Zoom's public debut is armed with market expansions

Proving itself as a vital enterprise tool, Zoom's momentum stems from its narrow focus on a video-first user interface.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 18, 2019

Open source use grows 68% as corporations buy into the software solution

Companies want layers of solutions to amplify the cloud experience. Enter open source. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 17, 2019

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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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Reliability at heart of Lyft and Uber's tech, IPOs reveal

Reliable technology service providers set the foundation for optimal operations, trustworthy security and a five-star customer rating after drop-off.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 15, 2019

Slack's 'highly requested' enterprise power move integrates users with Office 365

If you can't beat them, integrate with them. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 10, 2019

How Dick's Sporting Goods' CTO is revamping athletic e-commerce

The retailer is investing about $15 million in e-commerce fulfillment capabilities and $10 million in technology.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 2, 2019

Software glitch grounds Delta, Southwest, United flights

The flight delays were related to software vendor Aerodata's inability to allow airlines to make or release paperwork for flights.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 1, 2019

ERP 101: Choosing the right solution for the business

Aging ERPs can fail to meet business demands, which has some organizations seeking change.

By Jen A. Miller • March 25, 2019

Microsoft Teams reaches 500K paying customers, eclipses Slack

Before Microsoft showed up, Slack dominated the collaboration software market. Now, the space is Microsoft's to lose.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 20, 2019

Atlassian sticks to what it knows, acquires AgileCraft

AgileCraft's software, similar to Atlassian's tools, tracks developer processes at a "granular level" during agile developments, according to the company.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 19, 2019

The impetus for Slack's IPO and what it means for collaboration software

When Slack hit the market in 2013, it spoke to a greater industry need, but that doesn't mean it reinvented the wheel. 

By Samantha Schwartz • March 13, 2019

With cloud basics covered, organizations embrace the disruption of open source

"Open source is defining the future of the cloud more so than any other technology today," Cloud Foundry Foundation Executive Director Abby Kearns said. 

By Alex Hickey • March 8, 2019

Cloud-only services lead growing PaaS market

Most companies use a variety of service offerings from multiple providers, yet lack a PaaS selection strategy or clear market understanding, according to Gartner.

By Alex Hickey • March 4, 2019

Workplace by Facebook garners 2M paying users in 2 years

With more than 2 million users paying $3 per month, the enterprise platform is turning into a steady revenue stream.

By Alex Hickey • March 1, 2019

The root of Microsoft's patches: Memory safety flaws and dated languages

A memory safety vulnerability is a processing error which can label memory as free though it's still in use. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 12, 2019

Microsoft and Google duke it out for software bundles, but customers still rely on duplicates

Companies aren't solely investing in Office 365. More than three-quarters of Office 365 users have one or more apps that are duplicates of features in the software bundle.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 8, 2019

AWS per seat service tweaks the buying process

While WorkLink will not revolutionize services at AWS or augment the cloud market, it highlights how the company entices customers to stay. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 7, 2019

Microsoft pits Office 2019 against Office 365; its betting on the latter

Promoting Microsoft 365 is part of Azure's cloud push. However, Office 2019 is available for Windows and Mac users who aren't cloud ready, the company said. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 7, 2019

SAP realigns to market as businesses shy away from major IT overhauls

In the past, SAP has pulled a lot of its revenue from the large enterprise customer base, but businesses are becoming more hesitant to switch ERP systems.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 7, 2019

Getting creative with enterprise service management

How moving to an Enterprise Service Management (ESM) solution helped a hospital streamline workflows, increase efficiency and make work easier.

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

Hershey emphasizes savings from multiyear ERP transformation

The chocolate manufacturer projects some savings "to flow through into 2020" as a result of the ERP implementation, according to CFO Patricia Little.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 4, 2019

Container security needs call for more DevSecOps talent

Growing maturity in the container domain has led to the proliferation of more security products, but many products and vendors are difficult for clients to choose between.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 31, 2019

7 enterprise tech startups to watch in 2019

Becoming a successful technology startup is not easy. Many markets, such as cybersecurity, are oversaturated with small vendors, which makes standing out difficult.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 25, 2019

Microsoft is shifting the way customers buy Azure services

Technology vendors are aware the ease of access to services introduces portfolio complexity, frustrating customers with steep software bills.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 24, 2019

Build vs. buy: How AWS balances organic growth and strategic acquisitions

With few acquisitions, the cloud leader tends to rely on organic growth of new functionalities. But in the last month, AWS picked up steam with the purchases of CloudEndure and TSO Logic. 

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 18, 2019