People respect and even revere the IT industry for innovative computing products that regularly appear in the market. However, the availability of those solutions depends on equally or even more innovative manufacturing processes. That underscores a fundamental truth about commercial …
We often talk about current rivalries like Google vs. Apple vs. Microsoft, but these pale next to some of the wars that have gone back decades. Granted the Sun vs. IBM war is long over and—surprisingly—IBM won. In fact, IBM …
IBM Goes to War with Oracle: IT Customers Praise Result Read More »
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 »
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 »
One of the inherent problems with IBM’s Power Systems Computing effort was its focus on the processor. This makes sense for companies like AMD and Intel which, at their heart, are processor companies but for IBM—a solutions company—this effectively crippled …
IBM Power Systems Grows Up to Be Cognitive Computing 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 »
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 …
One of the interesting announcements this week was Watson For Cybersecurity. While it has been rumored that Watson has been tied to DOD and Intelligence efforts for some time this is the first time we’ve seen Watson’s powerful AI engine …
The Power Of Watson For Cybersecurity: This AI Will Keep You Safe Read More »
Some people may have been confused by IBM’s decision to support TensorFlow 0.12 with its PowerAI distribution. That wouldn’t be surprising since many continue to judge the company chiefly by its enterprise business roots. However, while the TensorFlow decision helps …
Storage vendors have endured tough times lately. Why so? First, because of commoditization pressures affecting storage components and hardware margins. Second, due to the success public cloud players like AWS, Google and Microsoft are enjoying with bargain basement consumers and …
Putting Some Flash into Mainframe Storage: IBM’s DS8880 Family Read More »
