Evolution of RPA: From rule-based to intelligent cognitive automation

Buoyed by RPA enthusiasm, automation tools and platform vendors offering automation capabilities have mushroomed, pushing the adoption rate further.

By Sathish PV • June 11, 2018

With GitHub buy, Microsoft accesses — and matures — software development community

Looking to scale and move further into the enterprise, GitHub had the choice to go public and scale through acquisitions or search for buyers.

By Naomi Eide • Updated Oct. 26, 2018

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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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G Suite for the early adopters, Office 365 for the established

With the exception of Google's G suite, adoption of cloud apps from Microsoft, Slack, Box and Salesforce increased as businesses grew their workforce. 

By Alex Hickey • May 30, 2018

When 'everything is on fire,' chaos engineers rush to save tech infrastructure

During a network outage, they are the ones who "save the day," said Kolton Andrus, CEO and co-founder of Gremlin.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 30, 2018

Tension between agile, bimodal development as organizations work to become digital at scale

The minute organizations are given the "excuse" bimodal is acceptable, three-fourths of them are going to move slow. 

By Naomi Eide • May 25, 2018

Slack is rounding out software collaboration efforts

Because Slack is not creating services like sales tracking, integrations will help round out the company's performance portfolio.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 23, 2018

11 technologies set to shape smart manufacturing

Tools like 3D printing and AI have created a paradigm shift in technology and revealed a new world of supply chain efficiencies yet to be unlocked.

By Jordan Branch , Edwin Lopez • May 22, 2018

Facing international pressure and lost business, Kaspersky moves critical infrastructure to Switzerland

The move is an attempt to distance the company from its Russian roots following backlash from the U.S. government and other customers last fall.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 15, 2018

3 lessons from Talend Connect to drive technology innovation

With good data, AI and cloud, companies can build out the scalability, agility and compute power for continued digital transformation.

By Alex Hickey • May 15, 2018

Rethinking the cost-trimmed approach to outsourcing development

Companies shouldn't have to work with outsourcers who cut corners or deliver sub-par work. But those issues can be hard to catch and quantify.​

By Oliver Muhr • May 14, 2018

Talend CIO: IT leaders need to buy for the future, not just for today

Eric Johnson and Talend are doubling down on hybrid cloud, multicloud, containerization and serverless computing to usher customers into the future. 

By Alex Hickey • May 11, 2018

Stack Overflow CEO: Build tools for nonprofessional developers

Software development needs better access to tools for all experience levels and more inclusivity on its online platforms, according to Joel Spolsky.

By Alex Hickey • May 7, 2018

Workplace by Facebook unleashes more than 50 SaaS integrations

The integrations will allow users to summon an available enterprise software in company groups or conversations on Work Chat.

By Samantha Schwartz • May 2, 2018

Google Assistant outperforms Alexa, Cortana, Siri again

Will the gains in accuracy be the key to introducing more intelligent assistants to business settings?

By Alex Hickey • April 30, 2018

Marc Jacobs: Hybrid cloud solutions — so haute right now

The hybrid cloud approach has helped make 92% of Marc Jacobs' invoices correctly route to the approver within five days instead of 90 days.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 26, 2018

Let's be blunt: Business tech rides the high of cannabis boom

There's a bit and byte more to the cannabis industry than its all-natural products, and a multi-billion dollar market is welcoming savvy enterprise tech providers with open arms.

By Alex Hickey • April 20, 2018

Oracle's patch updates include 254 security fixes

Customers who failed to update vulnerabilities with already available patches are still experiencing attacks.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 20, 2018

Microsoft offers IoT solution as answer to hardware security shortcomings

To take “cybersecurity from an art to a science,” Microsoft is engineering a more secure edge with Azure Sphere, according to President Brad Smith.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 17, 2018

Gmail is going 'confidential' to prevent unintended data sharing

The redesign of the platform will address companies' concerns over employee email habits.

By Samantha Schwartz • April 16, 2018

How AppNexus is upgrading storage infrastructure to get ready for Kubernetes

A reduction in the number of servers being used translates to a reduction in spending, boosting the bottom line for the online advertising company.

By Alex Hickey • April 13, 2018

Goldman Sachs hiring 60 software engineers to 'scale' its custom API store

The bank is looking for engineers "across the stack who enjoy working in a client-driven and agile environment," according to a LinkedIn job listing. 

By Samantha Schwartz • April 13, 2018

Following legal disputes, SAP updates pricing for indirect software use

The new pricing model will distinguish indirect/digital access, which includes access by third parties, bots or the IoT.

By Alex Hickey • April 11, 2018

Life after Windows: Microsoft reorg pushes intelligent, cloud-ready everything

Part of the reshuffle includes the departure of long-time Microsoft executive Terry Myerson, who leads the current Windows and Devices group. 

By Naomi Eide • March 29, 2018

'All hands on deck': Boeing hit by WannaCry

Boeing confirmed the cyberattack on its commercial airplane division following reports from The Seattle Times.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 29, 2018

Microsoft trails Cisco in the collaboration market even after a cloud boost

Despite so much of enterprise collaboration turning to the cloud, traditional, on-site solutions remain the ones to beat.

By Samantha Schwartz • March 28, 2018