When tech giant Broadcom acquired virtualization market leader VMware last October, it restructured licensing terms, laid off thousands of employees, and terminated partner agreements with resellers and service providers. VMware customers were understandably concerned. Broadcom has made a series of acquisitions under CEO Hock Tan’s leadership, including CA Technologies and Symantec’s enterprise security division, and…
Salesforce’s negotiations to acquire enterprise data management software provider Informatica have fallen through as both couldn’t agree on the terms of the deal. That the talks about the deal had come to a close was reported by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Reuters, citing an anonymous source. The disagreement about the terms of the…
In the fast-paced realm of modern business, adaptation is key. As organizations transition to hybrid work models and embrace cloud-based operations, the very fabric of how we work has transformed – opening doors to more security risks. With more freelancers, contractors, and BYOD programs accessing corporate applications (like web and SaaS applications) via their own…
Taking the helm as CIO is a major transition for any IT leader, but Lauren Woods’ experience at Southwest Airlines stands apart. Two months before she was officially named CIO in February 2023, Southwest experienced one of the largest operational disruptions in aviation history, right in the middle of the busy holiday travel season, with…
Money generated from prepaid travel cards is set to quadruple between 2022 and 2032, from $120.5 billion to $492.80 billion, according to Allied Market Research. This sharp upward trajectory is due in large part to an increase in international travel as tourist numbers slowly climb up to pre-pandemic levels. Acknowledging the potential this trend offers…
A scramble to invest in artificial intelligence and a natural replacement cycle for computing devices purchased during the COVID pandemic will lead to an 8% increase in global IT spending this year, Gartner predicted. Interest in AI, building since last year, will push a 10% increase in data center system spending this year, driving worldwide…
When it comes to cloud native application platforms, we’re at an important evolutionary point: will the best practice for platforms be to build or to buy? Should you choose the components you need for a platform and integrate them together, or should you buy a pre-integrated platform? Unless you’re a handful of organizations, the practical…
A new breed of AI assistant has set its sights on the enterprise user in recent months, with Microsoft and other vendors promising huge productivity gains that offset the cost. But Microsoft still has work to do on its value proposition. Its Copilot for Microsoft 365, a high-profile offering among the growing list of AI…
With a workforce of more than 2,000 and an annual turnover of €665 million in fiscal year 2022, Spanish multinational Persán has been developing, manufacturing and marketing products for home and personal care for more than 80 years. With Sevillian roots and the DNA of a family company, Persán predominately distributes its products throughout Europe, but…
Oracle is planning to invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years in order to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, which in turn will help the company meet the growing demand for AI-based workloads, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the investment, the company said it will increase local customer support…