Mainframe use is on the rise—driven by security and compliance requirements

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Is mainframe usage on the decline? That’s what we wanted to find out in Deloitte’s 2020 Mainframe Market Pulse Survey. From our work with IBM in organizations across industries, we were confident that the survey would show mainframes are still prevalent in the corporate world. And, in fact,...

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Hybrid cloud innovation with IBM Power Systems

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As we navigate the global pandemic and economic disruption, nearly every organization is pursuing a digitally-driven business model. The need to scale while freeing up cash flow is now driving hybrid cloud adoption.However, scaling digital workflows across multiple clouds that run on multi-architecture environments requires a hybrid cloud...

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Gain insights into an ocean of documents with deep search

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Do you have vast amounts of digital documents (such as PDF files, patents and corporate documents) piled up in your organization that are humanly impossible to read and digest? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could query against these document piles with questions like “List all the materials...

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IBM Bayesian Optimization Accelerator: designed to build better products faster

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Everything old is new again, and IBM is leading the way, bringing tried and true optimization methods into the current era. Bayesian optimization methods based on Bayes’ Theorem, first explained in 1763, are getting a supercharge thanks to IBM Research and IBM Power Systems.Today, IBM is releasing a...

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Red Hat Ansible: A 101 Guide

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You’ve probably heard a lot about Ansible recently. Are you curious to learn more about this rapidly growing DevOps tool? Here’s a guide to help you get started.What is Red Hat Ansible?Red Hat® Ansible® is an open source IT deployment, orchestration and configuration management tool. It allows IT...

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Building a secure hybrid cloud

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In a day and age when the words digital transformation and cloud have become household names, businesses of all shapes and sizes are jumping on the bandwagon to cloud-enable their business applications. That sounds great as part of a dinner conversation; however, when the CIO needs to request...

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Accessible bookcast streaming service becomes securely available on IBM Cloud

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Accessible entertainment isn’t often easily accessible. The mainstream entertainment industry doesn’t cater to people who can’t see or hear well; people with PTSD, autism or epilepsy; or those who are learning English as a second language. These population segments can become isolated, and then marginalized when they can’t...

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Top 5 Advantages of Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Software as a service (SaaS) is a cloud computing offering that provides users with access to a vendor’s cloud-based software. What are the main benefits of using SaaS?SaaS provides an intriguing alternative to standard software installation in the business environment (traditional model), where you have to build the...

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IBM Big Data Architect - The Art of Handling Big Data

The Big Data Architect closely collaborates with the customer and the solutions architect to change its business requirements into a Big Data solution. The Big Data Architect has in-depth knowledge of the relevant technologies, understands the relationship between those technologies, and can be integrated and combined to effectively...

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6 spooky stats to help you better manage your 2020 holiday retail season

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Even though this year has been scarier than encountering a black cat, Halloween is still eagerly anticipated across the United States. According to NRF, an estimated 58% plan to celebrate and a total of $8.05B will be spent during the holiday. Candy, costumes and decorations – oh my!Let’s...

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What is supply chain security?

Many of us in supply chain remember the major data breaches Target and Home Depot suffered within months of each other resulting from third-party relationships. Six years later, supply chain security breaches still make headlines with the average cost of a data breach now at $3.86 million and...

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The ninth wave of tape storage innovation

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Storage cost and data protection are two top storage challenges. Tape-based data storage solutions and technology help clients to address both of these critical modern challenges, which makes tape a powerful solution in the storage market todayTape can help enterprises of all types and sizes address their need...

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