Cloud

AWS captures 45% of worldwide IaaS revenue. That's only part of the story

AWS still dominates the IaaS market, but Gartner's new segment combining infrastructure and platform services is a better cloud indicator and shows AWS capturing 50% of the market. 

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 07, 2020

Amid vaccine race, Moderna taps AWS as preferred cloud vendor

The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company made AWS its standard platform for cloud, analytics and machine learning, as it advances the clinical trial on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 05, 2020

Misconfigurations affect 93% of cloud deployments

Combined, misconfigurations and open security groups have led to 200 breaches in the past two years, according to a report from Accurics.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 05, 2020

Internet disruptions up 45% since January, ThousandEyes finds

If outages result from massive upticks in traffic, they can ripple through businesses, no matter their connection to the internet or an ISP. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Aug. 04, 2020

Keurig Dr Pepper leans on Google Cloud to host data footprint

Data modernization is at the heart of the agreement, echoing a similar modernization move between PepsiCo Inc. and Microsoft, the companies announced on Monday. 

By Naomi Eide • July 28, 2020

Despite everything, public cloud market is faring well

Down from November projections of the public cloud market revenue growing 17%, Gartner remains bullish on cloud's ability to sustain growth.

By Naomi Eide • July 23, 2020

Banks join IBM's financial services cloud as it doubles down on security, compliance

More customers, partnerships and a geographic expansion are signs of the "momentum and investment" behind the financial services cloud, Hillery Hunter, VP, CTO of IBM Cloud, told CIO Dive. 

By Naomi Eide • July 22, 2020

HSBC names AWS a cloud provider amid broad cost cuts

The financial services company is investing in technology as it rationalizes its portfolio, including plans to cut 35,000 jobs. Last year, the company outlined plans to invest up to $17 billion in a five-year period. 

By Naomi Eide • July 15, 2020

Liberty Mutual centralizes technology, leans on serverless for engineering excellence

With lofty cloud adoption plans, organizations have to rethink how they administer technology and promote an environment of engineering excellence. 

By Naomi Eide • July 14, 2020

Opinion

Why it's important to build cloud fluency in the enterprise

No matter what industry or type of business, cloud adoption requires that fundamental changes are discussed, considered and supported across the entire organization, both within IT and non-IT organizations.

By Maureen Lonergan • July 13, 2020

Everyone is struggling with cloud security

WIth rising complexity, 96% of organizations are concerned about their cloud security, a Sophos report found. Misconfigurations are at the heart of the trouble.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • July 10, 2020

The new cloud priorities of 2020

While a cloud-based future was already part of the technology trajectory, cloud emerged as a key differentiator as the outlook for the year soured. 

By Naomi Eide • July 06, 2020

NetApp investing in go-to-market engine despite uncertainty

The cloud data services company is reallocating its resources to bolster its sales ranks and grow market share. 

By Robert Freedman • July 02, 2020

3 technology cost management tips

Hope emerges but a recession requires eagle-eye audits and justification of technology use.

By Naomi Eide • June 10, 2020

Developers are working at 4 a.m. — what could go wrong?

Off-hour development could result in misconfigurations, especially if developers are trying to balance watching their children and constant instant messaging alerts.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • June 08, 2020

Cloud adoption accelerates as companies plan for 2nd coronavirus wave

The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have a long tail, MariaDB found. While 99% of respondents report a current business impact from COVID-19, 84% expect effects to continue into next year.

By Naomi Eide • June 02, 2020

Capital One ordered to disclose third-party analysis of 2019 breach

The bank argued the business agreement with cybersecurity firm Mandiant made it a protected legal document.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • June 01, 2020

Guardian Life steers tech transformation with microservices

Moving off mainframes was not the priority — legacy modernization was a byproduct of larger business transformation goals. 

By Naomi Eide • May 28, 2020

Pre-pandemic IaaS priorities: Public cloud reigns, usage to grow

Reflection on 2020 will highlight how companies treated cloud portfolios and adoption. Current indicators do not tell whether optimistic portfolio intentions will play out. 

By Naomi Eide • May 26, 2020

Cloud market thrives, as if COVID-19 never happened

With large cash portfolios, all major providers are going to survive in a downturn, ISG's Steve Hall said. "I would love to give a contrarian view, but it's all upside."

By Naomi Eide • May 06, 2020

Malicious domains are floating around the cloud: Here's the threat to companies

More than 56,200 newly-registered domain names were hosted by AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and Alibaba, according to research from Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42.

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 04, 2020

Opinion

Gartner: Threats and opportunities facing cloud service providers during COVID-19

Tech leaders need a thorough understanding of the threats, opportunities and forthcoming events that will occur as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

By Sid Nag • May 04, 2020

The cloud bill comes due — even in a pandemic

The coronavirus presents a cloud cost puzzle: usage goes up, but costs need to come down. It's up to companies to work with providers to explore cost-saving options.

By Naomi Eide • April 29, 2020

Oracle lands Zoom as cloud customer amid skyrocketing video demand

Zoom exceeded 300 million daily meeting participants this month. In December, the platform was only hosting 10 million daily participants. 

By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 28, 2020

Coca-Cola taps Microsoft for 5-year multicloud, software deal

The soft drink maker plans to use Microsoft technology to replace previously disparate and fragmented systems. 

By Roberto Torres • April 28, 2020