Microsoft Azure's GM of data, blockchain and AI on customers' data journeys

CIO Dive spoke with Microsoft's John "JG" Chirapurath about evolving customer data needs and areas of focus for this year.

By Alex Hickey • March 11, 2019

With cloud basics covered, organizations embrace the disruption of open source

"Open source is defining the future of the cloud more so than any other technology today," Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Abby Kearns said. 

By Alex Hickey • March 8, 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

Cloud economy supports 2.15M jobs and counting

Expansion in cloud computing has come at the cost of some other technology segments.

By Alex Hickey • March 7, 2019

Google Cloud tries to lure customers with revamped data storage pricing plan

CFOs evaluating cloud budgets might think costs have exploded, but the complexity of workloads has also increased significantly. 

By Alex Hickey • March 6, 2019

Cloud-only services lead growing PaaS market

Most companies use a variety of service offerings from multiple providers, yet lack a PaaS selection strategy or clear market understanding, according to Gartner.

By Alex Hickey • March 4, 2019

Lyft's $300M deal with AWS puts all eyes on cloud's reliability

Though the company entered a three-year commitment to AWS, Lyft is aware of the potential risks of a third-party cloud provider.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 4, 2019

With cloud costs spiraling, what's a business to do?

More organizations are creating central cloud teams to manage cost optimization and governance. But costs keep moving up, up and away. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 28, 2019

Albertsons looks to Microsoft to cut lines at the deli counter

After signing a three-year cloud contract with Microsoft, Albertsons is using Azure, Azure AI and Azure Cognitive Services to "reduce friction in the shopping experience." 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 25, 2019

Google joins AWS in push for cloud migration tools

Continuing strong M&A activity in the cloud space, Google is set to acquire Alooma, a data pipeline and cloud migration company.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2019

No longer a 'big, fat, honking firewall': Cisco focuses on the network amid multicloud complexity

Companies have a "more complicated environment than they had five years ago when they began this journey to simplification," said CEO Chuck Robbins.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2019

IBM may not win the cloud war, but Watson started a new battle

Introducing Watson to competitors' clouds indicates IBM's willingness to provide services beyond its own environment. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 15, 2019

Step 1 for Google Cloud's new CEO: Build a robust sales force

Google Cloud has made headway in the enterprise market, but its traction pales in comparison to industry leaders Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2019

Watson breaks IBM out of niche role and into cloud competitors' space

Watson's presence will break down siloes, exposing data in competitors' hybrid cloud environments to IBM's proprietary AI capabilities. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 13, 2019

AWS per seat service tweaks the buying process

While WorkLink will not revolutionize services at AWS or augment the cloud market, it highlights how the company entices customers to stay. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 7, 2019

Microsoft pits Office 2019 against Office 365; its betting on the latter

Promoting Microsoft 365 is part of Azure's cloud push. However, Office 2019 is available for Windows and Mac users who aren't cloud ready, the company said. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2019

Capital One's public cloud strategy at odds with industry

Other financial services firms turned toward private cloud adoption, where assets are protected by internal firewalls, easily earning regulator approval. Capital One is adopting the public cloud through AWS.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 31, 2019

Improving data security with cloud ERP

Your company’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is probably not as secure as you think it is, or as it could be, thanks to a common misunderstanding about what really is required to protect these types of systems. Many companies falsely assume that keeping their ERP software on the...

Jan. 28, 2019

What do Amazon, Alphabet and Walmart have in common? The world's largest IT budgets

Companies prioritizing internal tech investments send a signal to investors, employees and the public: They're innovative.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 28, 2019

Amazon misses out on another grocer as Albertsons chooses Azure

As Microsoft continues to shape its offerings to accommodate industries like grocery and retail, Amazon and Google have a battle of perception to overcome.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 28, 2019

7 enterprise tech startups to watch in 2019

Becoming a successful technology startup is not easy. Many markets, such as cybersecurity, are oversaturated with small vendors, which makes standing out difficult.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 25, 2019

New certification, training help Google Cloud on quest for more experts

The company is focusing on areas core to cloud success, such as networking, security and cloud-native development, according to Google's Rochana Golani.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 24, 2019

Microsoft is shifting the way customers buy Azure services

Technology vendors are aware the ease of access to services introduces portfolio complexity, frustrating customers with steep software bills.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 24, 2019

Build vs. buy: How AWS balances organic growth and strategic acquisitions

With few acquisitions, the cloud leader tends to rely on organic growth of new functionalities. But in the last month, AWS picked up steam with the purchases of CloudEndure and TSO Logic. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 18, 2019

Retailers push for hybrid cloud as staying on budget remains an industry strength

The retail industry has the second-strongest rate of hybrid cloud deployments, driven by application, traffic uptick and budget demands. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 14, 2019

Top 2019 trends for IT decision makers

From software and cloud to security and leadership, these trends will shape business technology in the coming months. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 11, 2019