Cloud diversity: How 10 companies use the cloud; the world's first robot rental company

Top tech stories now available. See what’s trending today. [Subscription] | [Read Online] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [TechRepublic] Top Story of the Day November 9, 2016 [Cloud diversity: How 10 companies use the cloud 10 different ways] At the 2016 Structure Conference, author Joe Weinman explained how 10 major tech companies are approaching the cloud in their own ways. Resource of the day [Why Refresh] Know what is keeping IT managers awake at night on the upgrade imperative dilemma. Gartner says worldwide IT spending is to decline 5.5% in 2015.How do you handle such challenges? Your confusion is fully justified! We realize that these are some questions that may be plaguing your mind. How do I get a clearer view of the road ahead? What are the challenges along the path? What aspects should I consider? How do I go about it? In this webinar, you will learn: • Challenges faced by organizations today • Dell point of view and solutions to help you address those challenges • Windows 10 Tenets for Enterprise Watch it now! The Latitude 12 7000 Series powered by Intel® Core™ M processors. Intel Inside®. Powerful Productivity Outside. Intel trademark acknowledgment line: Ultrabook, Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, Xeon Phi, and Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. New at TechRepublic [How a two-man startup in Nashville is running the world's first robot rental company] [Hackers attempt DDoS attacks on Clinton and Trump campaign websites using Mirai botnet] [Google's Hölzle on why customers shouldn't have to care about cloud infrastructure] [In the future of the data center, IBM is betting big on cognitive computing] [How Microsoft is differentiating Azure as the 'business cloud' for the enterprise] [Long-awaited Gmail and Google Calendar iOS updates make apps faster] [Bots give Microsoft Teams an edge on the competition--and on the future] [Hortonworks breaks free from death spiral, but cloud is still a threat] [5 plugins to help your WordPress site reach mobile nirvana] Survey: Is your company moving the data center to the cloud? Has your company made the switch to Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), is considering it, or has no plans to adopt it? [Take the survey], and get a free copy of the research report. Featured Webcast [Live Webcast: Red Bull Racing: the hard science behind Formula One] Formula One is an incredibly [fast moving sport]. There can be as little as a few hundredths of a second between first and second place. The speed of innovation is extreme - and with Formula One regulations becoming more stringent each year, increasing the volume and quality of simulations to test new designs becomes increasingly critical. [Join Red Bull Racing] as they discuss the high-tech innovations needed to achieve success and how IBM solutions help - from the drawing board to race day! And learn how you can translate this to [achieve 30-50% greater throughput] for your research, engineering and design workloads. [Register for this webcast] now! Featured multimedia [Election Day 2016: Photos of behind-the-scenes tech, campaign HQs, voters in NYC] Today's recommended downloads [Predictions 2016: Seven Gains In Workforce Tech] (Dell and Intel) [Symantec Report: 10 Essential Questions About Website Security] (Symantec) [How Mobile and BYOD Are Transforming Business] (Dell EMC Intel) [Symantec Report: Evolve Website Security] (Symantec) [Transforming Workforce Technology Is The Key To Improving Customer Experience] (Dell and Intel) A special feature from ZDNet and TechRepublic [How to automate the enterprise] One of today's biggest opportunities for IT to make an impact is by automating business processes, manufacturing, repetitive tasks, and more. We delve into examples and best practices. Connect with TechRepublic Visit the [Subscription Center] to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is [{EMAIL}]. [Unsubscribe] | [Send Feedback] | [FAQ] | [Advertise] | [Privacy Policy] © 2016 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.