CIOs tackle sustainability through cloud migration

Tech leaders at Boeing and IBM are among those championing the merits of analytics and cloud technology to reduce a business's carbon footprint.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 29, 2022

How Royal Caribbean set up a seafaring cloud strategy

Choosing the right mix of cloud vendors can prove difficult for IT leaders, especially those in niche industries who need a service provider to efficiently meet specific needs.

By Roberto Torres • Aug. 29, 2022

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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

Historic highs in tech job postings persist through first half of year

Despite a June dip, demand for IT talent remains at an all-time high.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 23, 2022

Like a marathon, modernization needs pacing, planning and persistence

A strategic approach to cloud spending is crucial as companies eye the finish line in race to modernize. 

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 22, 2022

Big data costs big money: How to handle spiraling cloud costs

A federated approach to data governance can help CIOs control cloud spend as companies expand data operations.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 18, 2022

From cost center to profit center: The changing role of IT

Data has become one of the most important enterprise assets, so understanding how technology unlocks the value of data and delivers ROI is crucial to the CIO role.

By Manish Sood • Aug. 17, 2022

New York Life modernization tackles data interaction, integration

As companies search for efficiency and productivity gains, difficulty in integrating new technologies can be a stumbling block.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 15, 2022

Understanding cloud reliability is complicated

Executives can’t rely on any one metric to understand if cloud reliability is getting better or worse.

By Allen Bernard • Aug. 11, 2022

Debt, declining revenue threaten future of cloud-communication company Avaya

After a challenging transition from hardware to software, the iPaaS company replaced its CEO in the face of faltering financials.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 10, 2022

Clorox touts technology as fix to post-pandemic slump and macroeconomic stress

A cloud-based ERP system and “a suite of other digital technologies” aim to streamline operations for the cleaning and consumer products company.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 8, 2022

AWS and Microsoft eye economy in a bid to control cloud cost

An economic downturn won’t slow cloud migration — unless cloud providers start raising prices.

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 3, 2022

AWS launches subscription service to help companies build cloud skills

The service includes AWS Skill Builder modules, certification practice exams and a role playing game called Cloud Quest. 

By Matt Ashare • Aug. 2, 2022

Lessons from Target’s cloud journey, a decade in the making

The retailer didn’t just lift and shift to get to the cloud — and it had some sticker shock along the way.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 29, 2022

AWS commits to helping customers optimize cloud spend

E-tailer Amazon posted net losses for the second consecutive quarter despite big gains for Amazon Web Services.

By Matt Ashare • July 29, 2022

Microsoft extends server life, cuts cloud costs

By increasing the shelf-life of cloud servers and network components by 50%, Microsoft expects to save $3.7 billion in the next fiscal year.

By Matt Ashare • July 28, 2022

Microsoft sees cloud as big winner in macroeconomic crisis

Despite drop-offs in PC and Windows sales, the tech giant benefited from healthy Q4 for Azure and other cloud products and services.

By Matt Ashare • July 27, 2022

Google Cloud still operating at a loss despite revenue, client wins

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai touted the platform's potential for modernization and security as cloud revenue grew 35% over year-ago numbers. 

By Roberto Torres • July 27, 2022

Where colocation fits in the modernization roadmap

Despite cloud benefits, many companies struggle to contain costs and reap the upsides of migration, creating opportunities for colocation data centers.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 26, 2022

Truist expects tech investments to yield future savings

The bank’s CFO Daryl Bible said moving more applications to the cloud will generate savings for the company.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 20, 2022

5 experts demystify post-cloud migration challenges

Businesses must think about what comes after cloud migration and prepare for the challenges that arise once workloads are transferred.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 15, 2022

Delta inks deal with AWS to broaden cloud coverage

The airline will rely on AWS for customer-facing and internal applications. 

By Matt Ashare • July 12, 2022

Analysts urge businesses to divorce cloud spending and innovation

While the cloud’s cost-cutting benefit attracts businesses, many are not seeing it come to fruition.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • July 5, 2022

Large-scale cloud migration for a top APAC retailer

Know how Aspire's Cloud experts executed a tricky AWS Cloud migration for a Retail giant.

July 5, 2022

FedEx to shut down its last mainframes within 2 years

Sunsetting the final 20% of its mainframes will save the company $400 million per year, CIO Rob Carter said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 30, 2022

Businesses struggle to beat the cloud learning curve

For companies switching from legacy technologies to cloud-native architectures, there are hindrances to reaching maximum new value.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 29, 2022