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

Company of the Year: Slack

The communication platform market is Slack's to lose, even with the "Redmond Monster" encroaching on its territory. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 3, 2018

Deal of the Year: Microsoft's GitHub acquisition

The developer community aside, Microsoft's acquisition offers a ripe piece of business: GitHub Enterprise.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 3, 2018

Disruptor of the Year: Dropbox

Dropbox has become sneakily disruptive by setting the standard for what enterprise file sharing and content management could look like.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 3, 2018

The CIO Dive Awards for 2018

The awards recognize the technology industry's top disruptors, innovators, movers and shakers. These executives and companies are transforming the technology industry and shaping its future.

By CIO Dive Team • Dec. 3, 2018

Dramatic or justified? Retailers' fears push cloud customers from AWS to Microsoft, Google

Though AWS and Amazon.com operate separately, retailers feel they could unintentionally add to a competitor's profit.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 30, 2018

AWS CEO expects freedom from Oracle database by end of 2019

During his re:Invent conference keynote, Andy Jassy took some "defensive" jabs at other cloud vendors. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 29, 2018

AWS takes on shadow IT with customizable software marketplace

Most IT professionals want to ignore software as a service applications, but they can't afford to do so because eventually a enough of it will demand attention.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 28, 2018

National Landing in pictures: A walk through Amazon's new headquarters location

Photos show the untapped potential of National Landing. But can Amazon, local developers and officials stave off the negative consequences Seattle incurred?

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 28, 2018

Uber hit with $1.2M in fines for 2016 data breach

Regulators from the U.K. and the Netherlands penalized Uber, which tried to cover up the breach that compromised 57 million worldwide accounts.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 27, 2018

Google Cloud CEO stepping down; Oracle veteran to succeed

After three years as chief executive, Diane Greene will leave her role to focus on empowering women leaders in STEM.

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 19, 2018

Docker, MuleSoft deal nods to legacy environment needs

MuleSoft and Docker provide options for customers to containerize legacy environments or rebuild their environment in a containerized architecture.

By Alex Hickey • Nov. 16, 2018

What you need to know about Amazon HQs in New York City, Virginia

Navigating the legal agreements of $5 billion in investments — and requests for helipads. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Nov. 13, 2018