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

AWS just made an IT services power play with DXC deal

A $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the Pentagon's cloud infrastructure is up for grabs. A close relationship to a services firm like DXC would make it easier for AWS to run multiple large-scale cloud migrations at once.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 8, 2018

Home Depot hires a new CISO after losing former exec to Equifax

Steve Adegbite will build off of his CISO experience at Cotiviti and E*TRADE and cybersecurity experience at the Department of Homeland Security.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 8, 2018

Nordstrom poaches Tesco exec to fill CTO spot

After 18 months without a CTO, Nordstrom named Edmond Mesrobian to the position to help drive its technology ambitions.

By Dan Alaimo • Aug. 7, 2018

The secret to digital transformation at Dell, VMware: 1 shared CIO

"I work for Dell and I am a person of interest at VMware," said Bask Iyer, CIO and CDO for both companies.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 7, 2018

Can Symantec get past its legacy brand image?

The company has to battle perceptions of being a legacy brand out of place in the modern market, so fixing its brand may be more of a sales and marketing issue than a technology one.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 6, 2018

With $2.35B Duo Security purchase, Cisco stakes claim on end-to-end network access

It's a new security era for Cisco, which is traditionally rooted in networking technology.

By Naomi Eide • Aug. 3, 2018

What a sale of GE Digital assets would mean for the enterprise

There are likely avenues for how a sale would play out — sell in pieces or as a block — and who the buyers will be. 

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 1, 2018

How Slack and Atlassian landed a 'sharp jab' in Microsoft's ribs

By Microsoft's standards, the partnership is not something that will rattle its bones, but for Slack, this is an entryway to more enterprise customers, and that's Microsoft's turf.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 30, 2018

End of an era: Atlassian bows to Slack, divests chat platform IP

Atlassian is working with Slack to migrate existing customers away from Stride and HipChat and close down its HipChat servers and data center.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 27, 2018

Fewer 'consumers,' more 'innovation': Microsoft earnings calls sing the enterprise tune

In the cloud market, Azure has become the largest focus of Microsoft's calls over the last few years as mentions of Office 365 and Windows remained steady. 

By Alex Hickey • July 26, 2018

Accenture, Amazon partner on Alexa development

The consulting firm is expanding its collaboration with Amazon to help companies create new voice experiences for customers.

By Robert Williams • July 20, 2018

Salesforce grows marketing footprint with Datorama acquisition

The marketing intelligence and analytics platform will bolster Salesforce's data integration and AI capabilities — areas set for improvement for 2018. 

By Alex Hickey • July 17, 2018

With tech IPOs returning 61%, Tenable throws its name in the ring

In another strong performance by an enterprise tech company in the market, Tenable began publicly trading Thursday and closed the day up 31.5%. 

By Alex Hickey • Updated July 27, 2018

In 5-year span, Dell goes from public to private — then public again

Dell Technologies spent months working with analysts to figure out how best to impact the company's future. Turns out, it's skipping an IPO altogether.

By Naomi Eide • July 3, 2018

GE loses IT strategy force as CIO set to join Nationwide

As Jim Fowler moves to Nationwide, he will have yet another large organization's technology portfolio under his management.

By Naomi Eide • June 29, 2018

California passes bill to move toward consumer privacy protection in a GDPR world

Facebook, Google, Comcast, AT&T and Verizon collectively contributed to a $1 million fund to oppose the bill when it was proposed.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 29, 2018

The marriage of culture and tech: How Whirlpool Corp. is getting future-ready

Many incumbent companies are collaborating with tech providers to answer the question: What does the future of work look like — and how do we prepare for it?

By Naomi Eide • June 28, 2018

Google IT support course offered at 25 community colleges

Fourteen companies that can't fill IT support positions will consider hiring students who complete the program, Google said. 

By Samantha Schwartz , James Paterson • June 28, 2018