Cloud: Page 2
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Big 3 cloud providers look to renewables to power in-demand data centers
Microsoft, Google and Amazon are attempting to shrink their carbon footprints at a time when cloud demand is rising.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 22, 2019 -
Google Cloud flexes hiring former SAP exec to lead customer operations
With a new CEO at the helm, Google Cloud's attention has turned to sales and the potential of the channel.
By Naomi Eide • April 18, 2019 -
Multicloud pushed top vendors to broaden target customer profile
The rise in additional services and solutions gives each cloud an edge, making multicloud a more attractive option for the customer that wants it all.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 16, 2019 -
Anything but Amazon: What's next for Google Cloud
Companies want to diversify investments as part of the multicloud movement, creating an opportunity for providers trailing AWS to scrape away market share.
By Naomi Eide • April 15, 2019 -
At Next '19, Google Cloud states case for enterprise customers
Google Cloud's new CEO is paying close attention to customers with hybrid cloud needs, cross-platform capabilities and deals with major players.
By Naomi Eide • April 10, 2019 -
With multibillion dollar tech budgets, large banks eclipsing competitors' investments
Companies like Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. are more likely to increase technology spend in the coming years, according to a recent report from UBS Evidence Lab.
By Naomi Eide • April 09, 2019 -
Del Monte Foods cuts IT spend 35% with the help of Accenture
The partnership with Accenture fits into the food company’s business strategy, including product differentiation and expanding distribution.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 08, 2019 -
3 factors to ensure a successful shift to the cloud
Cloud migration requires relocating where the heart of a company lives and courtship to ensure buy-in from business stakeholders.
By Jen A. Miller • April 02, 2019 -
Siemens joins Volkswagen, AWS' Industrial Cloud mission
Siemens is responsible for ensuring the machinery and equipment at VW's 122 manufacturing locations "are networked efficiently in the cloud."
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 29, 2019 -
Volkswagen partners with AWS for industrial cloud, months after inking Microsoft deal
Cloud computing is at the core of both partnerships, but the use cases vary.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 28, 2019 -
Underlying Pinterest's technology is a long-term, $750M AWS contract
The social "pinning" platform negotiated the contract with AWS in 2017 to lessen the burden of its growing platform.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 27, 2019 -
Business customers created a two-sun solar system with Microsoft and Amazon
Dominance comes from the companies' ability to iterate and compress their competitive distance from other pure-play vendors.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 26, 2019 -
How Microsoft positioned itself for hybrid cloud leadership
Smart is the new sexy, and Microsoft has expertly played the market to become a hybrid cloud leader.
By Alex Hickey • March 14, 2019 -
The tug of war between infosec and the C-suite on cloud security
"When it comes to cloud visibility, CIOs and CISOs can either be the problem or the solution," said FireMon's Tim Woods.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 14, 2019 -
Q&AMicrosoft Azure's GM of data, blockchain and AI on customers' data journeys
CIO Dive spoke with Microsoft's John "JG" Chirapurath about evolving customer data needs and areas of focus for this year.
By Alex Hickey • March 11, 2019 -
With cloud basics covered, organizations embrace the disruption of open source
"Open source is defining the future of the cloud more so than any other technology today," Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Abby Kearns said.
By Alex Hickey • March 08, 2019 -
Cloud economy supports 2.15M jobs and counting
Expansion in cloud computing has come at the cost of some other technology segments.
By Alex Hickey • March 07, 2019 -
Google Cloud tries to lure customers with revamped data storage pricing plan
CFOs evaluating cloud budgets might think costs have exploded, but the complexity of workloads has also increased significantly.
By Alex Hickey • March 06, 2019 -
Cloud-only services lead growing PaaS market
Most companies use a variety of service offerings from multiple providers, yet lack a PaaS selection strategy or clear market understanding, according to Gartner.
By Alex Hickey • March 04, 2019 -
Lyft's $300M deal with AWS puts all eyes on cloud's reliability
Though the company entered a three-year commitment to AWS, Lyft is aware of the potential risks of a third-party cloud provider.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • March 04, 2019 -
With cloud costs spiraling, what's a business to do?
More organizations are creating central cloud teams to manage cost optimization and governance. But costs keep moving up, up and away.
By Alex Hickey • Feb. 28, 2019 -
Albertsons looks to Microsoft to cut lines at the deli counter
After signing a three-year cloud contract with Microsoft, Albertsons is using Azure, Azure AI and Azure Cognitive Services to "reduce friction in the shopping experience."
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Google joins AWS in push for cloud migration tools
Continuing strong M&A activity in the cloud space, Google is set to acquire Alooma, a data pipeline and cloud migration company.
By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2019 -
No longer a 'big, fat, honking firewall': Cisco focuses on the network amid multicloud complexity
Companies have a "more complicated environment than they had five years ago when they began this journey to simplification," said CEO Chuck Robbins.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2019 -
IBM may not win the cloud war, but Watson started a new battle
Introducing Watson to competitors' clouds indicates IBM's willingness to provide services beyond its own environment.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2019
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