SaaS

Embracing enterprise open source software doesn’t always mean self-support. Here are the options for having supported open source deployments.

Pushing against the hybrid-cloud narrative, the bank is ‘all-in on public cloud.’

The platform, called GreenLake Central, lets clients evaluate the cost, performance and security of their various computer data systems as well as buy new computing services.

Analysts wrote that while the dollar-amount of the deal made it “inconsequential” for Microsoft’s near-term results, it still represented a milestone for its fast-growing cloud business.

The business reality for many industries is that more data is migrating into cloud services and storage options from on-premises hardware. Managers and IT pros alike are looking for the tools to make that migration process seamless.

In a statement issued after Mark Hurd’s death, Oracle's Larry Ellison pointed to his friend’s business acumen. “Oracle has lost a brilliant and beloved leader who personally touched the lives of so many of us during his decade at Oracle,” Ellison...

Hurd was a key driver in Oracle’s turn from an old model of licensing software toward the use of cloud computing, a burgeoning business dominated by rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp.