Cloud tensions flare as Google accuses Microsoft of vendor lock-in

The three largest hyperscalers answered a Federal Trade Commission call for public comment, heightening industry scrutiny of Microsoft’s competitive practices.

By Matt Ashare • June 26, 2023

AWS pledges $100M to launch generative AI innovation center

The new hub will connect customers with in-house experts in the emerging technology, the company said.

By Roberto Torres • June 22, 2023

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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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Google takes a swing at Microsoft, alleges anticompetitive cloud practices: report

The Federal Trade Commission stands at the center of an ongoing hyperscaler battle over cloud market dominance, as a skirmish erupts between the second and third largest providers.

By Matt Ashare • June 21, 2023

Oracle deploys EU sovereign cloud solution in bid to satisfy regulators

New OCI data centers in Germany and Spain aim to satisfy stringent European data privacy and security regulations as part of the company’s broader distributed cloud strategy.

By Matt Ashare • June 21, 2023

SaaS sprawl muddies software contracts, risks compliance gaps

Cloud-based deployments multiply the challenges of managing enterprise IT assets, as penalties for noncompliance rise.

By Matt Ashare • June 20, 2023

XPO, Travelers make cloud work for the business

One size does not fit all in cloud. Tech leaders have specific demands and tailor cloud to the needs of their businesses.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 20, 2023

Banks are leveraging modern cloud security tools to mitigate human error

The financial sector’s cloud workloads more than doubled from 2021 to 2022. What does this mean for the industry?

By Brandon Mavleos • June 20, 2023

At M&T Bank, modernization and talent strategies intersect in the cloud

Outsourcing some of the company’s IT has allowed CIO Mike Wisler to move in-house engineers “up the tech stack,” he said, freeing talent to work on more complex tasks. 

By Matt Ashare • June 16, 2023

Oracle bucks revenue trend as cloud business booms

End-to-end solutions for high tech, healthcare, financial services, retail, hospitality and other industries is driving the company's revenue growth.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2023

As software migrates to cloud, IT spending waste follows

Enterprise technology asset managers are shifting their focus from desktops and data centers to containers and cloud, as SaaS solutions proliferate.

By Matt Ashare • June 13, 2023

Hyperscalers seen as key tool in shifting balance of cyber risk

The acting national cyber director says more oversight may be necessary, but a resilient cloud infrastructure is critical to the national cybersecurity strategy.

By David Jones • June 12, 2023

Snowflake launches public sector data cloud

The industry-tailored solution is designed for educational institutions and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels.

By Matt Ashare • June 7, 2023

GitLab looks to partner with hyperscalers in generative AI shift

In the past few months, GitLab has partnered with Oracle and Google Cloud to advance its AI strategy.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 6, 2023

Tech unemployment rate dips slightly in May as hiring rebounds

Mixed signals persisted in May, with the overall economy adding 45,000 technology jobs and the tech sector shedding 4,725, according to CompTIA.

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

How the AI boom is transforming engineering at Google Cloud

“We don’t think that one model rules them all or that the bigger the model the better it is, so we are helping customers find the right size at the right cost,” said Google Cloud’s Chen Goldberg. 

By Matt Ashare • June 2, 2023

Salesforce flags waning demand for long transformation projects

Customer interest is shifting toward "quick wins" amid the current macroeconomic environment, President and COO Brian Millham said.

By Roberto Torres • June 1, 2023

Snowflake leans on supply chain solution to offset cooling growth

"Supply chain management is one of the few remaining realms in enterprise software that has struggled to platform itself," CEO Frank Slootman said.

By Matt Ashare • May 30, 2023

Snowflake feels the pinch of tightened cloud spend

“We are operating in an unsettled demand environment, and we see this reflected in consumption patterns across the board,” CEO Frank Slootman said.

By Matt Ashare • May 25, 2023

Cloud is so endemic, CIOs only mention it in passing

Shiny new technologies are capturing the spotlight, rendering the strategies behind on-demand infrastructure and software nearly invisible.

By Matt Ashare • May 24, 2023

How to say no as a CIO

Greenlighting digital transformation doesn’t mean approving every potentially innovative project — especially in a challenging economy.

By Matt Ashare • May 24, 2023

Modernizing your approach to data can reap big rewards. Here’s how.

Learn how cloud data can provide benefits to business operations and how it introduces layers of security for organizations all around.

By Srinivasan Swaminatha, Managing Director, AWS Platform Services, TEKsystems • May 22, 2023

How CIOs overcome internal resistance to digital transformation

Modernization requires realigning company culture to support innovation — and executive leadership can drive that change.

By Matt Ashare • May 17, 2023

Microsoft readies full deployment of cloud tailored for public sector

A year into testing platform solutions for governments, the company has installed sovereign landing zones, tighter encryption capabilities and new transparency policies to build public cloud trust.

By Matt Ashare • May 16, 2023

If your cloud mix isn’t working, tweak the recipe

CIOs must understand the long-term costs associated with cloud, shaping a multicloud strategy by design — not by default.

By Mindy Cancila • May 15, 2023

Cloud modernization boosts market valuation, Deloitte finds

Strategic cloud investments amplify the impact of other technologies on how investors value companies, the consulting firm found.

By Matt Ashare • May 12, 2023