Slack introduces 'Grid,' its long-anticipated enterprise product

The company says Enterprise Grid adapts to how large businesses are organized.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2017

Dropbox's revenue on track to exceed $1B in 2017, CEO says

The numbers could help the company ahead of its rumored IPO planned for later this year.   

By Justine Brown • Jan. 31, 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.

By CIO Dive staff

Google plans to focus M&A activity on AI this year

The company wants to focus on game changing technology in areas such as cloud, enterprise and artificial intelligence. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 31, 2017

Technobabble: The world's end, privacy and what the heck is ransomware?

In this edition of Technobabble, you'll find doomsday theorists, a Twitter-worthy memento and cybersecurity for beginners. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 27, 2017

Slack protects its users through regular pen tests, security bots

If Slack wants to successfully scale into enterprises, the company is going to have to assure businesses it can successfully support and secure larger user bases.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017

IoT hits pay dirt where needs and capabilities align

Internet of Things technology is enabling companies across sectors to automate business processes, boost productivity and improve efficiencies.

By Mary Catherine O'Connor • Jan. 24, 2017

Companies are missing the point of the API economy

Organizations need to make sure they don’t forget that the end goal of their APIs should be to improve the user experience through open development.

By Nikhil Hasija • Jan. 23, 2017

Business leaders say automation a real and significant concern

Executives speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week predicted automation and advanced technologies will mean the loss of large numbers of jobs over the next few years.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 23, 2017

How Clorox's former CIO improved collaboration with Workplace by Facebook

Ralph Loura, the former CIO and vice president of Clorox, says he was the first CIO to begin using Workplace by Facebook.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2017

Accenture saved a customer $100M using automation

The banking client saved the money by automating jobs in its compliance division.  

By Justine Brown • Jan. 20, 2017

Microsoft urges enterprise customers to dump Windows 7

The company wants businesses to migrate to Windows 10 now to better protect themselves from cyberthreats.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 18, 2017

Technobabble: Who lives in a data center under the sea?

Well that's new. Microsoft wants to build an artificial reef data center to support marine life. This fish-friendly haven was designed to not introduce environmental concerns, unlike other artificial reefs. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 13, 2017

Blockchain primed for a banner year, experts say

Experts predict significant growth in the use of blockchain in areas other than financial services this year.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 11, 2017

Report: Slack is most innovative, but Microsoft Teams will grow faster

A new survey found Skype for Business is currently the most widely-adopted enterprise chat app, followed by Google Hangouts and Slack

By Justine Brown • Jan. 11, 2017

Transforming the digital workplace is about evolution, not revolution

Digital innovation continues to grow at neck-breaking speed in virtually every aspect of life today. Except for maybe in businesses.

By Scott McDonald • Jan. 11, 2017

Enterprises must become more 'agile' to take advantage of containers, expert says

Containers can be a challenge to deploy in the enterprise because of how companies consume software. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 10, 2017

Microsoft SQL Server was 2016's fastest growing database

Oracle remains the most popular, but Microsoft saw the biggest growth last year.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 5, 2017

Robotics automation market to see 60% growth by 2022

Drivers of RPA include cost advantages, improved efficiency and easier scalability.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 4, 2017

AI to replace white collar workers in Japan

A new system will replace 34 human insurance claim workers starting this month.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 3, 2017

7 enterprise technology trends for 2017

To represent the New Year and the sharpened focus companies should have on technology, CIO Dive gathered seven trends certain to impact enterprise technology in 2017.

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 3, 2017

White House: AI to boost productivity, but US job market will take a hit

A new White House report warns policymakers to be prepared for changes in the skills demanded by the job market.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Dec. 21, 2016

Companies seeking software skills demand Microsoft Office, but pay for AWS experience

Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint were mentioned in 35.4% of job listings examined as part of a new study.

By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2016

Salesforce rolls out customer service messaging

LiveMessage allows customer service reps to manage messaging traffic like any other customer interaction.

By Justine Brown • Dec. 14, 2016

Google, Slack partner with 'deep integrations' for products

Companies say initial integrations are "just the start."

By Justine Brown • Dec. 8, 2016

Facebook Workplace adds app, integrations to appeal to business mobility

The new app will reportedly integrate with apps for CRM, file sharing, email, calendars and more.

By Justine Brown • Dec. 7, 2016