Cloud

Understanding Google Cloud's recent service hiccups

The interconnectedness of the internet could spell trouble for the new normal, as one service's outage can lead to another site or platform going offline.

By Roberto Torres • March 27, 2020

Complications of guaranteeing uptime during a pandemic

Historical data is used for predictive analytics in the cloud, however, the coronavirus pandemic is challenging its reliability. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 17, 2020

Pentagon requests time to reconsider cloud contract award to Microsoft

The Department of Defense asked for 120 days to reconsider technical aspects and the JEDI cloud contract award, which is valued at up to $10 billion.

By Naomi Eide • March 13, 2020

A third of companies fail to turn cloud adoption into more effectiveness

Failing to connect cloud migration to business strategy makes it harder for companies to reap the full value of the technology. 

By Roberto Torres • March 05, 2020

Walmart outlines cloud strategy to investors

With the hybrid architecture, Walmart can move workloads between the private and public cloud, making use of flex capacity when necessary. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 28, 2020

Google Cloud's latest purchase targets customers who want to keep mainframes and have the cloud too

Central to Google Cloud's interest in Cornerstone Technology? The healthcare and financial services companies still running mainframes.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 20, 2020

Deep Dive

The other clouds

The $50 billion IaaS market prioritizes the hyperscalers at the very top, neglecting the providers at the bottom, the unnamed others offering alternative cloud solutions.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2020

Report: Amazon, Google, Microsoft competing for Deutsche Bank's tech overhaul

The project comes amid a massive restructuring. The German lender expects to invest $14.2 billion in tech through 2022.

By Dan Ennis • Feb. 13, 2020

Judge hits pause on Microsoft's Pentagon cloud contract

In a motion made public this week, Amazon Web Services said the selection of Microsoft for the contract was "arbitrary, capricious, and prejudicial."

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2020

Insecure cloud coding templates run rampant, research finds

To maintain a template's "integrity" or prevent outside manipulation, organizations can use role-based access controls and version controls.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 05, 2020

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty steps down, paving way for cloud-focused future

Rometty ushered the company into the modern era of cloud computing and set sights on the future of technology.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 30, 2020

Cole Haan is weaving microservices throughout systems to build tech in-house

The cloud has played a role in every integration for Cole Haan, but the continuous fight between architecture health and new experiences remains.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Jan. 24, 2020

Supply, demand and talent constraints in the cloud workforce

Companies demand savvy talent as they shift to the cloud. They have a choice: Train existing workers or find new ones.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 22, 2020

What the global IT spending forecast says about corporate technology preferences

The Gartner spending forecast boils down to an increase in "soft" and a decrease in "hard" technology spending, with companies opting for service-based delivery models. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 16, 2020

What applications are moving to the cloud?

Early shifts to the cloud relied on easy wins. Upcoming migrations require a lot more planning — and patience.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 15, 2020

Ancestry turned to AI to bring down cloud costs

One way to keep cloud costs down: let artificial intelligence find room for improvement.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 14, 2020

CIO Dive's business technology predictions for 2020

In 2020, CIOs will spend their days using data to maximize the efficiency of their workforce, as cyberattacks and fierce competition loom large.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz , Roberto Torres , Naomi Eide • Jan. 13, 2020

Enterprise-scale companies adopting Azure over AWS, Goldman Sachs finds

Enterprise is Microsoft's sweet spot. As the cloud gained relevance, the company has shifted clients toward new, cloud-based tools.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 10, 2020

25 business technology trends for 2020

As tech leaders plan for 2020 and beyond, keep a close eye on interoperability and making technology purchasing decisions that can remain flexible in the long-term. 

5 cloud trends for 2020

This year will offer more battles in the cloud wars and more vendors listening to understand the realities of where businesses actually are in cloud adoption.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 07, 2020

CIO Dive's Top Trends of 2019

Tie a bow on it, uncork the champagne and take a deep breath: say goodbye to 2019. 

CIO Dive's Top News of 2019

The world of business technology is nonstop and the Top News of 2019 honors the constant churn.

5 charts that show the rise of the cloud

Cloud technology defined the decade, creating a baseline for enterprise technology performance.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 20, 2019

The rise of cloud computing is having an impact on data center efficiency — and it's not great

In recent years, improvements to data center facility efficiency have flattened — or even slowed — as fewer computers do the actual work.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2019

Private cloud evolves as public cloud steals the industry spotlight

Private clouds aren't disappearing — they're changing to fit into a hybrid and multicloud world. 

By Jen A. Miller • Dec. 17, 2019