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Why Ocean Spray's CTO hit pause on cloud migration
Like any digital transformation, CTO and CDO Jamie Head expected things to break. His job was to make sure the rest of the business understood that, too.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Nov. 13, 2019 -
Disney+ launch day clouded by service availability issues
"We are so pleased you're excited to watch all your favorites and are working quickly to resolve any current issues," Disney said on Twitter.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Nov. 12, 2019 -
In a multicloud world, Lucky Brand's strategy centers on a single vendor
Lucky Brand had a disparate architecture, multiple cloud platforms and multiple colocations, but it wanted a simplified cloud portfolio.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 11, 2019 -
OpinionThe answer to cloud migration? An incremental, multicloud approach
Every cloud migration story is different, but there is a common thread. No organization wants to interrupt mission-critical business operations.
By Jason Hall • Nov. 11, 2019 -
Multicloud vs. hybrid cloud: What it all means
While hybrid clouds and multicloud can be used together — and tend to get lumped together — they are not the same thing.
By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 08, 2019 -
Bank of America's 18-month collaboration with IBM leads to bank-focused public cloud
The bank is "committing to use this public cloud environment for even sensitive data," IBM Cloud CTO Hillery Hunter said.
By Naomi Eide • Nov. 06, 2019 -
BMW hires new CIO amid mobility tech push
Long-time BMW executive Alexander Buresch will take over the role on Jan. 1, succeeding Klaus Straub.
By Roberto Torres • Nov. 01, 2019 -
Hilton turned to the cloud to solve a troublesome room lock problem
With its Connected Room concept, Hilton is using digital products to fix pain points while improving guest experiences.
By Roberto Torres • Oct. 30, 2019 -
How 'the couch' is supporting ExxonMobil's sprint to digital transformation
The company is relying on DevOps and agile to hit a bold growth goal by 2025: doubling profits without changing prices.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 29, 2019 -
FAQs on the $10B JEDI cloud contract you keep hearing about
The Department of Defense awarded a $10 billion contract for enterprise cloud that will set standards for the agency's tech stack for at least the next decade.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 28, 2019 -
Senators press AWS on cloud security, call for FTC investigation
The Senators want to know whether Amazon Web Services' "failure to secure" servers used by Capital One "violated federal law."
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2019 -
Former Weight Watchers CTO 'hated' Microsoft and shed its active directory platform
The weight loss company was primarily a Microsoft shop when it began breaking free from the legacy provider's services.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 22, 2019 -
2020 IT spending priorities — and the traps a cloud shift creates
Spending trends coalesce with a shift in how companies manage technology budgets, transitioning from CapEx to OpEx in the "as a Service" era. But the pivot is not seamless.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 21, 2019 -
Bank of America prioritized internal cloud. Now it's evaluating third-party providers
"We don't need to own the hardware, we just need to find out who can provide the right way," said CEO Brian Moynihan.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 17, 2019 -
2019's highest-paying IT certifications show power of the cloud
Certified Google Cloud architects earn more than Amazon Web Services experts in the U.S. Microsoft Azure specialists trail close behind.
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 07, 2019 -
Companies miss 99% of IaaS configuration errors, McAfee says
In some cases, companies aren't even aware the number of IaaS providers they have.
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 24, 2019 -
At half of businesses, public cloud data use expected to rise next year
Industry has yet to realize the promise of cloud computing, according to a survey from Harvard Business Review and Cloudera.
By Roberto Torres • Sept. 17, 2019 -
Skepticism slows cloud and SaaS adoption
CISOs perceive on-premise solutions as the safer option. Relinquishing control to SaaS vendors amplifies a sense of paranoia.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Sept. 17, 2019 -
Microsoft and Disney, to the cloud and beyond
Part of a five-year deal, the companies will use Walt Disney’s tech hub, StudioLAB, to help create cloud-based offerings "from scene to screen."
By Naomi Eide • Sept. 13, 2019 -
Breach isn't pulling Capital One off its cloud course
Executives continue to cite the "all-in" mantra after the bank saw millions of customers' data exposed this year.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 12, 2019 -
Faith in cloud security strengthens, but concerns persist
For a time, CISOs held off cloud adoption because of a lingering belief the cloud was less secure, a Nominet survey found.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Sept. 03, 2019 -
VMware's Kubernetes Academy pushes the company's container orchestration play
The company is betting on an "any cloud, any device" strategy, serving as a technology-agnostic layer between large-scale cloud service providers.
By Naomi Eide • Aug. 29, 2019 -
'Systemically important' cloud firms lack oversight, lawmakers say
A disruption to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud may paralyze a significant portion of banks' business and perhaps be a national security threat, lawmakers wrote.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 27, 2019 -
OpinionGartner: A 10-step cookbook for building a cloud strategy
Most organizations lack a formal cloud strategy, Gartner Analyst David Smith writes. Those with a plan have a more coherent approach to cloud usage, optimizing resources and costs.
By David Smith • Aug. 26, 2019 -
VMware continues 'acquisition spree' with planned $4.8B purchase of Pivotal, Carbon Black
Faced with pressure from hyperscalers, the company is looking to amass intellectual property to attract developers and customers.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 23, 2019
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