Cloud

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

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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

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

Companies 'prone to self-delusion' when using cloud, McKinsey says

Most industrial companies have adopted cloud computing, but few "reap the cloud's full rewards," according to McKinsey.

By Jim Tyson • March 12, 2021

A look back on the year that changed IT

In a matter of weeks, how companies ran their technology stacks changed completely. The digital future, once thought far off, became standard.

By Naomi Eide • March 11, 2021

Unused discounts, lack of contract fuel cloud overspend

Most cloud decision-makers (61%) plan to optimize cloud costs in 2021 following imperfect migrations last year, according to Flexera's 2021 State of the Cloud report. 

By Katie Malone • March 09, 2021

Walmart saves millions with cloud and ML upgrades

The company's fiscal year 2022 guidance includes $14 billion in capital expenditures focused on technology, automation, supply chain and customer-facing initiatives.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 25, 2021

Why vendors are building clouds for every sector

Microsoft announced ventures into financial services, manufacturing, nonprofit and retail clouds. But it isn't the first — or the last — to venture into industry-specific clouds.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 24, 2021

Delta taps IBM for hybrid cloud migration

Coming off a year of losses for the airline industry, Delta aims to modernize the applications that underpin operations.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 18, 2021

Demand for AWS talent outpaces Azure, Google Cloud: report

More cloud reliance means more pressure on an already tight labor market. Vendor dynamics are tilting the scale.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 11, 2021

Why Global Payments went multicloud

Large companies venture down the multicloud path to support different business arms.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 11, 2021

Strategies CIOs can leverage to avoid cloud cost overrun

Four in every 10 organizations see their cloud budgets spill over. Governance structures and financial modeling can play a role in prevention.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 09, 2021

Growing pains: Google Cloud reports net loss despite revenue growth

The hyperscaler's cloud arm earned over $13 billion in revenue last year — and losses are a part of the plan.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 03, 2021

Andy Jassy, brains behind AWS, to take over as Amazon CEO

Amazon Web Services remains dominant, accounting for 59% of Amazon's operating income in 2020. Now, its CEO is on to bigger things. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 02, 2021

5 strategies to mitigate disruption when apps move to the cloud

A mapped-out, phased approach to migration can help businesses uphold critical applications on the journey to the cloud.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 02, 2021