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AWS to encounter IaaS market 'erosion' as contenders mature
Market rankings have remained rigid year-over-year, but Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are outpacing competitors and emerging as established leaders.
By Naomi Eide • July 29, 2019 -
Growth drove LinkedIn to the public cloud. Unsurprisingly, it chose Microsoft Azure
The move from LinkedIn is aimed at scaling the company's infrastructure ahead of its next growth stage.
By Roberto Torres • July 25, 2019 -
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IT decision makers turn to hybrid cloud in search of security, flexibility and scale within enterprise infrastructure.
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SAP extends hardware deal with Intel as part of broader partnership push
The Intel partnership could mean a smoother transition for users looking to deploy SAP's ERP software.
By Roberto Torres • July 19, 2019 -
With 5G deployment ramping up, AT&T partners with Microsoft
AT&T's size and reach demands a streamlined technology portfolio and a vision for what's to come in the years ahead, especially as edge computing increases its business impact.
By Naomi Eide • July 18, 2019 -
Microsoft wants to operate above a 99.995% Azure uptime
Three "significant incidents" — the result of "multiple failures" — has Microsoft turning attention to improving uptime, Azure's CTO said.
By Naomi Eide • July 17, 2019 -
SAP's 'Intelligent Enterprise' roadmap relies on integrations with AWS, Google Cloud
Combining experience and operational data is at the heart of SAP's Intelligent Enterprise strategy. To do that, it needs to work on its integration capabilities.
By Roberto Torres • July 16, 2019 -
AT&T, IBM build on 20-year history with cloud, networking agreement
The deal is a nod to Red Hat services. Now that the acquisition is finalized, industry is looking to IBM for what's next.
By Naomi Eide • July 16, 2019 -
Google Cloud adds sales head for North America amid platform maturity push
With a flurry of acquisitions and leadership additions, Google Cloud is seeing its CEO's efforts to grow the platform and sales play out.
By Naomi Eide • July 12, 2019 -
Microsoft database turns to the cloud as support ends for SQL Server 2008
The company wants its customers to readily consume Azure and end of support for SQL Server 2008 is as good an instance as any.
By Naomi Eide • July 9, 2019 -
Opinion
4 critical considerations: Shifting IT infrastructure to public cloud
Infrastructure groups must size compute resources correctly in advance of cloud migrations, which require a smaller configuration than an on-premise system.
By Joy Sim, Michael Byrne • July 8, 2019 -
4 years of CIO Dive: All the trends we watched
Obsessive focus on digital transformation and next-generation technology is ubiquitous across sectors. And the CIO influence has grown.
By Naomi Eide • July 3, 2019 -
Cloud database management grows as on-prem 'Stockholm Syndrome' persists
Gartner expects the future of on-premise DBMS — IBM, Teradata, SAP HANA and​ Yellowbrick — to be "limited."
By Samantha Schwartz • July 2, 2019 -
MOD Pizza's early cloud start supports rapid expansion
Having the foundation of the cloud, years before the cloud boom, gave MOD a head start when it came time to scale.
By Samantha Schwartz • July 1, 2019 -
Cloud 'lift and shift' strategies wane as more companies 'lift and optimize,' Azure CVP says
CIO Dive sat down with Julia White, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Azure, to discuss all things cloud: Where it was, where it is and where it's going.
By Naomi Eide • June 28, 2019 -
With the cloud comes a side effect: Cost overrun
Freed from physical technology limitations, companies migrating to the cloud face new costs. Those without a plan in place will find people across departments pulling on resources.
By Naomi Eide • June 25, 2019 -
New breed of security vendor spells trouble for pure play firms
Cloud service providers are taking security market control from third parties. The key for keeping an edge in the market is having multicloud offerings and on-prem integrations.
By Naomi Eide • June 19, 2019 -
Microsoft Office 365 packs strong cyber defense features — if set up correctly
The suite of cloud-connected enterprise applications holds up well before, during and after an incident, experts said. But only if the right settings are in place.
By Roberto Torres • June 17, 2019 -
Amazon expands cloud curriculum with bachelor's degree
George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College join a growing number of institutions to offer curriculum in partnership with the e-commerce company.
By Hallie Busta • June 12, 2019 -
First MapR, now Cloudera. Why is the Hadoop market in trouble?
Cloudera’s CEO stepped down in June, triggering a stock price nosedive. Analysts expect Hadoop-based companies will continue to be at risk.
By Roberto Torres • June 10, 2019 -
Google Cloud's Looker acquisition signals sharper focus on large enterprises
In a way, Google's $2.6B acquisition of BI platform Looker takes a cue from Microsoft. Will it stifle or spur further innovation?
By Roberto Torres • June 7, 2019 -
Microsoft, Oracle link up in the cloud for an 'interoperability' play — and a dig at AWS
The companies want to help joint customers move enterprise applications and databases to the public cloud.
By Naomi Eide • June 5, 2019 -
MapR, a fixture of the Hadoop market, readies for a shutdown
Though not yet final, the possible downfall of the big data analytics firm could lay off 122 staffers. It’s another sign of consolidation in the Hadoop-based data analytics market.
By Roberto Torres • May 31, 2019 -
CrowdStrike's chances on the market improve as more companies are hacked, breached
The current security landscape prepared the stage for the cybersecurity unicorn to make its public debut.
By Samantha Schwartz • May 15, 2019 -
UPS plans delivery routes for 21M packages on Google Cloud
Brands are hard pressed to adopt Amazon Web Services because they fear storing their data on a competitor's cloud.
By Samantha Schwartz • May 2, 2019 -
Us vs. them: Vendors duel over open source project administration
In the open source market, some companies are pointing at AWS as the villain. This creates the opportunity for others to come across as open source heroes.
By Naomi Eide • April 30, 2019