The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), founded in 1911, manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM has 12 research laboratories worldwide and, as of 2013, has held the record for most patents generated by a company for 20 consecutive years.
The inaugural Structure Connect conference had speakers and special guests discussing the rapid adoption of devices that are wirelessly connected, and what that means for consumers and businesses going forward. Read more »
If you want an HP-branded OpenStack or an HP-branded Cloud Foundry, you are in luck: Both are available today with support from friends Docker, New Relic, MongoDB. Read more »
Forget about all that data that firms want to collect from internet-connected toasters — a lot of it is worthless. Here’s how firms should really think about IOT, according to IBM’s… Read more »
IBM, the venerable IT giant, is in a tough place and it’s unclear whether divesting businesses will help it compete with cloud and software oriented companies with lower cost structures, but… Read more »
IBM plans a big announcement at its earnings call on Monday. Bloomberg has it that IBM has come to terms with GlobalFoundries on taking over its money-losing commercial silicon business. Read more »
The rise of cloud computing has led to the reassessment of how both cloud and non-cloud systems approach security. Considering the complex and distributed nature of cloud-based platforms, security approaches that… Read more »
Major Hadoop distros updated, numerous new releases, and major industry partnerships round out the news on Strata + Hadoop World’s pre-con day. Read more »