm, but enterprises shouldn't assume that it's the best solution long term, even if they've already made the shift.

By Jen A. Miller • July 12, 2021

Pentagon chooses multicloud, cancels embattled $10B JEDI contract

Though a blow to Microsoft, the Defense Department singled out the company and its competitor AWS to bid in its new cloud contract initiative as the only vendors with the scale the agency needs. 

By Naomi Eide • July 06, 2021

As vendors specialize, public cloud keeps growing

Customers are using more public cloud IaaS services, driving growth for 90% of the market, which remains led by AWS with 40.8% of the market share, Gartner found. 

By Naomi Eide • June 28, 2021

How businesses can realize cloud's full potential

Half of companies aren't gaining substantial value from cloud investments, according to a PwC survey.

By Katie Malone • June 15, 2021

Morgan Stanley boosts transformation, app infrastructure through cloud partnership

The banking partnership fits into Microsoft's larger industry-specific cloud strategy.

By Katie Malone • June 04, 2021

For companies stuck on transformation, cloud may be the answer

The gap between technology leaders and laggards is growing quickly. Catching up isn't just vital to staying competitive — it's essential for keeping top talent.

By Jen A. Miller • June 01, 2021

Compromised cloud costs companies $6.2M annually, study finds

Attackers heavily target Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts using brute force or phishing attacks, according to Ponemon Institute research.

By David Jones • May 27, 2021

How cloud strategies will evolve after the pandemic

Shaping a proactive approach rather than a reactive response allows companies to take advantage of what the future of cloud has to offer.

By Katie Malone • May 21, 2021

How to prevent cloud cost overrun while migrating data management

Rapid provisioning and agile deployment capabilities in the cloud increase efficiency, which can make budgets less predictable, according to Gartner.

By Katie Malone • May 05, 2021

How Make-A-Wish modernized through small steps to the cloud

Cloud supports the work-from-anywhere model and helps the organization grant wishes faster, according to Make-a-Wish CIO Bipin Jayaraj.

By Katie Malone • May 03, 2021

Enterprise irons out edge computing wrinkles

Across industries, adoption of edge computing has happened quickly, leaving security and scalability as an afterthought for some.

By Katie Malone • April 28, 2021

Why hybrid cloud is here to stay

Data nested with application logic is slowing cloud deployments. What businesses are left with is technology aspirations clashing with workload realities.

By Naomi Eide • April 22, 2021

Data strategies hinge on quality, processing: report

Understanding where data fits is the first basic companies must master before advancing modernization and emerging technologies.

By Katie Malone • April 21, 2021

Cloud spending shifts: More innovation, less back-end support

Gartner analysts predict global end-user spending on public cloud to jump 23% to $332.2 billion this year.

By Katie Malone • April 21, 2021

Cloud adoption uptick further strains talent market

To win the cloud talent war, business leaders can target candidates with nontraditional backgrounds and enable hybrid work.

By Roberto Torres • April 15, 2021

Businesses demand clouds connect. Tech evolves to fill the gaps

Managing an increasingly complex cloud environment requires visibility into the technology stack. 

By Katie Malone • March 31, 2021

Half of companies lack security to support cloud-based IAM: report

Almost all (98%) of IT executives report challenges with IAM sourced from the cloud, including lack of visibility and increased complexity.

By Katie Malone • March 30, 2021

Opinion

How to pitch cloud to the C-suite and board

Winning approval for a cloud project may take a different set of skills and a new way of preparing for what could be a higher-level conversation.

By Bob Moore • March 25, 2021

Worldwide enterprise cloud spend surpasses spend on data centers

In the next decade, average spend on cloud services is projected to grow 52% annually while spending on data centers will grow 2%, according to Synergy Research Group. 

By Katie Malone • March 22, 2021

How to build security into cloud after a hasty adoption

While application adoption may have clouded visibility into the infrastructure, organizations reinstating clarity can build stronger security postures.

By Katie Malone • March 18, 2021

Opinion

4 reasons to invest in entry-level cloud talent

So, how does an industry suddenly create a large number of highly qualified cloud professionals with 15-plus years of experience? It doesn't. 

By Kevin Kelly • March 15, 2021