Disruptor of the Year: VMware

VMware retooled its central platform, vSphere, to become Kubernetes-native, a technology that is reshaping the way industries use cloud computing by enabling multicloud strategies.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 9, 2019

Company of the Year: Google Cloud

Google Cloud's newly appointed leadership pushed it to become a general purpose platform accessible to enterprise customers, not merely an innovative, "Googly" technology stack.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 9, 2019

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

By CIO Dive staff

Best Western puts customer experience at the center of AWS migration

By moving the reservations system to the cloud, Best Western hopes to improve its system availability.

By Roberto Torres • Dec. 6, 2019

Goldman Sachs gives AWS the financial services nod of approval

Though Goldman Sachs works with a few cloud providers, CEO David Solomon credits AWS as the first because of its capabilities and pace of innovation.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 4, 2019

AWS books Best Western as cloud customer for automation, personalization

By the end of 2020, the hotel chain will migrate its business application stack supporting 4,700 properties to AWS.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 3, 2019

Seattle Seahawks swarm AWS, seeking gametime analytics

The NFL inked a deal with AWS about two years ago, partnering with AWS on its Next Gen Stats platform.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 26, 2019

Cloud tips, tricks and definitions to take the mystery out of adoption

Even as more companies become comfortable with putting data into the cloud, IaaS retains an aura of fear and uncertainty.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 21, 2019

Multicloud boosts infrastructure report card

The majority of IT professionals who say their strategy isn't A-worthy blamed an infrastructure unequipped for optimization and wasted hours on maintenance, according to an INAP survey.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 20, 2019

Amid heated cloud war, Microsoft lands competitor Salesforce as a client

Running Salesforce's Marketing Cloud on Azure opens up Microsoft's wealth of development resources, analysts say.  

By Roberto Torres • Nov. 15, 2019

AWS rolls out unique cost-control option, but vendor remains pricey

The cheaper and more flexible a service, the more allure for executives weighing cloud provider selection and commitment. 

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 15, 2019

Mirantis' Docker Enterprise acquisition a lifeline as industry shifts to Kubernetes

For Docker fans, it's the end of an era. Industry is retooling, standardizing on container technology and orchestration on Kubernetes. 

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 14, 2019

Why Ocean Spray's CTO hit pause on cloud migration

Like any digital transformation, CTO and CDO Jamie Head expected things to break. His job was to make sure the rest of the business understood that, too.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 13, 2019

Disney+ launch day clouded by service availability issues

"We are so pleased you're excited to watch all your favorites and are working quickly to resolve any current issues," Disney said on Twitter. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 12, 2019

In a multicloud world, Lucky Brand's strategy centers on a single vendor

Lucky Brand had a disparate architecture, multiple cloud platforms and multiple colocations, but it wanted a simplified cloud portfolio.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 11, 2019

The answer to cloud migration? An incremental, multicloud approach

Every cloud migration story is different, but there is a common thread. No organization wants to interrupt mission-critical business operations.

By Jason Hall • Nov. 11, 2019

Multicloud vs. hybrid cloud: What it all means

While hybrid clouds and multicloud can be used together — and tend to get lumped together —​ they are not the same thing.

By Jen A. Miller • Nov. 8, 2019

Bank of America's 18-month collaboration with IBM leads to bank-focused public cloud

The bank is "committing to use this public cloud environment for even sensitive data," IBM Cloud CTO Hillery Hunter said.

By Naomi Eide • Nov. 6, 2019

BMW hires new CIO amid mobility tech push

Long-time BMW executive Alexander Buresch will take over the role on Jan. 1, succeeding Klaus Straub.

By Roberto Torres • Nov. 1, 2019

Hilton turned to the cloud to solve a troublesome room lock problem

With its Connected Room concept, Hilton is using digital products to fix pain points while improving guest experiences.

By Roberto Torres • Oct. 30, 2019

How 'the couch' is supporting ExxonMobil's sprint to digital transformation

The company is relying on DevOps and agile to hit a bold growth goal by 2025: doubling profits without changing prices.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 29, 2019

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

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