IBM, Microsoft launch generative AI managed service

The new Azure OpenAI solution provides developers and data scientists with multiple models, including GPT and Codex tools.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 17, 2023

Tech job postings dipped in the first half of 2023, but talent woes persist

IT consulting firms, large banks and manufacturers remain hungry for automation, cloud and engineering expertise, Dice found.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 15, 2023

Explore the Trendline➔

Hybrid cloud

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

By CIO Dive staff

Red Sox chase business, baseball wins in cloud

Boston’s MLB franchise turned to IBM and Wasabi to manage its complex data ecosystem and modernize operations, the team’s CTO Brian Shield said.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 14, 2023

Microsoft-Epic partnership yields EHR cloud solution

Mount Sinai Health System is the first provider to implement Azure Large Instances, which scales database capacity to the level needed for health record workloads.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 10, 2023

Kyndryl leans on consulting, deepens Microsoft alliance in post-IBM drive to profitability

The IT services company remains committed to cloud but is banking on its expertise in mainframe modernization and hybrid ecosystems to fuel growth.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 9, 2023

AWS pledges $20M to K-12 cyber training, incident response

The cloud services provider is participating in a broad White House plan to build additional protection to defend schools against ransomware and other threats.

By David Jones • Aug. 8, 2023

Cloud market growth plateaus as hyperscalers anticipate AI boom

Global spend increased by $10 billion for the third consecutive quarter, with AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud retaining nearly two-thirds of the market, Synergy Research Group found.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 7, 2023

AWS growth slows again, but customers are moving to add workloads

The provider is starting to see more appetite for fresh workloads as the trend of optimization begins to ease.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 4, 2023

Oracle unveils secure cloud solution in bid for DoD contracts

The new infrastructure services are designed to ease critical workload migrations and comply with defense information systems security requirements.

By Matt Ashare • July 31, 2023

FINOS moves to rationalize financial industry cloud controls

Citi, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are among the companies participating in the Fintech Open Source Foundation project, which will introduce a framework this year.

By Matt Ashare • July 28, 2023

AWS builds out generative AI marketplace, adds 4 foundational models

The hyperscaler, growing a nascent generative AI marketplace through Bedrock, now features models from Anthropic, Stability AI and Cohere.

By Matt Ashare • July 27, 2023

Microsoft leans on Azure, AI as cloud business grows

The tech company’s public cloud platform accounted for more than half of its annual cloud revenue in FY2023, CEO Satya Nadella said.

By Matt Ashare • July 26, 2023

Google Cloud extends profitability run, executives hype AI-optimized infrastructure

Alphabet’s cloud division delivered its second-consecutive quarter of positive income gains, even as customers continued to streamline their spend.

By Matt Ashare • July 26, 2023

Data, instinct drive executive decision-making

How CIOs make decisions may matter as much as the outcome when weighing the advantages and risks of new technologies.

By Matt Ashare • July 25, 2023

Capital One bets on tech engine for card and retail banking growth

“Our modern technology capabilities are generating an expanding set of opportunities across our business,” CEO Richard Fairbank said Thursday.

By Matt Ashare • July 21, 2023

IBM sees Red Hat growth as model for its AI business

The tech company is banking on enterprise adoption of its newly introduced watsonx platform to advance its hybrid cloud strategy.

By Matt Ashare • July 20, 2023

Hyperscalers bet on costly new data centers to capture growing market

As cloud becomes ubiquitous, AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud are competing to expand their regional reach and localize services.

By Matt Ashare • July 14, 2023

On-prem data centers retain a shrinking foothold as cloud’s shadow looms

While capacity steadily migrates to massive CSPs, more than one-third of worldwide data and compute remains on-prem.

By Matt Ashare • July 14, 2023

Unleashing the power of the cloud, AI and data analytics: The secret sauce for strategic success

Explore three strategies to activate the combined power of the cloud, AI and data analytics for transformative success.

By Dwayne Allen, Senior Vice President, Solution Innovation and Chief Technology Officer, Unisys • July 10, 2023

Unilever elevates North America CIO to global VP role

The global consumer goods giant reconfigured its tech leadership, moving Alessandro Ventura from its U.S.-based operation to its London headquarters.

By Matt Ashare • July 5, 2023

Snowflake, Nvidia target data behind generative AI in new partnership

The deal will let businesses use proprietary data to build generative AI-powered chatbots, search and summarization services within the Nvidia NeMo platform.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 27, 2023

IBM to acquire Apptio in $4.6B deal

The purchase highlights a persistent customer interest in optimizing cloud costs, and opens upselling opportunities for IBM's hybrid cloud playbook.

By Roberto Torres • June 26, 2023

Cloud tensions flare as Google accuses Microsoft of vendor lock-in

The three largest hyperscalers answered a Federal Trade Commission call for public comment, heightening industry scrutiny of Microsoft’s competitive practices.

By Matt Ashare • June 26, 2023

AWS pledges $100M to launch generative AI innovation center

The new hub will connect customers with in-house experts in the emerging technology, the company said.

By Roberto Torres • June 22, 2023

Google takes a swing at Microsoft, alleges anticompetitive cloud practices: report

The Federal Trade Commission stands at the center of an ongoing hyperscaler battle over cloud market dominance, as a skirmish erupts between the second and third largest providers.

By Matt Ashare • June 21, 2023