Beyond all the flashiness of the SAP-Qualtrics deal—the “unicorn” getting snatched on the eve of its IPO, the all-cash $8-billion price tag, the transmutation of “X-data” and “O-Data” and more—is the simple fact that this is the latest step in SAP’s ongoing redefinition of the...
IBM’s blockbuster acquisition of Red Hat for $33.4 billion to create a hybrid-cloud powerhouse signals a massive shift in the cloud-computing industry away from vendor-driven technology-first approaches and toward a customer-centric model that offers C-level execs strategic and high-value digital-business capabilities....
Microsoft’s booming $8.5-billion in cloud revenue last quarter has helped it open a decisive lead over Amazon as the world’s leading enterprise cloud provider for the past 12 months, $26.7 billion to $23.4$ billion....
Oracle founder Larry Ellison this week said businesses using arch-rival Amazon’s AWS cloud have become major cybersecurity threats because the AWS cloud architecture allows them to see and steal data belonging to other customers using the AWS cloud....
As the Cloud War’s leading rivals prepare to post Q3 financial results this week, Microsoft has an excellent chance to approach $7.5 billion in Q3 cloud revenue while Amazon is likely to flirt with $6.9 billion....
While SAP has made huge strides in the cloud and by many measures is among the top handful of cloud vendors in the world, it was a bit jarring yesterday to see CEO Bill McDermott tell Bloomberg TV that SAP is in fact the #1...
As business leaders begin betting their companies on a surging range of cloud and AI technologies, IBM plans to leapfrog its tech competitors by offering new tools that simplify and streamline the management of those complex technologies regardless of which cloud or AI vendor provides...
As cloud computing races to become the dominant platform for business, the cloud's ability to completely revolutionize customer engagement and customer experience has become the dominant topic for the CEOs of many of the leading vendors in the Cloud Wars. With the global digital economy forcing...
While Oracle's sprawling ambitions and product lines continue to mark every enterprise-software company as a competitor, founder Larry Ellison recently specified that the future of the entire company will be determined by the fortunes of its Cloud ERP SaaS service and its self-driving Autonomous Cloud...
Doubling down on his belief that Microsoft must help customers become world-class software creators themselves, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today showcased several innovative customers embracing "tech intensity" to innovate and grow in today's high-intensity digital economy. Nadella described tech intensity as a fusion of cultural mindset...