Benioff sets fast track for Salesforce, but is it enough to hold Microsoft at bay?

Salesforce wants to double its revenue to $20 billion by FY 2022, with an eye on $60 billion by 2034. Microsoft, SAP and Oracle will be best poised to challenge the company's lead in the CRM market.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 5, 2018

Will HR cover AI biases? 5 AI trends for 2018

Artificial intelligence is part of the new wave of technology. Just like the cloud's emergence, those who fail to implement AI now will struggle later. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Jan. 3, 2018

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Top 5 stories from CIO Dive

Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

By CIO Dive staff

Microsoft calls for tech companies to serve as 'medics in cyberspace'

Tension between technology and public policy is erupting in cybersecurity and AI spaces.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 2, 2018

Can DeepMind save us all?

The company created "gridworlds" environments to run an intelligent agent through various scenarios. These tests measure an agent's ability to carry out its function alongside its ability to do so safely.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 27, 2017

How the Salvation Army is upgrading its storage technology

The Western Territory of the charity recently upgraded its storage infrastructure to a flash-based server system, but the long haul still has the organization looking toward the cloud.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 22, 2017

Sen. Warner: Silicon Valley could use 'Russian playbook' for 'company warfare'

Consumers need to know the content they see online is accountable, real and, according to the senator, whether or not it's made by an American.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 22, 2017

UPDATE — Long (Island) Blockchain: Iced tea company follows tech craze and pivots

The company's stock rose 289% following the news of plans to focus on blockchain, marking an 18-month high. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 22, 2017

Intel's 'new normal' puts data at the center of everything

The chipmaker's 50th anniversary is in July, and CEO Brian Krzanich said the company is closer than ever to becoming a "50/50 company," where half its revenue comes from PCs and the other half from new growth markets. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 21, 2017

Lowe's builds out digital capabilities with first CDO

As Lowe's prepares for another year of "digital evolution," will its efforts in cybersecurity, augmented and virtual reality and mobile tech be enough to outpace Home Depot?

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2017

Rule with a digital fist: Tech cracks down for accountability, social responsibility

Recent scrutiny, especially in terms of national security and privacy, have upped the ante for internet companies, which are cracking down again on "fake news," malicious actors and hateful content.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2017

Blockchain consortia taking one step back, two steps forward

Weakening support may not be a bad sign, as the growth in investment and technology maturation comes alongside big companies' ability to be more selective in blockchain investments and efforts.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2017

May the IT continuity be with you: What Star Wars can mean for tech

AI could be the solution to major cultural events getting in the way of tech teams catching and fixing IT outages. 

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 18, 2017

After less than a year, Avaya pulls itself out of bankruptcy

The company's debts were reduced by about $3 billion and it transitioned to a publicly traded company.

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 18, 2017

How to bitcoin and lose belly fat fast: A year in Google searches

Google's 2017 trending searches reveal just how much advanced technology has become a bastion of daily life.

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Dec. 15, 2017

Quantum is maturing as JPMorgan Chase, Honda sign up with IBM

Companies such as IBM are taking steps to figure out ways to integrate quantum technology into various business applications and setting the stage for quantum supremacy. 

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 15, 2017

Andrew Ng: How manufacturers can bring AI into the industry

Because there is insufficient AI talent within the manufacturing industry, Ng wants to bring a consultant-like service to customers outside the tech sector. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 15, 2017

'Ephemeral messaging apps' emerge to protect against workplace data breaches

Apps like Wickr, Vaporstream and Telegram allow employees to have conversations that can be quickly and permanently destroyed, but data retention laws could limit the tools' use.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Dec. 13, 2017

AI will help more than it hurts, just give it time

AI will complement many jobs and displace some in the coming decade, but it is set to be a positive job motivator by 2020. And its making the enterprise and Congress pay close attention.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 13, 2017

AI experts caution Senate against heavy regulation

"AI is the single most important technology in the world today," said Dario Gil, VP of IBM Research AI and IBM Q, and companies and governments need to be willing to make the investment now.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 12, 2017

Microsoft offers Q# so developers don't fall flat on quantum

The tech company launched a quantum programming language, cloud-hosted simulators and code library as the race for quantum supremacy heats up.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 12, 2017

How Microsoft will hit its $1 trillion valuation

Azure cloud and Microsoft 365 revenue growth are set to turn high profits for Microsoft in the coming years.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 11, 2017

Elon Musk: Tesla to make AI hardware

Following the hires of several AI experts and months of speculation, the tech magnate confirmed his automobile company is also working on one of his greatest fears — AI. 

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 11, 2017

How Pinterest transformed digital strategy from cloud to containers, ML and open source

Pinterest has used an array of advanced digital tools to grow its global footprint to 200 million active users. 

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 8, 2017

#Gains: Planet Fitness wants to beef up with AI

Using data, Chief Digital and Information Officer Craig Miller wants to create a personalized fitness experience, or an "adaptive coach," to better engage customers and promote gym loyalty.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 8, 2017

'Whole cloud' revenues projected to hit $554B in 2021

The "whole cloud" market includes public, private and hybrid cloud offerings as well as cloud-based services, software and infrastructure-related hardware.

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 7, 2017