After Facebook's breach, attention turns toward motive and potential nation state perpetrators

The underlying data behind profiles — public or not — are ripe targets for malicious actors and those looking to spread misinformation.

By Naomi Eide • Oct. 1, 2018

Key product exec departs Oracle, creating leadership roadblock for planned cloud dominance

Thomas Kurian reportedly pushed to make Oracle software more available on public clouds, including AWS and Microsoft Azure, in order to "diversify from [Oracle's] own struggling infrastructure."

By Alex Hickey • Oct. 1, 2018

Dreamforce 2018: Salesforce pushes for cross-platform ties, intelligence to the masses

Salesforce has demonstrated recognition of and efforts to solve the problem of tying together the customer experience.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 28, 2018

Microsoft declares Teams fastest growing app in company history

Though professionals in the technical landscape, like programmers, prefer the Slack experience, Microsoft has a hold on general enterprise users. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 28, 2018

Slack's latest acquisition brings email into the chat platform

In a strategic move, Slack has embraced email, the very workplace tool its platform aimed to overshadow. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 25, 2018

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Sept. 20, 2018

Lawyer who took on Google, Amazon files age discrimination complaint against IBM in SDNY

The complaint alleges IBM trimmed more than 20,000 jobs in the U.S. held by employees over the age of 40 across a five year span.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 18, 2018

Stripe, Slack maintain top spots in private cloud company rankings

A hundred private companies are on cloud nine after making the cut for Forbes annual Cloud 100 ranking, which featured 27 newcomers this year. 

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 14, 2018

Microsoft launches Azure DevOps, striking on industry's process and buzzword obsession

The move represents Microsoft's adoption of the developer mindset, a key part of its GitHub acquisition.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 11, 2018

Google quickly surpasses Microsoft in serverless computing, but can it beat AWS?

Just three months in, GCP's quick upward trajectory in serverless computing demonstrates that it could "have a shot at taking on Amazon." 

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 11, 2018

2018 enterprise technology IPOs: Fall update

The late spring and summer months brought a new crop of IPOs with six enterprise technology companies concentrated in the fields of cybersecurity and software as a service.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 7, 2018

Big tech calls on Congress for privacy regulation, pushing back on state mandates

It's natural for big tech to get involved in regulation that has direct impacts, but regulation designed by those it's meant to regulate could prove useless.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 6, 2018

Atlassian's $295M OpsGenie acquisition grows incident response capabilities

After shaking up the communication platform market in July, the company is focusing on software tools dedicated to collaboration and management. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 5, 2018

The Information: Cloud prospects for Alibaba scaling back in US

Instead of looking to pull customers from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba will focus on multinational companies in the U.S. with cloud services needs in China.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 4, 2018

As Einstein expands its reach, Salesforce focuses on 'ethical and humane' technology

The push for accountability comes on the heels of a petition for the company to drop its contract with Customs and Border Protection.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 31, 2018

At Box, fight for content collaboration market centers on partners and integration

Smaller SaaS vendors have made names for themselves partnering with larger organizations, like Google and Microsoft.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 30, 2018

VMware pushes further into multicloud with CloudHealth Technologies buy

The company has developed tools to build cloud infrastructure and recent activity demonstrates a strong focus on hybrid cloud environments.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 28, 2018

Silicon Valley suits up for Capitol Hill, lobbies for federal privacy law

Tech companies are looking for a federal law that would overrule California's privacy bill and weaken its language.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 28, 2018

From acquisitions to audits: What's going on with Symantec?

Though Symantec's stock has taken a notable hit since May, its products remain viable. And yet the dark cloud of an audit remains.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 24, 2018

Amazon expands Alexa Fund, growing tech talent pipeline in higher ed

The tech company added 14 institutions to its research program for graduate students and faculty members as colleges identify additional income sources as public dollars dry up.

By Hallie Busta • Aug. 24, 2018

Demand is driving companies to push IT, software R&D overseas

While the talent wars rage in the U.S., more firms are looking overseas for talent, growing new development hubs along the way.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 22, 2018

Cisco evolving its product portfolio and the 'strategy is working,' CEO says

The company has embraced overhauling its product portfolio, revamping offerings for a more security-conscious world.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 16, 2018

Juggling high-profile problems, Uber hires security officer

Matt Olsen joins the ride sharing company after Uber's former chief security officer was fired in the wake of the company's breach revelations last fall.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 15, 2018

EY allocates $1B investment in tech innovation, client services

The company also announced a slate of new tech leaders, including Global CIO Steve George, Global Chief Client Technology Officer Nicola Morini Bianzino and Global CISO Barbara O'Neill.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 13, 2018

Privacy is dead, long live privacy

After GDPR, experts and companies are trying to understand how data should be treated while injecting more privacy along the way. One solution is to treat data as currency.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 9, 2018