Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings parent company names new CIO

CKE Restaurants and Inspire Brands are the latest restaurant parent companies to undergo technology leadership changes.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 26, 2019

CTO departing Walmart to lead Pinterest's engineering team

Pinterest is undergoing internal changes, namely filing a confidential IPO with the SEC last month.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 22, 2019

Alphabet usurps Apple from top of innovation list as companies make AI moves

While giants like Google often pioneer innovation, it's not without a dose of scrutiny.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 22, 2019

Walmart CTO departs after laying digital groundwork

During his tenure, Jeremy King aided Walmart Labs' acquisitions, opened four more tech offices and set Walmart up as a "user of, and contributor to, the open source community."

By Samantha Schwartz • March 21, 2019

Microsoft Teams reaches 500K paying customers, eclipses Slack

Before Microsoft showed up, Slack dominated the collaboration software market. Now, the space is Microsoft's to lose.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 20, 2019

Atlassian sticks to what it knows, acquires AgileCraft

AgileCraft's software, similar to Atlassian's tools, tracks developer processes at a "granular level" during agile developments, according to the company.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 19, 2019

How Microsoft is reclaiming its crown

Moving beyond the company's most profitable and reliable basket, Windows, gave the company a fresh slate to innovate and unlock growth opportunities that may have been hiding there all along.

By Nis Frome • March 18, 2019

The impetus for Slack's IPO and what it means for collaboration software

When Slack hit the market in 2013, it spoke to a greater industry need, but that doesn't mean it reinvented the wheel. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 13, 2019

Hungry for green power, tech giants choose between utilities, independent developers

Utilities increasingly supply 100% renewable energy options to large customers, raising questions about why they don't purchase more wind and solar for their entire consumer base. 

By Iulia Gheorghiu • March 13, 2019

NYC business leaders call for Amazon to reconsider HQ2 pull-out

A group of business, elected and civic officials published an open letter urging the company to come back after its surprise withdrawal last month.

By Chris Teale • March 5, 2019

Is big tech too big? FTC's new technology competition task force may soon have an answer

Major antitrust action brought against the likes of Facebook, Google or Amazon could serve up the largest technology competition case since Microsoft's troubles in the '90s. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 27, 2019

Equifax undergoing major tech overhaul as dust settles from breach fallout

The company is breaking down data siloes and moving customer systems to the public cloud as part of its aggressive 2020 technology plan. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 26, 2019

2019 M&A outlook: Heavy tech acquisitions ahead after blockbuster 2018

An uptick in M&A activity this spring could put the brakes on IPO activities as more businesses decide to cash in and sell.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 25, 2019

PepsiCo prepares technology to streamline supply chain, global operations

The company is trying to integrate multiple sources of data to better understand individuals and households to foster customer intimacy.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 22, 2019

2019 IPO outlook: Strong activity expected to continue, but eyes on the unicorns first

Although they are not business technology companies, all eyes are on Lyft and Uber for the momentum they create — or take away — in the market.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 21, 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

What Amazon's HQ2 cancellation reveals about the current talent market

A hunt for talent at HQ2's scale can create serious infrastructural barriers for employers that aren't prepared.

By Kathryn Moody , Riia O'Donnell • Feb. 20, 2019

New York's going to be just fine, but what's next for Amazon's expansion?

National Landing could accommodate 50,000 HQ2 jobs, but Arlington officials don't think the county will try to assume the volume of the New York site.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 19, 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

Amazon nixes New York headquarters, no plans to restart search

The company is pulling out of New York following pushback from state and local politicians. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 14, 2019

NYC mayor touts Amazon HQ2 importance while reports indicate deal is at risk

Mayor Bill de Blasio says bringing the tech giant to the city is "mission critical," but reports indicate Amazon isn't amused by New Yorkers' negative attitudes.

By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 14, 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

Report: Amazon considers alternatives as opposition to New York headquarters heats up

The nomination of a vocal critic of the deal to a state board could place the headquarters in jeopardy. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 11, 2019

Accenture pulls on data stores for expert insight, intelligence 'engine'

The appetite for automation is increasing, but customers are taking a measured approach for implementation, relying on providers to help with the difficult task.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 6, 2019

Alphabet highlights security 41 times in filing as privacy concerns close in

The company is feeling the heat of "increasing regulatory scrutiny" and changes in data policies among other tech companies.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2019