Cloud

CIO Upside

How to Find the ‘Perfect Hybrid’ For Your Enterprise

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‘We rushed into the cloud. It’s not necessarily the answer.’

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Artificial Intelligence

The Less You Know, the Better: Tech Moves Toward Data Minimization

‘At the end of the day, wherever that data is, it has to be protected’

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Semiconductors

Google Wants to Keep Data Centers Cool Amid AI Cloud Boom

Finding ways to efficiently keep server farms cool benefits more than just Google’s cloud services business.

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Patent Drop

Oracle’s Cloud Business is Along for the AI Ride

Oracle probably won’t beat out major cloud companies. But it doesn’t have to in order to benefit from the AI wave.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Privacy Patent Highlights ‘Data Repatriation’ Movement

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A cloud privacy patent from Amazon highlights the growing movement toward data repatriation, and the tricky situation it presents for cloud providers.

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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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Big Tech

2024: The Year the DOJ Cracked Google

US antitrust enforcement against Big Tech kicked up a gear in 2024 when the DOJ won its case against Google. Does Big Tech need to worry?

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Big Tech

2024: The Year Big Tech Got into the Energy Game

This year Big Tech got into the energy game in a big way, and if it wants to chase AI it’ll need even more energy in years to come.

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Consumer

Is the Restaurant Industry at the End of an Era?

Across-the-board inflation — including food costs, labor costs, and real estate costs — is pummeling restaurants. Can the industry survive?

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