Hybrid IT is Here to Stay

The hybrid IT architecture is here to stay, according to F5’s 2023 State of Application Strategy Report, and that has profound implications for how enterprises should be thinking about modernizing, deploying, and securing applications. Data collected from more than 1,000 survey respondents indicates that IT leaders have come to realize there is simply no one…

What is Oracle’s generative AI strategy?

While Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, and IBM have already released their generative AI offerings, rival Oracle has so far been largely quiet about its own strategy. Instead of launching a competing offering in a rush, the company is quietly preparing a three-tier approach. “Our tier strategy resembles a three-layer cake and each of these layers…

Making intelligent automation work at scale

Organizations can reap a range of benefits from deploying automation tools such as robotic process automation (RPA). But adding artificial intelligence (AI) to the mix is where an even bigger payoff can come. “Organizations have been combining automation and AI technologies for a few years now to improve their business processes,” says Maureen Fleming, program…

How AI is enabling powerful, secure browsing experiences

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are the No. 1 technologies being researched and piloted by IT leaders, according to the 2023 CIO Tech Priorities study. Generative AI is raising the interest level even further as organizations begin testing different use cases for deep-learning models. Many individuals want to use generative AI solutions at and for…

A powerful enterprise browser can power employee experiences — and productivity

Improving employee productivity and collaboration is this year’s top digital objective among IT leaders, according to Foundry’s 2023 Digital Business study. Given today’s highly distributed workforces and their familiarity with getting work done on the web, it makes sense to personalize browsing experiences to help them more easily accomplish their tasks. A recent study conducted…

How an enterprise browser can help streamline IT management

IT teams are tasked with providing technology solutions that enhance employee experiences, while also increasing efficiencies in how they deliver and manage those products and services. Hybrid work models have complicated ongoing efforts to achieve these objectives. . Following the hectic sprint to ensure effective remote work and the acceleration of transformation projects, now is…

Taking the risk out of the semiconductor supply chain

Over the past few years, the tech industry has been feeling the impact of unprecedented disruptions along the semiconductor supply chain. This supply chain—which spans from research and development to manufacturing, to the end use of the tiny chips that enable devices from cars to cell phones—has historically been volatile, easily swinging from surpluses to…

Rackspace’s CTO takes a broad view of sustainability

Srini Koushik has been passionate about the environment for 35 years and now, as a board member of the nonprofit SustainableIT.org and CTO of cloud services provider Rackspace Technology, he wants to help enterprises achieve sustainability in the cloud. Two decades ago, as CIO and CTO at Nationwide Insurance, he inspired colleagues to implement what…