IT Insights in May - What Has Been Going on in the World of IT

What’s been happening in the tech and vendor world in May? We compiled the latest vendor news and trending topics of the past month. It takes just a few minutes to stay up-to-date in the world of IT.

GorillaStack acquired by SoftwareONE to accelerate its cloud management capabilities for AWS and Azure

SAP extends S/4 Hana Deadline to 2027

Microsoft announces new supercomputer, lays out vision for future AI work

Oracle and KPMG: data security is creating fear and trust issues for IT professionals

Adobe and ServiceNow Announce Global Availability of Integration

VMware reports fiscal year 2021 first quarter results

IBM: marshaling artificial intelligence in the fight against Covid-19

McAfee uncovers flood of attacks on corporate cloud accounts as companies work from home

Microsoft: Windows 10 May update released – what’s new?

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ZDNET: Cybersecurity - Half of employees admit they are cutting corners when working from home

Tech Republic: Top desktop as a service (DaaS) providers

Gartner: Global IT Spending to Decline 8% in 2020 Due to Impact of COVID-19

IDC: COVID-19 Response - SaaS Supports Digital Transformation