Reducing or eliminating complexity and risk are critical issues in the IT industry, especially when it comes to emerging technologies. Doing so is important for both short and long term strategies since success often leads customers into trying on new […]
IBM & Continuum Squeeze Complexity and Risk Out of Cognitive Development Read More »
With specialization among C-suite executives increasingly common, the role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is starting to gain more visibility. However, as a matter of course, business organizations hoping to succeed must be customer-centric. So why would a company need
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Like the other 125+ industry analysts attending the recent IBM InterConnect 2017 conference in Las Vegas, I attended various keynote speeches, partner panels, product updates and client meetings, but I found two sessions with IBM executives particularly interesting. The first
Lessons from IBM InterConnect – Disruption is Inevitable Read More »
Lenovo’s new DX8200D software-defined storage (SDS) appliance with DataCore’s SANsymphony is interesting technologically but also underscores the workings of the Lenovo Data Center Group’s (DCG) partner strategy. In essence, Lenovo designed the DX8200D to exploit the capabilities of existing SAN
Lenovo and DataCore: Partnering to Make SDS Simple and Affordable Read More »
Intel’s introduction of its new Optane SSD DC P4800X Series offerings is both interesting and a bit controversial. Interesting because of the potential value the new SSD solutions offer to data center operators and across a range of business applications.
Intel Optane – Making 3D XPoint Memory Real Read More »
Watch the IT industry long enough and you develop a healthy skepticism for anything labeled “new” or “unique” but now and then something thoroughly different than most anything that has gone before comes along. A few cases offer such clear
IBM Builds the Case and Market for Quantum Computing Read More »
End-to-end computing solutions encompassing everything from the desktop endpoints to the data center, and everything in-between dominated the IT industry for years. In the 1990s Tier 1 vendors, including IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Compaq all followed the end-to-end line, and even
Dell IoT: Edge-to-Core-to-Cloud Computing Read More »
Lenovo’s new “Enterprise Cloud Solution designed for SAP HANA” in China provides an interesting example of how vendors can effectively parlay their individual strengths to achieve common tactical and strategic benefits. In this case, Lenovo has muscular technological and regional
Lenovo’s SAP HANA Cloud in China Read More »
The drumbeat of services, press releases and strategic partnerships related to machine learning processes and deep learning frameworks shouldn’t surprise anyone with an eye on IT markets. Both machine and deep learning efforts reflect the increasing interest and momentum around
IBM: Machine Learning and the Mainframe Read More »
My work provides regular opportunities to test notebook PCs and to consider how vendors are faring in terms of competitiveness, creativity and design. Over the past half-decade, a strategic shift that began with Dell’s 2012 introduction of the XPS 13
Dell’s XPS 13 9360 – A View from the InfinityEdge Read More »
