Cloud: Page 17


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    Technology pulls enterprise green ambitions within reach

    Cloud, automation and data tools are narrowing the gap between what organizations say they want to achieve and what is possible.

    By April 21, 2023
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    IBM leans on AI, hybrid cloud as infrastructure business stalls

    “We've been digitally transforming IBM, much in the same way we're helping our clients with their transformation,” CFO James Kavanaugh said during Wednesday’s Q1 2023 earnings call.

    By April 20, 2023
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    Hybrid cloud

    IT decision makers turn to hybrid cloud in search of security, flexibility and scale within enterprise infrastructure.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Google Cloud launches consulting unit to ease enterprise cloud adoption, expansion

    The new business division will provide engineering expertise, training, subscription-based support services and industry cloud and AI solutions via a single access point.

    By April 19, 2023
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    AI boom buoys SaaS growth as cloud market expands: Gartner

    Businesses are investing more in cloud software and infrastructure services, helping grow a global market set to reach $600 billion this year.

    By April 19, 2023
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    Amazon CEO underscores AWS pledge to help customers manage cloud spend

    Optimization has replaced optimism in the cloud as rising interest rates and persistent inflation hamper revenue growth, an issue the cloud king promises it won’t ignore. 

    By April 18, 2023
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    Inadequate data hurts ESG efforts in more ways than one

    Companies struggle to measure sustainability gains, leading to an erosion of consumer trust.

    By April 17, 2023
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    Enterprise ESG aspirations hampered by budget constraints, lack of tools

    Companies want to advance sustainability, according to a Google Cloud report, but have failed to commit sufficient resources.

    By April 12, 2023
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    Top software vendors maintained growth in Q1 despite economic and customer pressures

    From executive and board changes to highlighting sustainability and diversity, software vendors underlined key areas of focus during their Q1 2023 financial reporting, Forrester says.

    By April 10, 2023
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    British regulators scrutinize cloud market competition, target AWS, Microsoft

    As dependence on cloud grows, the U.K. joins the chorus of countries concerned about hyperscaler market dominance.

    By April 6, 2023
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    Why VMware’s CIO thinks now is the time for IT spend scrutiny

    Economic uncertainty represents an opportunity for CIOs to rationalize, prioritize and think about what really matters in their tech stack.

    By April 6, 2023
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    Unilever completes cloud-only migration to Microsoft Azure

    The global consumer goods company leaned on Accenture, Microsoft and their joint venture Avanade to finish the project in just 18 months.

    By April 3, 2023
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    Alibaba stands up cloud division in companywide restructure

    The move may placate Chinese government authorities but is unlikely to threaten the dominance of hyperscalers AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud, analysts said.

    By March 29, 2023
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    FTC opens inquiry into cloud market competition, security

    As consolidation among hyperscalers grows, federal authorities are raising concerns over cloud dependence in critical sectors.

    By March 22, 2023
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    CIOs grapple with the fallout from rush to cloud: uncontrolled costs

    Executives are coming to grips with the result of decentralized decisions, and leaning on FinOps to curb usage and spend, according to KPMG’s Will DeMille.

    By March 22, 2023
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    Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers, AWS among impacted teams

    The company announced Monday it would cut jobs in its cloud unit amid a broader restructuring set to continue through April. 

    By March 20, 2023
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    Workforce reductions hinder tech upskilling: report

    As layoffs and hiring freezes reach tech companies, funding and scheduling training becomes a problem, a Pluralsight report found.

    By March 20, 2023
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    How CIO Monica Caldas keeps Liberty Mutual tech on track

    “My conversation with my CEO has really centered around achieving what I call equilibrium between defensive and offensive priorities,” Caldas said during a CIO Dive Live event Wednesday.

    By March 20, 2023
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    OpenAI inches toward the enterprise with GPT-4

    Morgan Stanley and PwC onboard generative AI as the technology begins integrating visual recognition and expanding its text capabilities.

    By March 15, 2023
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    Google embeds enterprise-grade generative AI in its cloud

    Data science teams and developers will gain access to customizable ML models and AI app building capabilities, the company said.

    By March 14, 2023
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    Technical debt migrates to the cloud

    CIOs are grappling with fallout from rushed deployments, flawed service configurations and overprovisioning, SoftwareOne found.

    By March 9, 2023
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    Southwest lands on AWS as preferred cloud for modernization push

    Under new CIO leadership, the airline embarks on cloud-based digital transformation that includes customer-facing tech and IT infrastructure.

    By March 8, 2023
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    Cost control edges out cybersecurity as top cloud concern: report

    As companies continue to invest in cloud, many still haven’t taken advantage of savings opportunities offered by CSPs, Flexera found.

    By March 8, 2023
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    Cloud skills gap raises cyber concerns for banks

    As financial sector companies push forward with modernization, difficulty sourcing talent looms as a potential security risk.

    By March 6, 2023
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    Snowflake bucks tech-sector layoff trend, plans 1,000 new hires

    The cloud-based data warehouse company added 1,900 workers last year and will continue to hire in engineering and other areas, CFO Mike Scarpelli said during the company's Q4 earnings call.

    By March 2, 2023
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    How Liberty Mutual’s CIO plans to raise her company’s digital IQ

    “We are spending enormous amounts of energy in making sure that we have the skills that we need for today, but also for tomorrow,” Monica Caldas said.

    By March 1, 2023