Microsoft Teams scales to 20K meeting participants

The company is capping interactive meetings at 1,000 participants, adding a "view only" option for large calls. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 3, 2020

Slack's EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft exposes market wounds

Slack is asking European Union authorities for a "level playing field" and to "referee" Microsoft's return to "past behavior," Slack's general counsel says.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 23, 2020

Whiteboard tests eliminate qualified applicants, research suggests

Technical interviews are more fit to assess a candidate's performance anxiety levels rather than their coding chops, new research from North Carolina State University and Microsoft finds.

By Roberto Torres • July 16, 2020

Microsoft Teams fights meeting fatigue, seats employees in virtual conference room

Together Mode uses AI segmentation to place meeting participants in a single location, such as a conference room, classroom or cafe.

By Samantha Schwartz • July 8, 2020

NetApp investing in go-to-market engine despite uncertainty

The cloud data services company is reallocating its resources to bolster its sales ranks and grow market share. 

By Robert Freedman • July 2, 2020

Former Salesforce exec joins Zoom as CISO

As Jason Lee takes over security at Zoom, the company is ending its 90-day security and privacy plan, which it put in place following highly publicized flaws in March. 

By Samantha Schwartz • June 25, 2020

Following scrutiny, Zoom enables end-to-end encryption to all users

Available as technical preview, the feature uses 256-bit AES-GCM encryption, the same encryption used by default in meetings.

By Samantha Schwartz • Updated Oct. 27, 2020

Work from home boosted Slack's quarter but revenue remains steady

During Q1, Slack onboarded an additional 12,000 new paying customers.

By Samantha Schwartz • June 5, 2020

Offices may reopen, but workers want to delay a return

Workers say they're not comfortable with a short-term return to the office. It's a window of opportunity for vendors to improve access and quality of remote work tools.

By Roberto Torres • May 15, 2020

Oracle lands Zoom as cloud customer amid skyrocketing video demand

Zoom exceeded 300 million daily meeting participants this month. In December, the platform was only hosting 10 million daily participants. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 28, 2020

Who will save the startups?

The runway, or dead space, between VC financing could determine a startup's ability to weather a recession — that, or an offering industry can't resist buying.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 28, 2020

How Microsoft is handling cloud capacity constraints

Driven by a surge in remote work from the coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft's service demand skyrocketed and availability waffled. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 27, 2020

What BlueJeans has to do with 5G

The company expects BlueJeans' addition to its portfolio to round out growth in telemedicine, distance learning and field service work. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 17, 2020

A 10-year, $10B cloud contract is at stake — was the process fair?

The Department of Defense's watchdog began investigating the JEDI cloud contract award process in June, and falls outside the ongoing legal battle over the award between Microsoft and AWS. 

By Naomi Eide • April 16, 2020

IBM draws former Bank of America CTO to lead cloud

Under new CEO Arvind Krishna, IBM is outlining "strategic battles" focused on hybrid cloud and AI.

By Naomi Eide • April 7, 2020

Is coronavirus putting privacy on hold?

The pandemic creates a gray area between helping the greater good and loosening data privacy expectations.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 1, 2020

The tech industry is offering support during coronavirus. Is it good for business?

The cost of good faith in the tech industry is twofold: What's morally commendable now could cost a lot more in the future.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 31, 2020

Slack's surge tempered by circumstance

"It's hard to say an otherwise normal CEO thing like 'the macroenvironment is creating significant tailwinds for the business,'" said CEO Stewart Butterfield.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 27, 2020

Google v. Oracle: What the companies will argue before the Supreme Court

The decade-long legal battle questions the role of copyright and fair use in foundational coding language. The ruling could change software forever.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 23, 2020

Amid coronavirus outbreak, business technology's corporate responsibility and opportunity blend

Cisco said traffic connecting China-based Webex users has increased 22 times over. The sign-up rates for the free version in impacted countries is seven times higher than pre-outbreak signups. 

By Naomi Eide • March 4, 2020

Businesses lean on remote work, digital collaboration as coronavirus impact felt worldwide

Google Cloud, Adobe and Salesforce are among companies rethinking in-person gatherings, favoring digital collaboration. 

By Naomi Eide • March 3, 2020

Coronavirus: Tech industry impact just beginning

Beyond technology, the outbreak promises a direct impact on business operations. CIO Dive and its sister publications put together COVID-19 coverage on topics that impact daily business decisions.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 28, 2020

Dell Technologies sells RSA Security for $2.1B

Dell Technologies is finding its way. In a five-year period, the company went public to private and then back to public.​

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2020

Verizon, IBM, AT&T Cybersecurity pull out of RSA Conference amid coronavirus concern

The companies are among 14 organizations withdrawing from the conference.

By Naomi Eide • Updated Feb. 24, 2020

As FTC query looms, a look at big tech's largest AI acquisitions

Google, Facebook and Apple have the most AI acquisitions with undisclosed financial terms.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 18, 2020