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1 week ago | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
When Marc Hoit came to North Carolina State University (NCSU) in 2008 to take on the role of vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer, the school and its IT operation looked much different. Hoit had left his role as Interim CIO at the University of Florida, where he was also a professional in structural engineering. At the time, NC State had an IT staff of about 210 and an annual budget of $34 million.
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3 weeks ago | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
Microsoft on Tuesday started layoffs of almost 3% of its global workforce, or about 6,000 employees across various departments. Many were shocked that the layoffs included the company’s director of artificial intelligence, Gabriela de Queiroz. De Queiroz took to LinkedIn to share the news in a lengthy post. “Bittersweet news to share: I was impacted by Microsoft’s latest round of layoffs. Was I expecting it? Maybe.
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3 weeks ago | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
The annual CIO conference, which InformationWeek will be attending live, will highlight early-stage companies focused on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data needs for enterprise IT. Shane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeekThe annual MIT Sloan CIO Symposium taking place May 19-20 in Cambridge, Mass. will feature 10 startup businesses that offer innovative solutions for IT executives during its 2025 Innovation Showcase.
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1 month ago | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
The Trump administration’s on-again-off-again tariffs on global trade partners have roiled markets worldwide, but IT leaders also face a difficult task in budgeting for the year ahead. Shane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeekPresident Donald Trump’s trade policies -- particularly with major tech exporter China -- stand to have a big impact on IT department budgets.
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2 months ago | 
informationweek.com | João-Pierre Ruth |Shane Snider
Is putting a data center under the ocean or in orbit just a novelty or a future-forward idea? For a CIO, CTO, or CISO, does it matter if the data centers their organizations rely on are located in exotic, remote locations? Data centers have been installed undersea and now in space -- do these exotic locations seem more like a novelty than a benefit to enterprise operations?
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2 months ago | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
Just one month into his new role as chief information officer, Red Hat’s Marco Bill is already helping the company reach for the stars -- literally. From a unique space collaboration, to helping businesses navigate their AI ambitions, to rolling with quickly emerging technologies, Bill is forging ahead in his new role. The Raleigh N.C.-based open-source software giant recently announced a new collaboration with Axiom Space to run a data center on the International Space Station.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
The Trump administration on Tuesday pulled the trigger on promised tariffs targeting goods and services from China, Mexico, and Canada, escalating new conflicts with America’s top three trade partners. Goods and services from Mexico and Canada will face tariffs of 25%, while Chinese goods will face an additional 10% (on top of the 10% announced a month ago). Those tariffs will be paid by importers, who will likely pass price increases onto consumers.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
The announcement includes building a 250,000-square-foot facility in Houston, Texas to assemble artificial intelligence servers. Shane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeekApple on Monday announced a plan to spend $500 billion to bolster its artificial intelligence ambitions that will add 20,000 research and development jobs in the US over the next four years.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
Microsoft says it created a “new state of matter” to power a chip that will allow quantum computers to process a million “qubits” that can tackle problems out of reach for even all of today’s modern computers combined. Shane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeekTech giant Microsoft on Wednesday revealed its Majorana 1, a palm-sized “topoconductor” chip that uses a new type of matter as a conductor will allow quantum systems to solve incredibly complex problems.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
informationweek.com | Shane Snider
The company’s plan to go private worries some cybersecurity experts, who say the move may lead to less transparency. Not so, says SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna. Shane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeekObservability and IT management software company SolarWinds shocked the IT community with last week’s announcement that it would go private after a $4.4 billion acquisition by private equity firm Turn/River Capital.
