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Marketo is for sale. Here's who may step up to buy it.

Among those on the list: SAP, Microsoft and Adobe.

Slack wants to help you sign in to all your other office apps

The office collaboration startup joins a crowded field in identity management.

IBM trains Watson to be a cyber security cop

The cognitive computer will study the latest security gathered by IBM and eight universities.

Pivotal just raised $400 million more than anyone thought

That $253 million just wasn't enough.

Ford and Microsoft lead $253 million investment in EMC-owned Pivotal

The automaker is going from customer to part-owner.

Google buys startup that coaches companies on Google apps to get more companies on Google apps

Startup Synergyse joins the Google fold.

Amazon Web Services is approaching a $10 billion-a-year business

AWS is growing fast and was Amazon's most profitable segment last quarter.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai's new letter lays out how Google plans to win with AI

Sundar has a six-point plan.

IBM Beats Street View, Leaves 2016 Guidance Where It Is, Shares Fall

If shareholders had been hoping for Big Blue to bump up its guidance, CFO Martin Shroeter poured cold water on those hopes

Acquisitions Should Boost IBM's Outlook for 2016

Today's big earnings report will also shine a light on the state of Big Blue's Watson cognitive computing business.

A Year After IPO, Aaron Levie's Box Is Showing Signs of Growing Up

Hard as it may be to believe, Aaron Levie has been running Box for 11 years. His company is maturing alongside him.

Box Teams Up With Amazon, IBM to Offer Local Storage Worldwide

Box is hopping one of the last big hurdles global companies face in adopting cloud technologies: Data sovereignty laws.

Amazon Names Retail and Cloud Computing Heads as CEOs

Andy Jassy and Jeff Wilke are now CEOs of their respective units within Amazon.

Virtual Reality and the Cloud Belong Together

Expect to see several efforts that allow VR/AR capabilities to be delivered in a thin computing-style application delivery model over the next 12 to 18 months.

After 10 Years, Amazon's Cloud Service Is a $10 Billion Business

It's also growing faster than Amazon did at the 10-year mark, CEO Jeff Bezos writes in a letter to shareholders.

IBM to Acquire Cloud Consulting Firm Bluewolf for About $200 Million

Bluewolf is the biggest consulting partner for Salesforce.com.

Here’s Google’s New Strategy to Catch Up in the Cloud: Inject It With Machine Learning

Google hopes its AI smarts can boost its cloud game.

Google's Cloud Pitch to Compete With Amazon: Our Cloud Works Well for Google!

How Google is thinking about the cloud.

Google Is Shopping for Cloud Companies. On the List: Namely and Shopify.

A plan may be shaping up to buy some cloud software companies whose customers are in the mid-market.

Google Gets Apple to Jump Aboard Its Cloud Business (Though It May Not Last)

Apple is a paying Google customer -- until its project "McQueen" comes, that is.

Yes, Slack Is Raising Money -- But Will It Get the $5 Billion Valuation It Seeks in Cloudy Funding Environment?

The fast-growing office-communication service is the darling of a space whose prospects have recently become cloudy.

Startup DirectShare Aims to Shake Up Enterprise File-Sharing

When the file you want to share is really big, why bother with the cloud?

After $66 Billion Goes Poof, Cloud Software Stock Outlook Turns Very Foggy

Cloud software companies have suffered their longest sustained decline in five years. Does that mean their revolution is over?

Salesforce Shows Off New Voice Feature in 2016 Update

Guest starring ... Twilio!

With Deal for Ustream, IBM Creates Cloud Video Unit

The deal is Big Blue's second for a video services company in as many months.

IBM Falls on Weak 2016 Outlook Despite Beating Q4 Expectations

Big Blue's "strategic imperative" businesses now account for more than a third of annual revenue.

Google's Best Bet for More Moonshot Money? The Boring Old Enterprise.

What's after search? A look to the cloud.

Salesforce.com's AppExchange Is 10 Years Old Today

Once a curious cottage industry, the service has grown into an essential hub for $1.5 billion in annual software sales.

Google Now Has an Official Virtual Reality Boss to Take On Facebook's Oculus

One executive move shows how Google is getting serious about VR and enterprise.

How Oracle Is Helping Retailers Sell More Stuff (Q&A)

Blurring the lines between buying in the store and buying online.

The Price Tag for Google's New Enterprise Czar: $380 Million

Diane Greene, a looming figure in the cloud world, didn't come cheap.

Nutanix IPO Filing Wraps Up Big Year for Storage

The scale of business data these days is uprooting the $47 billion storage market.