enterprise

  • Why Microsoft will beat Google in the enterprise cloud war

    Google beat Microsoft to market with its cloud-based suite of business apps, but the tables have turned and many organizations, particularly large enterprises, are now looking to Microsoft for their cloud needs. As Google and Microsoft battle for enterprise cloud customers, each company’s natural strengths (and weaknesses) become more apparent. […]

  • EBay to sell its enterprise unit four years after buying it

    EBay has reached a deal to sell its enterprise unit, a division focused on building and running online shopping sites for brick-and-mortar retailers, for less than half of what it paid four years ago. The $925 million deal, announced Thursday, will give control of eBay Enterprise to a group of […]

  • Containers vs. virtual machines: How to tell which is the right choice for your enterprise

    There’s a lot more to it than just how many apps you can put in a box Name a tech company, any tech company, and they’re investing in containers. Google, of course. IBM, yes. Microsoft, check. But, just because containers are extremely popular, doesn’t mean virtual machines are out of […]

  • How to balance maintenance and IT innovation

    Many IT leaders admit their spending is too heavily weighted toward keep-the-lights-on projects. Here’s how to tip the balance. Social! Mobile! Big data! BYOD! You probably already know what your company’s executives most want to see from your IT organization. But unless your company is very new, or you’re unusually […]

  • How to take control of your own IT career

    The new economy puts you in the driver’s seat of your career. Can you handle it? We’ll show you how. The days of building a lifelong IT career at a single company are long gone. And now, the days of building a lifelong IT career just within the IT department […]