Hyperscaler data center capacity to nearly triple by 2029

Cloud providers are building new infrastructure and retrofitting systems to prepare for high-intensity generative AI workloads, according to Synergy Research Group.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 20, 2023

Tech spend to top $5 trillion in 2024 as CIOs contend with change fatigue

Cloud vendor price hikes and deferred projects will push 2024 IT spend above $5 trillion for the first time in Gartner's forecast.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 18, 2023

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Google challenges AWS, boosts cloud database speed, performance

Upgrades to the company’s Cloud Spanner service increase transaction efficiency by 50%, effectively cutting costs in half, according to the company.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 12, 2023

Unilever taps Google Cloud, Accenture for custom enterprise app

The solution links more than 53,000 factory-based associates to Google collaboration tools and third-party learning and payroll systems, the consumer goods giant said.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 11, 2023

AWS launches training institute to tackle the cloud skills gap

Designed with input from Accenture and American Family Insurance, the 12-course program covers proficiencies in cloud architecting, Python coding and Amazon CodeWhisperer.

By Matt Ashare • Updated Oct. 10, 2023

Google Cloud tunes generative AI for medical search capabilities

The search capabilities work alongside Google’s healthcare-focused large language model, Med-PaLM 2, connecting to outside sources and the patient’s medical record. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Oct. 9, 2023

AI hasn’t yet enhanced software development processes: Google Cloud

Cloud adoption doesn’t automatically improve software delivery and operational performance either, according to the company's research.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 6, 2023

UK regulators ‘concerned’ about AWS, Microsoft amid cloud market probe

Following a yearlong inquiry into competitive practices, Ofcom referred the public cloud infrastructure market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 5, 2023

How Capital One unlocked enterprise data, self-service workflows

Data democratization depends on organizational realignment as well as tech solutions, according to the company.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 4, 2023

Threats in cloud top list of executive cyber concerns, PwC finds

Lack of tech talent is a contributing factor, as more than 2 in 5 executives grapple with in-house skills gaps.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 3, 2023

Accenture leans on cloud, data to prepare for generative AI

The company expects mounting enthusiasm for the technology to spur modernization across banking, retail, utilities and other industries, CEO Julie Sweet said.

By Matt Ashare • Oct. 2, 2023

After a long AWS migration, Choice Hotels will close its last data center

The company leveraged a one-cloud strategy to bring Radisson Hotels Americas' systems into the tech stack in less than a year, CIO Brian Kirkland said.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 29, 2023

Enterprise software costs rise as major vendors lean on cloud

IBM, Microsoft and Oracle are among a list of providers doubling down on SaaS to propel growth as tech leaders grapple with higher bills.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 28, 2023

Runaway cloud spending frustrates finance execs: report

Finance leaders are almost three times as likely to be concerned about cloud costs than their tech peers, a Vertice study found.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 28, 2023

Microsoft advances healthcare cloud strategy, brings generative AI to Mercy

The healthcare system will use Azure OpenAI Service to assist clinicians, improve the patient experience and develop additional use cases. 

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 27, 2023

Cloud sprawl frustrates enterprise connectivity

Companies are losing control of IT and security amid a tangle of apps and SaaS tools, according to a Forrester report commissioned by Cloudflare.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 26, 2023

AWS bets on accuracy in generative AI deployment race

The cloud giant is taking a full-stack approach to generative AI, but one that doubles down on security and reliable results.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 26, 2023

Cloud attainable for SMBs as costs come down

AWS sees opportunities for business growth in tech-hungry small and midsize businesses.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 20, 2023

Oracle plugs AI into industry clouds, deepens Nvidia partnership

The hyperscaler announced generative AI enhancements to its customer service and healthcare platforms at Oracle CloudWorld 2023.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 19, 2023

How Principal Financial Group fast tracked its AI plans thanks to cloud

Cloud gave the company the flexibility to test generative AI’s potential broadly before settling on specific business applications of the technology.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 19, 2023

Microsoft, Oracle tighten multicloud alliance, ease data migrations

In the new arrangement, Oracle will operate and manage qualifying cloud infrastructure services directly within Microsoft's data centers.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 15, 2023

Compromised credential use jumps 300% in cloud intrusions: IBM

Valid credentials are also a hot commodity in the cybercrime marketplace, accounting for the vast majority of assets for sale on the dark web, IBM found.

By Matt Kapko • Sept. 15, 2023

Cloud strategy misalignment leads some workloads back on-prem

As migrations progress, organizations are still struggling to bring IT investments in line with business goals.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 14, 2023

Oracle races to expand cloud regions, anticipating demand surge

“Because we have far more demand than we can supply, our biggest challenge is building data centers as quickly as possible,” Oracle CEO Safra Catz said.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 12, 2023

Businesses have $300B in unused cloud commitments, Infosys finds

“Cloud can be a black hole for money,” Chris Leigh-Currill, managing partner at Infosys, said in the report.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 11, 2023