Next Generation Data Protection for VMs with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Posted on December 27, 2018
Smarter data protection is crucial in today’s digital world; IT admins and application owners know that they need to be getting the most value from data and have it available and secure anytime, fast and from any location. In our last blog post, we talked about IBM Spectrum Protect as a data protection platform that… Read More
Take Your Data Backup Strategy to the Next Level
Posted on December 21, 2018
It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it, right? As the IT professional in charge of your organization’s backup and data protection, you’re the guy keeping the lights on. You’re also finding ways to reduce cost and all the ways cost goes up; complexity, resources, utilization, and waste. Natural disasters, malware incidents, and… Read More
IBM Flash: The mid-market advantage
Posted on December 20, 2018
IBM Flash: The mid-market advantage A recent market survey conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by IBM confirms that flash storage is a big hit among mid-market businesses (MMB). In fact, 82 percent of MMB IT decision-makers are either planning to deploy flash-based data storage or are already upgrading their flash solutions.[1] The Forrester survey… Read More
Controlled Iteration at Scale – Controlling your Cloud in The Cognitive Business Era
Posted on February 1, 2017
In the Cognitive Business Era business leaders need to be able to quickly determine and request the development of new business capabilities. This means a little bit of experimentation and a lot of collaboration. This also means that the business requires controlled iteration at scale. When Technology Leaders Lead DevOps teams need to be able… Read More
Lock Down While Opening Up – The Part of Cognitive Business That’s Changing Everything
Posted on February 1, 2017
It’s no surprise that the Cognitive Business era is coinciding with the dawn of the Internet of Things. Data growth is enormous now, and IoT will usher in an age of everything from connected cars to service requesting sensors in soda machines. A car in your company fleet requesting its own oil change? Crops requesting… Read More
Choice for Optimization – Building Purposeful IT Environments for the Cognitive Business Era
Posted on February 1, 2017
Your applications are unique; so why shouldn’t you be able to have a choice in where your various services run? In the cognitive business era you’ll be able to have a choice in platforms, runtimes, and deployment models. The technology leaders of tomorrow will have to architect for the dynamic needs of economics, data access,… Read More
Open Technology – Not Your Father’s IBM
Posted on February 1, 2017
There’s a tendency in the tech world to view IBM as a pusher closed technology ecosystems. We don’t blame you if this is what you think about IBM, but we’re here to say that in regards to today’s IBM, that perception is flat-out wrong. Along Comes Linux As we move full-speed into the era of… Read More
What Is Data Centric Design?
Posted on February 1, 2017
In our last article, we discussed how analytics acceleration helped to deliver faster insights using infrastructure designed for complex analytics. In order to accelerate analytics, IT leaders need to become the architects of the future and employ a new data approach. IT leaders who are looking to make sure that IT plays a greater role in… Read More
Analytics Acceleration – IBM’s Vision for Cognitive Business
Posted on February 1, 2017
If you could amplify the power of your brain, would you? How many people would turn down the ability to read a book in a few minutes and be able to comprehend, retain, and recall the information in an instant? What if you could compile all of the information in your brain and turn all… Read More
IBM Cognitive Computing: Turning IT Operators into IT Innovators
Posted on February 1, 2017
We are on the cusp of a new age of computing. One where smart businesses are starting to think differently about how they design, build, and deliver technology solutions. We believe that IT teams need rise up and help drive this innovation. That’s why we’re collaborating with IBM to help our clients apply the power… Read More