5 technologies Microsoft 'Ignited' this week

The business technology giant announced updates and improvements across its products and services at Ignite this week in Orlando. Cloud storage functionalities took precedence, but Microsoft did not cast off its software foundation. 

By Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Sept. 28, 2017

Walmart becomes Workplace by Facebook customer

With 2.2 million employees, the global retailer is one of the communication platform's largest clients.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 27, 2017

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Digital transformation

Digital transformation goes beyond technology — if companies want to engage in a new era of technology, they must rethink how work is done too.

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Microsoft unveils new cloud security features at Ignite

The evolving sophistication of hackers is forcing companies to integrate more built-in security services and tools.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 26, 2017

Microsoft again promises slower Windows 10 update cycle

Critics say Microsoft has pushed updates on customers at an overwhelming pace since its release in 2015.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 21, 2017

With new tech, airlines up their IT game

A crop of plucky startups want nothing more than to help the industry put machine learning, blockchain and advanced cybersecurity tools to work.

By Mary Catherine O'Connor • Sept. 20, 2017

IBM edges out Microsoft, Accenture in blockchain race

Big Blue was ranked first for its large R&D blockchain efforts and wide array of clients using the technology across industries and verticals, according to Juniper Research.

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 19, 2017

UPDATE: Best Buy removes Kaspersky products from shelves following congressional warnings

The retailer has sold Kaspersky products for over a decade, but the company's decision came from persistent reports on the unsecure nature of the products.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 15, 2017

Oracle turns Java EE over to an open source foundation

The company is licensing Java Enterprise Edition to the Eclipse Foundation to fuel "agile, flexible and open" development. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 15, 2017

DHS announces Kaspersky software ban on federal computers

Although denied by Kaspersky Labs, U.S. officials are investigating the antivirus software provider about whether its products grant Russian-based intelligence operatives access to U.S. computers.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 14, 2017

Slack rolls out cross-company collaboration, boosting guest access

The company's integration of shared channel access for partnering companies comes just a day after Microsoft announced its own guest access feature for its communication platform, Teams.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 13, 2017

Hey Siri, what should businesses do for the new iOS update?

Apple rolled out a slate of device and operating system updates Tuesday, businesses have to ensure their applications remain compliant. 

By Alex Hickey • Sept. 12, 2017

VMware eases cloud migration with another IBM collaboration

The launch allows organizations migrating to IBM Cloud to use a network of applications available through the cloud platform.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 12, 2017

Microsoft brings in external Team users, granting guest access

The enterprise communication platform launched last November is now used by 125,000 organizations. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 12, 2017

AI taking over the enterprise, one vendor feature at a time

CIO Dive spoke with Box CEO Aaron Levie about the integration of machine learning image recognition technology into its platform and the future potential for AI.

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 8, 2017

Atlassian makes a new 'Stride' into the collaboration market

Regardless of emails' dominance, the communications platform market continues to grow, and companies like Atlassian are taking on the competition.

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 8, 2017

HPE divests $8.8B of software assets to Micro Focus

Micro Focus' acquisition marks its emergence as one of the largest pure-play software companies in the world. But for HPE, it reflects the continued consolidation of a company that has tried time and again to reinvent itself. 

By Naomi Eide • Sept. 5, 2017

Technobabble: Tech's response to 'Game of Thrones' withdrawals? George AI Martin

If you broke your phone throwing it at your TV during that "Game of Thrones" season finale, console yourself with AI-generated chapters from the next book and the promise of a self-healing screen.  

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Sept. 1, 2017

Microsoft extends SaaS market lead, trailed by Salesforce and Adobe

The worldwide enterprise SaaS market grew 31% in the second quarter to reach nearly $15 billion in revenues.

By Justine Brown • Sept. 1, 2017

Workers prefer Windows for desktop but iOS for mobile

The report found only 25% of desktop activities took place on MacOS but over 80% of mobile activities were done on iOS.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 31, 2017

Define the business case for moving ERP to the cloud

Instant use, intelligent software and innovative capabilities are the driving forces of intelligent cloud ERP adoption.

By Sal Laher • Aug. 29, 2017

Study: Reliance on BI software holding IoT professionals back

Experts say enterprises need to focus on business optimization from real-time insights.

By Justine Brown • Aug. 28, 2017

Microsoft changes tune on forced Windows 10 updates

The company promised not to download install files for new operating systems without user consent.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Aug. 28, 2017

Technobabble: Meet VanitySec, a fashion source for the security conscious

VanitySec is more than just a repository for tips on how to turn RSA tokens from "drap to fab." It serves up commentary on the fashion industry and illustrates just how male-dominated the sector is. 

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Aug. 25, 2017

Microsoft achieves 'human parity' in speech recognition system

Researchers were able to make the model learn from conversation history to adapt to the topic and local context as well as predict what was likely to be said next.

By Alex Hickey • Aug. 22, 2017

Oracle considering making Java open source

The company said it is looking into turning Java Enterprise Edition over to an open source foundation to make it more agile and responsive to industry needs. 

By Justine Brown • Aug. 21, 2017