Companies 'prone to self-delusion' when using cloud, McKinsey says

Most industrial companies have adopted cloud computing, but few "reap the cloud's full rewards," according to McKinsey.

By Jim Tyson • March 12, 2021

A look back on the year that changed IT

In a matter of weeks, how companies ran their technology stacks changed completely. The digital future, once thought far off, became standard.

By Naomi Eide • March 11, 2021

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FinOps

AI costs are skyrocketing as adoption efforts widen across the enterprise. Amid rising concerns over soaring bills, FinOps practices are offering tried-and-true advice.

By CIO Dive staff

Unused discounts, lack of contract fuel cloud overspend

Most cloud decision-makers (61%) plan to optimize cloud costs in 2021 following imperfect migrations last year, according to Flexera's 2021 State of the Cloud report. 

By Katie Malone • March 9, 2021

Walmart saves millions with cloud and ML upgrades

The company's fiscal year 2022 guidance includes $14 billion in capital expenditures focused on technology, automation, supply chain and customer-facing initiatives.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 25, 2021

Why vendors are building clouds for every sector

Microsoft announced ventures into financial services, manufacturing, nonprofit and retail clouds. But it isn't the first — or the last — to venture into industry-specific clouds.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 24, 2021

Delta taps IBM for hybrid cloud migration

Coming off a year of losses for the airline industry, Delta aims to modernize the applications that underpin operations.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 18, 2021

Demand for AWS talent outpaces Azure, Google Cloud: report

More cloud reliance means more pressure on an already tight labor market. Vendor dynamics are tilting the scale.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 11, 2021

Why Global Payments went multicloud

Large companies venture down the multicloud path to support different business arms.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 11, 2021

Strategies CIOs can leverage to avoid cloud cost overrun

Four in every 10 organizations see their cloud budgets spill over. Governance structures and financial modeling can play a role in prevention.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 9, 2021

Growing pains: Google Cloud reports net loss despite revenue growth

The hyperscaler's cloud arm earned over $13 billion in revenue last year — and losses are a part of the plan.

By Katie Malone • Feb. 3, 2021

Andy Jassy, brains behind AWS, to take over as Amazon CEO

Amazon Web Services remains dominant, accounting for 59% of Amazon's operating income in 2020. Now, its CEO is on to bigger things. 

By Naomi Eide • Updated May 27, 2021

5 strategies to mitigate disruption when apps move to the cloud

A mapped-out, phased approach to migration can help businesses uphold critical applications on the journey to the cloud.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 2, 2021

Ford taps Google Cloud as preferred vendor amid modernization push

The cloud plays a central role in Ford's transformation, delivering new consumer-facing and back-end capabilities.

By Roberto Torres • Feb. 1, 2021

MacOS use grows in the enterprise, complicating IT management

A shift to cloud-first business tools opened up opportunities for Apple devices in the enterprise world, according to an IDC report.

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 27, 2021

4 cloud trends to watch in 2021

As businesses sharpen cloud migrations this year, SaaS vendors are predicted to boom in tandem.

By Katie Malone • Jan. 21, 2021

Corporate savior: Cloud now a C-suite priority

Businesses relied on the cloud to adapt their operations as a crisis unfolded. Now, they expect the cloud to keep delivering elasticity and drive reinvention. 

By Roberto Torres • Jan. 14, 2021

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