Cloud Computing

Spotlight report: Securing the cloud

This Special Report explores cloud security’s unique challenges, the extent of the threats facing organizations today, and how the rapid adoption of AI is amplifying the problem. You’ll learn where to look for hidden risks and essential strategies and best practices for securing your cloud environment.

By Computerworld Staff and Contributors

1 Oct 20251 min

Cloud ComputingCloud SecurityEnterprise Buyer’s Guides

Welcome to the new world of risk: Microsoft cuts off services to energy company without notice

By Evan Schuman

30 Jul 20251 min

Cloud ComputingMicrosoftRisk Management

Articles

Why firewalls and VPN are bad for security

Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World who want to know why VPNs and firewalls can make your organization less secure; what OpenAI's putative ChatGPT productivity suite might offer; and why traditional cloud tools cannot support agentic AI.

By Matt Egan

28 Jul 2025 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingSecurity

Microsoft will stop using Chinese workers on US DoD systems

Following criticism of the company’s use of Chinese workers to advise on operation of Department of Defense cloud systems, Microsoft has changed its policy.

By Peter Sayer

22 Jul 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingCloud SecurityGovernment IT

Under CISPE pressure, Microsoft opens the door to fairer cloud competition in Europe

The move gives CISPE members more control over pricing and the ability to privately host customers. But some say it doesn’t go far enough to address competition issues in the European cloud market.

By Taryn Plumb

18 Jul 2025 7 mins

Cloud ComputingMicrosoft

Microsoft OneDrive cheat sheet: Using OneDrive for Web

OneDrive for Web lets you save, access, share, and manage your files in the cloud using your favorite browser. Learn how to use the web interface — and Copilot AI with it — for a big productivity boost.

By Howard Wen

10 Jul 2025 26 mins

Cloud StorageCollaboration SoftwareMicrosoft 365

Cost optimization: How to get the most out of your DaaS investment

Watching the bottom line: An automated approach to provisioning AVD with Nerdio guarantees reliability across deployments, mitigating the risk of errors and ensuring a seamless user experience—all while protecting your investment.

By Pete Bartolik

22 Jul 2024 4 mins

Cloud ComputingDigital Transformation

Microsoft slashes prices 60% on genAI tech that understands audio, video, and text

The Azure AI Content Understanding is a three-step process, with each step priced according to content type and engagement levels with documents.

By Agam Shah

8 Jul 2025 4 mins

Generative AIMicrosoftMicrosoft Azure

Ingram Micro’s IT outage stretches into second day

The company’s website has been unavailable since Thursday, with customers venting their frustration on social media.

By Anirban Ghoshal

4 Jul 2025 2 mins

Cloud ComputingTechnology Industry

Microsoft announces Windows 365 Reserve: Backup cloud PCs for the enterprise

Soon to be in preview, Windows 365 Reserve will provide enterprise users with up to ten days of a preconfigured cloud PC per year to fill the gap when a physical machine is unavailable.

By Lynn Greiner

20 Jun 2025 3 mins

Cloud ComputingComputers and Peripherals

OpenAI’s MCP move tempts IT to trust genAI more than it should

Given that genAI hallucinates and ignores guardrails, do we really want it to have access and control apps from PayPal, Stripe, Shopify, Square, Slack, QuickBooks, Salesforce and GoogleDrive?

By Evan Schuman

16 Jun 2025 4 mins

Cloud ComputingGenerative AI

Canalys: Companies limit genAI use due to unclear costs

The research firm believes generative AI's broader potential remains untapped because companies fear recurring cloud costs.

By Viktor Eriksson

16 Jun 2025 1 min

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingGenerative AI

Download the ‘New Thinking about Cloud Computing’ Enterprise Spotlight

In this issue: Cloud computing is highly established, and IT’s view has shifted from understanding the concept to making the best use of it to solve both technology and business challenges. The time is ripe to step back and revisit your thinking about the cloud.

By InfoWorld and CIO.com staff

2 Jun 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingData CenterIT Strategy

Why enterprises should use small language models

Your weekly round-up of the questions asked by readers of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World finds us saying small is beautiful when it comes to language models; learning about new features in Python; and setting a deadline for migration to S/4HANA.

By Matt Egan

2 Jun 2025 3 mins

Artificial IntelligenceEngineerGenerative AI