IT budgets are up in the air. Here's what businesses are buying in 2021

Across businesses, IT budgets vary this year. But with cloud as a priority, big name vendors keep growing, according to a Flexera report.

By Katie Malone • Jan. 12, 2021

Cloud becomes critical: PPP loans to cover technology needs

Businesses eligible for a new round of Paycheck Protection Program loans can now use the funds to cover a cloud migration.

By Katie Malone • Jan. 6, 2021

The benefits of pandemic-era cloud migrations

Some companies gained the upper hand by pushing transformation forward. But there's still opportunity for enterprises that waited.

By Jen A. Miller • Jan. 6, 2021

Prepping new cloud workloads for the new year

Many organizations made a quick shift to the cloud last year for business continuity. Now, mistakes loom as they enter 2021. 

By Jen A. Miller • Jan. 4, 2021

Gartner's 5-step framework for public cloud adoption

As enterprises navigate their move to the public cloud, a Gartner framework recommends the multicloud route established on a strong foundation.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 18, 2020

Does free cloud training come with a catch? If it's vendor-specific, maybe.

More cloud skills and training are good for business. But don't let the lure of free training overshadow wider efforts.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 16, 2020

What distributed cloud means for businesses

Under a distributed model, the operation and governance of public cloud services remain the provider's responsibility while bringing the physical location of the cloud closer to the user.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 14, 2020

AWS wants to train 29M people, but cloud need goes beyond a single vendor

The latest move to boost cloud talent in the job market includes free AWS training and certification. It's not a one-stop-shop for cloud talent.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 11, 2020

Back to basics: Reimagining cloud governance

Even if an organization already put a cloud governance plan in place, it could likely use a refresh to optimize cloud use.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 10, 2020

CTO of the Year: Curt Garner, Chipotle

Customization isn't as easy in a pandemic. Leading tech at the fast casual chain, Garner helped sustain the technology that enabled operations.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 9, 2020

For mid-sized businesses, cloud brings best — and worst — of both worlds

With the disaster recovery and business operations gains from the cloud come operational cost increases and security concerns.

By Katie Malone • Dec. 8, 2020

Businesses can avoid cloud provider downtime with redundancy — but at what cost?

Last week's AWS disruption inconvenienced businesses and consumers alike. It's not necessarily a sign of cloud interoperability's downfall.

By Katie Malone • Nov. 30, 2020

Why 4-year colleges are tapping Amazon to help deliver cloud computing degrees

Amazon Web Services is one of a handful of tech employers, including Google and Microsoft, helping colleges offer credentials in the field.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 25, 2020

IT leaders, workers at odds over cloud maturity perception

There's a disconnect between how leadership envision cloud strategies playing out and the experience for line-of-business IT workers, an SPR survey shows.

By Roberto Torres • Nov. 17, 2020

New sense of public cloud trust pushes higher spend forecast in 2021

The remote work wave made cloud a commodity. That investment is predicted to grow through 2022.

By Katie Malone • Nov. 17, 2020

IT leaders choose hybrid cloud as top transformation action

Decision-makers named adopting a hybrid cloud infrastructure one of the most likely priorities during the pandemic — even over disaster recovery.

By Katie Malone • Nov. 16, 2020

Avoiding cloud sprawl: 5 considerations for managing a multicloud environment

Organizations need to closely manage multicloud environments so they operate toward a shared mission. Here are five ways to make a multicloud environment more effective.

By John Pisano, Jimmy Pham • Nov. 13, 2020

At Morgan Stanley, TBM framework enables public cloud adoption

In tandem, cloud and the technology business management framework guides Morgan Stanley's transition to agile.

By Katie Malone • Nov. 12, 2020

The benefits of adding cloud telephony to Microsoft Teams

From improved employee productivity to reduced operational costs, the business benefits are hard to ignore.

Nov. 9, 2020

4 types of cost-saving tools for cloud optimization

Interest in cloud spend management is on the rise, as IT leaders look for ways to combat resource waste.

By Roberto Torres • Nov. 6, 2020

Mid-size companies pivot to tax automation amid pandemic

Cloud-based tax automation can enable mid-size companies to implement new work processes, refocus staff and scale to meet business conditions due to changing tax requirements.

Nov. 2, 2020

SaaS titans dictate the future of apps. Where do small companies fit?

For companies working to lead the next era of app development, a Gartner analyst recommends taking lessons from household names.

By Katie Malone • Oct. 21, 2020

IBM shrinks with plans to spin-off managed infrastructure services arm

More than 60% of IBM's revenue comes from services, but with the spin-off, its portfolio will shift to lean on recurring revenue stemming from cloud software and solutions, IBM said.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 8, 2020

How cloud threat protection takes on shadow IT

Cloud access security broker capabilities — discovery, data loss prevention, threat protection, encryption, logging — should sit between every kind of app a company houses.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 21, 2020

Cloud leaders grapple with lack of internal skills, survey says

With businesses more heavily relying on their technology to operate, supporting the cloud became mission critical.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 17, 2020