Busting the biggest myths about modernization

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There are a number of good reasons for your organization to modernize its applications and architecture. You could be seeking to lower costs across development, maintenance and operations. Perhaps you want to improve user experiences or react more quickly to new business requirements and opportunities. Whatever the reason,...

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Quantum-safe cryptography: What it means for your data in the cloud

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Quantum computing holds the promise of delivering new insights that could lead to medical breakthroughs and scientific discoveries across a number of disciplines. It could also become a double-edged sword, as quantum computing may also create new exposures, such as the ability to quickly solve the difficult math...

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Why applications should drive your IT investments

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As business and IT leaders strive to optimize resources and reduce costs, it can be tempting to choose a single standard server to deploy for their entire organization. Commodity servers are perceived as low-cost and effective infrastructure, so it seems like a smart investment.However, this temptation can yield...

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Open source: A catalyst for modernization & innovation

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With any true progress there needs to be real collaboration. That adage rings true in most disciplines of sciences and business, and it also defines the use of open source for IT development and innovation.  In our budding digital era, open source platforms allow for the evolutionary, optimal and...

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IBM’s Squawk Bot AI helps make sense of financial data flood

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Analysts’ reports, corporate earnings, stock prices, interest rates. Financial data isn’t an easy read. And there’s a lot of it.Typically, teams of human experts go through and make sense of financial data. But as the volume of sources keeps surging, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for any human to...

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Light and in-memory computing help AI achieve ultra-low latency

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Ever noticed that annoying lag that sometimes happens during the internet streaming from, say, your favorite football game?Called latency, this brief delay between a camera capturing an event and the event being shown to viewers is surely annoying during the decisive goal at a World Cup final. But...

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Blockchain and sustainability through responsible sourcing

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Mining for cobalt, an essential raw material for lithium-ion batteries, carries a high cost in human suffering. More than 60 percent of the world’s supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with about 45 percent coming from large-scale mining operations. The remaining 15 percent comes from...

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2020 Innovation in Order Management Awards

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2020 has been an extraordinary time to be a retailer. The rate of acceleration for innovation to match fast-changing consumer behaviors has been remarkable. While it can be daunting to try new things, retailers who adjusted to implement new customer offerings and new order management and fulfillment solutions...

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Designing AI Applications to Treat People with Disabilities Fairly

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Alan was surprised not to get an interview for a banking management position. He had all the experience and excellent references. The bank’s artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment screening algorithm had not selected him as a potential candidate, but why? Alan is blind and uses specialized software to do...

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IBM Certification Is For You?

The IBM Professional Certification Program is a way to obtain credentials and show your knowledge of IBM technology. IBM Certification programs vary from entry-level to advanced and include many various job roles for IT professionals. The program consists of reading or study material and a test. Once you...

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