Wall Street analyst sees Oracle taking a hit from the cloud trend - Business Insider
A Wall Street analyst downgraded Oracle to sell, saying it will likely take a hit from the cloud trend over the next three years.
Microsoft Azure's Mark Russinovich wants more people to go serverless
Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich explains why serverless is the future of cloud computing. This year, Microsoft launched new serverless products.
An analyst says investors see Red Hat's Whitehurst as next IBM CEO
Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst is seen by many investors as a potential successor to IBM chief Ginni Rometty, according to a Wall Street analyst.
Trillion-dollar Microsoft is gearing up for another potentially 'unprecedented' growth spurt
Microsoft is striking up smart cloud partnerships as it prepares for the end of Windows 7. There's a lot of cloud business on the horizon.
Equinix forms $1 billion venture for 'hyperscale' datacenters
Equinix launched a $1 billion venture to build massive, "hyperscale" data centers that can meet the needs of the largest cloud computing companies.
A Microsoft engineer says that the use of Linux has overtaken Windows on its own Microsoft Azure cloud
In recent years, Microsoft has warmed up to Linux, which it used to see as a rival. Now, there's more use of Linux than Windows on Microsoft Azure.
Microsoft can ride its software business past $1 trillion
Some of Microsoft's most promising and most profitable businesses are not in the cloud, an analyst believes.
Why Larry Ellison is optimistic about Oracle's new cloud database
Oracle execs admit that its new all-important cloud database doesn't have many customers yet. But there are encouraging signs it could be a hit.
Oracle spent $36 billion in one year buying its own stock back
Investors love stock buybacks, but they carry the real risk that a company is spending its cash to placate investors rather than growing the business.
Oracle says it added 5,000 new trials for its latest cloud database
Despite a rough quarter with layoffs, Oracle reported a solid beat in its fiscal Q4 and says customer reaction to its new cloud database is good.
NASCAR picks Amazon Web Services to store race car videos on the cloud
NASCAR announced it picked Amazon Web Services as its preferred cloud to store race car footage. Here's how NASCAR will make use of AWS's technology.
Bank of America CTO discussed cloud strategy and tech savings
Howard Boville, Bank of America's chief technology officer, said 75% of the bank's workloads currently sit on its private cloud.
MapR says it may cut 122 jobs and shut down headquarters
MapR said it is "actively pursuing a strategic transaction" that may allow it to keep the site open and retain some of the employees.
Salesforce has a new $125 million fund to bet on one of the hottest investment areas right now
Software-as-a-service, the model essentially invented by Salesforce, is beloved by startup investors in Europe and one of the hottest investment areas.
How Heathrow Airport uses Microsoft AI to keep flights on time
Heathrow Airport is using advanced artificial intelligence, powered by Microsoft, to make sure delays are minimized and passengers (and staff) are happy.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri explains Cray acquisition
Buying Cray could give Hewlett Packard Enterprise more supercomputing firepower in its cloud strategy, and help it win in government contract bids.
What the team-up between Microsoft and Sony is really all about
The titanic team-up between Microsoft and Sony is really reflective of something funny about the cloud computing market, dominated by Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
Microsoft CTO Mark Russinovich on serverless computing
Last week, Microsoft announced Kubernetes-based event-driven autoscaling (KEDA). Azure CTO Mark Russinovich explains why serverless is the future of cloud.
Can Microsoft beat Amazon Web Services？ 10 tech execs weigh in
At Microsoft Build, leaders and employees from 10 tech companies weigh in on whether Microsoft can beat Amazon Web Services in the cloud wars.
Here's the pitch deck Virginia's DivvyCloud just used to raise $19 million in VC funding
DivvyCloud — an Arlington, Virginia based startup founded in 2012 — helps businesses manage multi-cloud environments by letting them more easily establish guidelines across various instances.
