Is private cloud having a moment?

Faced with mounting hyperscaler bills, proliferating data and compute-hungry generative AI, enterprises are weighing alternatives to public cloud.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 16, 2025

IT teams plan to double down on hybrid cloud

Instead of updating existing infrastructure, enterprises are designing entirely new strategies, Rackspace’s Srini Koushik said.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 15, 2025

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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

Cloud, enterprise spend on data center gear spiked in 2024

Hyperscaler investments dominated the market, but CIOs and their surrogates contributed to the spending surge, according to Synergy Research Group.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 10, 2025

SAP tailors cloud-based ERP for retail businesses

The S/4HANA industry vertical centralizes operational data and integrates finance, procurement and merchandising.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 9, 2025

Microsoft plans to pour $80B into cloud data centers

The tech giant will funnel more than half of the investments into U.S.-based facilities, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said Friday.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 6, 2025

How Akamai regained control of its runaway cloud bills

“What started organically had ballooned to hundreds of millions of dollars in spend,” Akamai CIO Kate Prouty said.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Jan. 7, 2025

How enterprise cloud architects can drive adoption

The complexity of cloud requires at least one accountable architectural leader to guide companies through transformation.

By Ang Troy • Jan. 2, 2025

Accenture sees enterprises prioritizing large-scale transformations

“Our clients are focused on reinvention,” CEO Julie Sweet said Thursday, during the company’s Q1 2025 earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 19, 2024

Infosys turns to Google Cloud to expand AI portfolio

The IT services firm unveiled a Google Cloud center of excellence with a dedicated AI lab Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 17, 2024

SAP adds carbon-tracking solution to its cloud-based ERP toolkit

The Green Ledger tool tracks and accounts for emissions across business units, the technology company said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 16, 2024

AI costs shape enterprise data strategy

IT leaders are leaning on object storage and hybrid infrastructure to keep budgets in check as they leverage the technology, according to MinIO.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 11, 2024

Oracle reaps benefits of infrastructure investments as AI usage spikes

The company saw quarterly cloud revenues near $6 billion, driven in part by a major year-over-year increase in GPU consumption.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 10, 2024

AI spending to grow faster than IT budgets next year, executives say

“Enterprises are continuing to focus on cost optimization and efficiency programs to fund transformation and customer experience enabled by AI,” ISG’s Michael Dornan said.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 9, 2024

AWS takes a swing at Microsoft, aims Q at Windows workloads

“Customers would love an ‘easy button’ to get off of Windows,” AWS CEO Matt Garman said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 4, 2024

AWS leans on AI to decarbonize data centers

The hyperscaler signed a deal with Orbital Materials and made infrastructure updates to boost data center sustainability and energy efficiency.

By Zoya Mirza • Dec. 3, 2024

SAP leans on AWS to drive cloud-based ERP adoption

The hyperscaler will begin offering the GROW with SAP SaaS solution through AWS Marketplace in coming months, the companies said Tuesday.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 3, 2024

Oracle activates first AWS multicloud data integration

The two providers launched the first of several planned Oracle Database@AWS deployments on Monday under limited preview.

By Matt Ashare • Dec. 2, 2024

Capital One report finds data disconnect between IT and business leaders

Most executives are confident in their organization’s data capabilities. Technical practitioners aren’t so sure.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Dec. 4, 2024

Big tech on track to pour more than $180B into data centers this year

Amazon, Google and Microsoft accounted for more than three-quarters of infrastructure capital expenditures in Q3 2024, according to Dell’Oro Group.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 26, 2024

Snowflake gets a Q3 boost from surging enterprise data consumption

The data cloud provider expanded vendor partnerships to enhance analytics and embed more generative AI tools in its products.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 22, 2024

Nvidia nearly doubles quarterly revenues as AI gold rush continues

The chipmaker also saw net income rise by more than 100% despite supply chain constraints.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 21, 2024

Microsoft, Oracle to add 24 regions to multicloud alliance

The two providers have opened nine Oracle Database@Azure locations since 2023.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Nov. 21, 2024

Global cloud spend to surpass $700B in 2025 as hybrid adoption spreads: Gartner

“The use of AI technologies in IT and business operations is unabatedly accelerating the role of cloud computing,” Gartner VP Analyst Sid Nag said.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 19, 2024

Microsoft, Kyndryl team up to help enterprises modernize mainframe applications

The two companies also expanded their partnership to include RISE with SAP ERP migration services for Azure customers.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 15, 2024

Federal watchdog flags restrictive licensing practices in cloud

The U.S. Government Accountability Office uncovered vendor management processes across several federal agencies that led to cost overruns.

By Matt Ashare • Nov. 14, 2024