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

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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

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 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. 7, 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 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 Schwartz • Sept. 3, 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

Gartner: 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

Onus for cloud security falls on customers, but AWS could do more, CISO says

Only customers have a true sense of "what they intended with resources under their control," AWS CISO Stephen Schmidt said, in response to the Senate inquiry of AWS' role in Capital One's data breach. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 20, 2019

Cloudflare's IPO bets on specialization in market dominated by full-stack giants

The network delivery service provider sits in a saturated market, up against on-premise network vendors and cloud service providers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 16, 2019

Macy's draws on Google Cloud data management, analytics for warehouse optimization

Developed in-house, Macy's warehouse management software will initially roll out to distribution centers supporting its off-price Backstage stores.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 15, 2019

5 cloud dos and don'ts

Cloud strategy cannot come from the CIO alone. Rather, IT leaders have to partner with the C-suite to articulate the business benefits of IT transformation.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 14, 2019

CIOs lean on cloud as C-suite dependence on technology execution grows

The growing reliance on technology speaks to urgency: McKinsey's research found CEOs are prioritizing revenue growth and improved agility over reducing business costs.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 12, 2019

Hybrid cloud provides fast lane to digital transformation

The old IT paradigm of heavy iron has given way to a flexible cloud that can support rapid development iterations and evolving products and services.

By Karun Sorout • Aug. 12, 2019

Zoom's rise carving market share from Microsoft, Cisco

The newcomer is "actually displacing some of these other giant vendors," Gartner's Tom Eagle told CIO Dive.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 9, 2019

From Equifax to Capital One: The problem with web application security

Flaws in web applications are abundant and easy to manipulate, making them a target for bad actors.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 5, 2019

Capital One breach raises questions about security and cloud-first strategies

If a breach hits a company with technology maturity, how vulnerable are less mature organizations?

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 2, 2019