Cloud Computing

Download our unified communications as a service (UCaaS) enterprise buyer’s guide

Does your phone system date back to the last century? If so, you’re missing out on new technologies that can increase productivity and support a more distributed workforce. That’s where unified communications as a service, or UCaaS, comes in.

By Andy Patrizio

28 Jun 20241 min

Unified CommunicationsEnterprise Buyer’s GuidesCloud Computing

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Box CEO ‘insanely excited’ about future of Vision Pro, work, and AI

'We are just insanely excited about the future of computing right now between Vision Pro and what's happening with AI,' Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie says.

By Jonny Evans

20 Feb 2024 6 mins

Small and Medium BusinessAppleGenerative AI

Microsoft and Google invest in AI in Europe

The big investments by big tech could be intended to reshape their AI infrastructure ahead of new legislation from Brussels.

By Grant Gross

15 Feb 2024 3 mins

Technology IndustryGenerative AIArtificial Intelligence

Generative AI boosts cloud revenue for Microsoft, Google

While the rise of generative AI has bolstered Microsoft’s revenue from its Azure and SaaS offerings, it also helped Google grow cloud revenue to the point it’s now 10% of Alphabet’s revenue.

By Anirban Ghoshal

31 Jan 2024 4 mins

GoogleMicrosoftTechnology Industry

Will super chips disrupt the ‘everything to the cloud’ IT mentality?

It's no secret that enterprise IT in recent years has been disappointed in corporate clouds. But in general they've not done anything about it. That could soon change.

By Evan Schuman

10 Jan 2024 6 mins

Technology IndustryGenerative AICloud Computing

Public cloud service revenue jumps 19%, with Microsoft leading overall: IDC

Worldwide public cloud sales reached $315.5 billion in the first half of 2023, due partly to AI adoption, and is expected to surpass $1 trillion annually in only a few more years.

By Elizabeth Montalbano

12 Dec 2023 5 mins

Technology IndustryCloud Computing

AWS blames Microsoft for anti-competitive practices in the UK

Last month, AWS, in a letter to the UK’s competition watchdog, alleged that Microsoft was involved in cloud licensing practices that restrict customer choices and make switching between cloud providers difficult.

By Anirban Ghoshal

07 Dec 2023 3 mins

Technology IndustryMicrosoftLegal

Amazon Q: AWS’ answer to Microsoft’s GPT-driven Copilot

Amazon Q can do all the tasks that Copilot can and is expected to appeal to IT managers who want to limit the number of generative AI assistants in use at their enterprises.

By Anirban Ghoshal

28 Nov 2023 7 mins

AWS LambdaGenerative AICloud Computing

Windows-as-an-app is coming

Who needs a Windows PC when you can run the operating system as a desktop-as-a-service on your Chromebook, Linux box, or Mac?

By Steven Vaughan-Nichols

24 Nov 2023 4 mins

Small and Medium BusinessDesktop VirtualizationMicrosoft

The end of the standalone application

Microsoft has pulled cloud support from Office 2016 and 2019. The day of the standalone software you actually "own" is over.

By Steven Vaughan-Nichols

15 Nov 2023 4 mins

MicrosoftMicrosoft 365Microsoft Office

Google Cloud fails to cash in on generative AI

As enterprises optimize their cloud spending, Google Cloud has registered its slowest growth in three years.

By Varun Aggarwal

25 Oct 2023 3 mins

Generative AIGoogleTechnology Industry

Microsoft launches AI content safety service

Microsoft’s Azure AI Content Safety service includes image and text detection to identify and grade content based on the likelihood that it will cause harm.

By Charlotte Trueman

17 Oct 2023 2 mins

MicrosoftArtificial IntelligenceCloud Computing