Senior execs worry about AI system lock-in

More than 7 in 10 leaders said switching from their primary AI provider would be challenging, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study.

By Makenzie Holland • June 26, 2026

The Magnum Ice Cream Company enlists six vendors to build tech stack

The ice cream giant tapped Microsoft, SAP and others to lay the groundwork for its departure from Unilever’s IT systems.

By Makenzie Holland • June 25, 2026

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Hybrid cloud

IT decision makers turn to hybrid cloud in search of security, flexibility and scale within enterprise infrastructure.

By CIO Dive staff

Linux Foundation prepares open standard for AI agent verification

The proposed Agent Name Service will enable enterprises to securely identify agents at scale as they operate across the internet.

By Makenzie Holland • June 24, 2026

Neocloud providers will gain greater slice of AI cloud market by 2030

Specialized cloud vendors can serve enterprises as they seek more control over data storage and governance, according to Gartner.

By Makenzie Holland • June 23, 2026

Overestimating AI threatens legacy mainframe migrations

More than two-thirds of enterprise efforts to transform legacy implementations with AI will fail, leading to disruptions and technical debt, Gartner said.

By Makenzie Holland • June 22, 2026

Why cloud value depends on what happens after migration

Cloud success depends on more than just moving workloads. Strategy, governance, automation and optimization are what turn migration into lasting business value.

June 22, 2026

Foundation to tackle AI token cost management

The Tokenomics Foundation will bring together enterprises, hyperscalers and frontier model developers to address rising AI costs.

By Makenzie Holland • June 12, 2026

Oracle, AWS among vendors working to curb rising AI costs

Advanced AI models and agentic tools are leading to greater token usage, which is pushing into budgets as business executives look to manage spend.

By Makenzie Holland • June 12, 2026

Shutterstock, Prudential Financial share AI cost strategies

New models and agentic AI tools are leading to more token usage, driving AI costs higher for enterprises. 

By Makenzie Holland • June 11, 2026

Apple teams up with Google, Nvidia to expand private cloud capabilities

The company’s emphasis on data privacy and security could make Apple hardware an appealing option for IT decision-makers, according to analysts.

By Makenzie Holland • June 9, 2026

Choice Hotels promotes exec as CTO to support AI buildout

Tony Pallas, who spent more than 10 years modernizing the hospitality company’s tech stack, will work to advance AI capabilities in his new role.

By Makenzie Holland • June 8, 2026

EU moves to curb reliance on US tech companies

The European Technological Sovereignty Package unveiled Wednesday seeks to bolster cloud and AI sovereignty and strengthen the EU’s semiconductor industry.

By Makenzie Holland • June 3, 2026

HPE captures accelerated enterprise demand as revenues soar

The company’s traditional server orders increased triple digits during the second quarter of its fiscal 2026.

By Makenzie Holland • June 2, 2026

Google Cloud, Workday team up to launch HR and finance AI agent tools

The companies are working to break down data silos across enterprise software and automate common tasks for HR and finance teams.

By Paige Gross • May 28, 2026

Snowflake targets AI agent adoption with AWS deal, acquisition

The data warehousing and analytics vendor is targeting the “agentic enterprise” with additional compute and governance capabilities.

By Makenzie Holland • May 28, 2026

Google unveils Gemini 3.5 models focused on agentic work

The AI provider rolled out speedier models that tackle personalized task management as competition for enterprise customers heats up.

By Paige Gross • May 20, 2026

Blackstone, Google launch new compute-as-a-service venture

The TPU cloud offering seeks to increase flexibility for enterprises running AI workloads as cloud infrastructure spend continues to rise.

By Makenzie Holland • May 19, 2026

Google Cloud is hiring an army of AI deployment engineers

The hyperscaler has job postings for 59 roles related to moving customers beyond experimentation, as deployment muscle becomes a front in the battle for AI talent.

By Matt Ashare • May 14, 2026

U.S. Bank shifts critical apps to AWS for AI push

The financial services firm joins a growing list of banks looking to upgrade foundational infrastructure to better support AI initiatives.

By Makenzie Holland • May 11, 2026

Anthropic deepens push into financial services

The AI provider is developing industry-specific tools for finance and partnering with investors to gain an edge in middle-market enterprise tech adoption.

By Paige Gross • May 7, 2026

AWS, IBM boost mainframe-cloud interoperability

The partnership aims to support enterprises’ hybrid cloud strategies, identifying core patterns of connection between AWS and IBM mainframes.

By Makenzie Holland • May 5, 2026

Citi launches Arc to scale AI agents across the business

The financial services firm is looking to the technology to automate manual tasks such as research and data analysis.

By Makenzie Holland • May 1, 2026

Buoyed by OpenAI deal, AWS prepares for agentic future

The tech giant will continue to “lay out cash” for compute infrastructure, including land, buildings and chips, CEO Andy Jassy said.

By Makenzie Holland • April 30, 2026

Google Cloud tops $20B on AI boom

The company’s cloud revenue was up 63% as the provider spent $35.7 billion in capital expenditures to reap AI opportunities.

By Paige Gross • April 30, 2026

AWS launches Amazon Quick desktop app to fuel enterprise agents

Amazon Quick furthers the tech giant’s AI capabilities through partnerships that integrate third-party products.

By Makenzie Holland • April 29, 2026