UK regulators sound the alarm on cloud vendor lock-in

Egress fees, licensing practices and discount policies keep enterprises from switching providers and hinder multicloud adoption, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

By Matt Ashare • May 31, 2024

Why is the gender pay gap widening in STEM?

STEM is among the worst fields grappling with a stubborn problems, according to a a study conducted by Adzuna.

By Jen A. Miller • May 31, 2024

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Salesforce hits software sales slump, bets on AI adoption to boost business

The top CRM provider saw “elongated deal cycles, deal compression and high levels of budget scrutiny,” COO Brian Millham said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • May 30, 2024

CIOs tap citizen developers for IT and operational efficiencies

All employees can be technologists when provided the right set of tools. But companies are gauging how much autonomy to give them.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Updated May 30, 2024

Ballooning AI budgets expected to face ROI pressure

Corporate AI expenditures will likely come under increased scrutiny in earnings calls, Gartner’s Frances Karamouzis said.

By Alexei Alexis • May 23, 2024

Tech chiefs grapple with the latest driver of shadow IT

Emerging software capabilities like generative AI challenge leaders to weigh the risks of adoption against the needs of the enterprise.

By Matt Ashare • May 22, 2024

16 tech providers agree to nail down AI safety curbs

The Frontier AI Safety Commitments unveiled Tuesday in Seoul outline a series of voluntary steps to mitigate risk associated with AI systems.

By Roberto Torres • May 21, 2024

AI could perform more than half of HR assistant tasks by 2032, report says

Companies will overhaul their business and operating models as AI adoption grows over the next three years, according to a Cognizant report.

By Carolyn Crist • May 21, 2024

Google leverages Microsoft’s cyber gaps to woo Workspace customers

“The repeated security challenges with Microsoft call for a better alternative for enterprises and public-sector organizations alike,” Google said Monday.

By Matt Ashare • May 20, 2024

Meta to shut down Workplace platform, underscoring AI focus

Facebook's parent company will wind down the tool by 2026, giving customers the option to migrate to Zoom's Workvivo platform.

By Roberto Torres • May 14, 2024

Only one-third of firms deploy safeguards against generative AI threats, report finds

Generative AI gives attackers an edge over cyber defenders, according to a survey of security experts.

By Jim Tyson • May 13, 2024

Enterprises outsource data storage as complexity rises

An overload of operations data, ongoing business growth and expanding web analytics are pushing data estates to their limit, according to a Forrester report.

By Matt Ashare • May 10, 2024

IBM embeds AI business solutions in SAP’s cloud

The two companies plan to build tailored tools for manufacturing, consumer goods, retail and automotive industries.

By Matt Ashare • May 9, 2024

US businesses want to hire more tech workers this year, CompTIA says

More than one-quarter of companies plan to significantly grow their IT ranks this year.

By Roberto Torres • May 8, 2024

Generative AI interest now shapes talent strategy, employers say

Talent limitations are slowing down the ability to scale the technology, leaders said, prompting organizational changes.

By Carolyn Crist • May 8, 2024

Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff

Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said workloads have increased and projects have been abandoned as tech proficiency gaps mount.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 6, 2024

CISA warned 1,750 organizations of ransomware vulnerabilities last year. Only half took action.

The majority of CISA's ransomware vulnerability warning pilot alerts were sent to government facilities, healthcare and public health organizations.

By Matt Kapko • May 3, 2024

Microsoft captures one-quarter of global cloud spend in Q1

“This is not just all an AI story,” CEO Satya Nadella said during a quarterly earnings call, pointing to “an acceleration of revenue from migrations to Azure.”

By Matt Ashare • May 2, 2024

The customer data stockpile is growing. Here’s how to protect it

Data collection and disposal practices play an important role in building and retaining customer trust.

By Bryan Wassel • May 2, 2024

IBM deepens multicloud solution portfolio with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition

“CIOs and developers are up against dramatic complexity in their tech strategies,” IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said Wednesday.

By Matt Ashare • April 25, 2024

SAP leans on Business AI to spur ERP migrations

Enterprise customers accelerated their shift to cloud-based solutions this year, CEO Christian Klein said during a Monday earnings call.

By Matt Ashare • April 23, 2024

Salesforce bundles AI, data governance tools

The two sets of tools will help enterprises address security concerns while supporting data management, the software company said.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Updated April 23, 2024

Gartner spots data center ‘gold rush’ as global IT spend forecast hits new high

IT service providers are investing heavily in semiconductors and servers to support large-scale projects and provide infrastructure support for AI's capacity demands.

By Matt Ashare • April 17, 2024

Microsoft raises business application suite prices as Copilot permeates Dynamics 365

The tech giant updated terms on its CRM and ERP solutions for the first time in more than five years.

By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2024

ChatGPT grabs the shadow IT crown: report

Generative AI tools emerged as the latest villain in the enterprise battle to curb SaaS bloat and rationalize software portfolios, Productiv analysis found.

By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2024