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

Royal Caribbean's costly digital transformation is paying off, says CEO

Using a "crawl, walk, run" process, the company has rolled out its digital transformation platform, Excalibur, to about half its fleet.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 4, 2019

In the wacky, weird, wonderful world of tech patents, nothing is off limits

From parking and finding lost children to underwater data centers and drone-delivered coffee, here are some patents five companies are working on.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 1, 2019

SAP pushes $1B restructuring as 'fitness program' for company eyeing future tech

The company announced several thousand jobs could be impacted, though it does expect headcount to exceed 100,000 by year's end. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 29, 2019

DOL suit: Oracle's race, gender discrimination cost workers $400M

Among other things, DOL alleged that Oracle created "potential pathways" for discrimination when it based new hires' pay rates on prior salary.

By Katie Clarey • Jan. 24, 2019

IBM quietly exits communication market. Did anyone notice?

Big Blue is not the only company dropping out of the market in the last year.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 18, 2019

Microsoft, Walgreens Boots deal sends message tech giants want more

The companies did not articulate all that the seven-year deal would hold; where technology will be and what it can offer long-term is less clear.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 16, 2019

Microsoft CEO: 'System of intelligence' is latest software frontier

Satya Nadella is setting up a way for businesses to know who bought a product, how it's being used and predict what comes next.

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 16, 2019

Does Slack have enough brand recognition to follow Spotify's direct listing lead?

The direct listing would allow the open market to set the price of shares instead of underwriting it with banks and selling shares to arranged investors.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 14, 2019

2018 technology IPOs: Winter update and 2019 outlook

Q4 saw 34% fewer IPOs year-over-year, in part because of geopolitical uncertainty — such as U.S.-China trade tensions — and market volatility.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 26, 2018

Google's 'shadow workforce' highlights tech industry's contingent worker problem

One group of workers at the tech giant feels it's been left in the dark.

By Ryan Golden • Dec. 21, 2018

Microsoft's hold on industry as an enterprise mainstay hinges on cloud, AI

Patents and acquisitions have backed up the company's progress in fields from AI and the cloud to edge computing, open source development and even quantum computing.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 21, 2018

Morgan Stanley streamlines tech onboarding, collaboration with startups

The bank has to fight widespread perceptions that large organizations are "dumb and slow," according to CEO James Gorman.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2018

There's 'no way' customers would migrate from Oracle to Amazon database software, Ellison says

High-profile companies have worked to migrate off Oracle database technology, sparking a war of words for Larry Ellison, Oracle's chairman and CTO. 

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 18, 2018

Apple's pursuit of 'parity' elevates its attractiveness to the enterprise

All of the things that "make a Mac a Mac" are the features Apple is using to attract enterprise customers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 18, 2018

The biggest, baddest, billion-dollar tech deals in 2018

Enterprise technology saw not one, not two, but nine multibillion dollar acquisitions take place in the last 12 months, running the gamut from a mere $1.7 billion to a whopping $34 billion.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 14, 2018

Microsoft set to own collab market by 2020. Can Slack's innovation win out?

The difference between the two companies is "safety over sex appeal," said Carrie Basham Young, Talk Social to Me CEO. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 10, 2018

Why tech companies anticipated — and rejoiced in — Amazon's Virginia HQ2

The demand for tech talent already outweighs the supply, but local tech companies are excited Amazon made Washington a national tech hub. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 7, 2018

CIO of the Year: Clay Johnson, Walmart

Johnson's tech initiatives are all about making associates more productive, putting more mobile devices at their fingertips and providing them with instruments necessary to make real time decisions.

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2018