IBM's retooling to become focused on software and services is legendary. The company is an outsourcing and services leader and has placed its bet on analytics for the near future. IBM's software assets focus on everything from business intelligence to analytics to collaboration to middleware and open source development. On the hardware side of the house, IBM is a mainframe and server leader. Big Blue also has a large research unit and is the patent leader.
Red Hat's 13,000 employees and partners, such as AWS and Google, wouldn't stand for it being any other way, according to Marco Bill-Peter.
Open source, innovation, and collaboration is key, according to the member-owned bank's CIO.
IBM's services unit said it is aiming to speed up multi-cloud deployment processes by using its algorithms in its Cloud Migration Factory.
Researchers from IBM argue AI is a bit too unruly for enterprise use, as it's based on "probabilistic" programming methods and "messy" data. Can the Big Blue approach to software lifecycles and "business processes" tame the beast?
The companies are aiming to build a system that addresses counterfeit hard drives and helps ensure hard drive compliance and security.
Kronos and IBM will combine forces in an attempt to better retain and train hourly workers via a Watson powered bot. The effort comes as Kronos rolls out an AI engine for its Workforce Dimensions software.
Despite an increase in the amount of data stored and used in the enterprise, data center automation adoptions appear sluggish. To better understand how companies automate their data centers, including...
The breakthrough could have implications for quantum information processing and future storage.
Opinion: Armonk's $34 billion acquisition of the Raleigh, N.C.-based open source, Linux, and Cloud vendor may be its last chance to return the company to a leadership position in the technology industry.
By buying Red Hat, IBM doubles-down on both the cloud and the open-source software, which powers it.
Red Hat and IBM explain how Red Hat, its people and open-source technology, will work as part of IBM. Red Hat employees, up-stream developers, and customers have nothing to worry about.
With its acquisition of Red Hat for $34 billion, IBM will be gaining a stronghold in the cloud development platform market.
Make no mistake: What Big Blue wants to do is make its cloud more relevant.
IBM's purchase of Red Hat is a big bet on the hybrid and private cloud and the ability of Big Blue to manage multiple public cloud providers. Here are a few dynamics to ponder.
Linux, open-source, and cloud power Red Hat's executives love the IBM deal, but the company's workers are nervous.
This deal is the biggest Linux and open-source acquisition ever.
IBM is betting that its cloudMatrix software will enable it to make a pivot from a systems integrator to a services integrator.
There's no better way to put Chef Watson to the test than actually putting on an apron, heading down to the kitchen and taste whatever big data actually has to offer.
In November 2014, the top six supercomputers all run Linux, but that's about the only thing they have in common.
The GlobalFoundries semiconductor factory deal is only part of the recipe for Big Blue's ongoing survival. Here are a few other things that Armonk needs in order to maintain relevancy for the next decade and beyond.
This year IBM celebrates 25 years of partnership with the world's most famous tennis championships. We go behind the scenes to examine the tech that serves up the online coverage.
Black Hat USA 2013 vendor area included companies such as Veracode, Booz Allen Hamilton and Microsoft, with creative schwag such as Botnets for Breakfast (cereal) and 'hacker' playing cards.
Vintage ads showing that sex sometimes does sell computers. Some images, although published some time ago might not now be safe for work.
ZDNet goes behind to scenes to learn more about the tech that is used to support the Australian Open.
Take a trip down memory lane with these old PC ads. We sure have come a long way since then -- on style and pricing.
IBM's 300mm chip fab in upstate New York turns out high-performance chips around the clock. ZDNet was invited to take a look inside, and learn about what the future holds for chip making.
How do you make your datacentre run better, and save money? At IBM's research labs and facilities in upstate New York, three ideas are uppermost on people's minds: energy efficiency, monitoring, and utilisation.
I got a tour of IBM's Operations Center at the US Open this week, and I took a few pictures. Check out the infrastructure underlying delivery of all scores, stats and analytics at America's Grand Slam tennis event.
IBM's Sequoia supercomputer retakes the crown for the fastest supercomputer in the world.
In 1952 IBM solved the problem of using magnetic tape to back up computer-generated data.
IBM takes advantage of qubits which can potentially work on millions of computations at once - far outperforming a PC.
This deal is the biggest Linux and open-source acquisition ever.
ZDNet's Larry Dignan and Steven Vaughan-Nichols talk about the rationale behind IBM's purchase of Red Hat, how the open source community reacts, and whether the deal will live up to its advance billing.
Bias detection and black box transparency is limiting AI deployments at scale, argues IBM. Read more: https://zd.net/2Oxdguc
Microsoft's cloud growth is outpacing AWS but it is still way behind the top dog of cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft's latest financial results show that it is now bigger than IBM has ever been -- but Google got there first.
After providing precision oncology care fore more than 2,700 veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs and IBM are extending their partnership through at least June 2019.
There are hidden costs over time which make the bill far larger than you may expect.
The agreement, which is the largest ever IT contract signed by the federal government to date, will see IBM provide hardware, software, and cloud-based solutions. Read more: https://zd.net/2KulRQl
Oniqua specializes in inventory optimization software for asset-intensive industries such as mining, oil and gas, transportation, utilities, and manufacturing. Read more: https://zd.net/2t1xB1P
Westpac has announced implementing a new offsite hybrid cloud, built and operated by IBM, that's part of its fully integrated cloud platform strategy. Read more: https://zd.net/2JhUqV2
IBM Australia has reported to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it raked in AU$40 million in after-tax profit for 2017, more than double 2016's AU$16.8 million. Read more: https://zd.net/2HJA3Tc
At RSA 2018, IBM's Wendi Whitmore talks to Jason Hiner about how cyber attacks are getting more serious, but defenders are also improving their tools and training. Read more: https://zd.net/2qMlHb0
IBM's nanoscale analog computers could solve the big-data energy crunch facing traditional architectures.
IBM has big ambitions for its barely visible computer, including helping combat fraud with blockchain tech.
Syncron explains why blockchain could do everything from track E.coli to boost supply chains and customer loyalty.
Lenovo's RD210 makes perfect sense if you're a small business that just needs a grunty all-purpose 1RU server.
While the interface of IBM's free office suite is sexy, its hunger for system resources and lack of features mean that OpenOffice.org 3 is still the best free office suite. Also, watch out for Symphony's lack of OOXML support.
Lenovo's first vPro-equipped desktop is smart looking, well designed and packs a lot of grunt. While there is not much room for expansion, the ThinkCentre M55p is already well equipped and the small form factor will be well received in a space conscious office.
IBM's DB2 database adds several powerful new tools in version 9 including native XML support and DB2 Developer Workbench, and offers serious competition to Oracle and Microsoft.
The premium you pay is worth it: the ThinkPad T60 delivers a sturdy design, a complete range of network connectivity, top-shelf performance, long battery life, and just enough ports for the typical business user.
Businesses seeking a sturdy, secure, portable workhorse should consider the ThinkPad R60.
IBM's ultraportable notebook drops to 1.22kg and gains powerful rescue and recovery tools. Read our initial impressions.
IBM's Thinkpad A31p features the latest Pentium 4-M processor and a meaty graphics subsystem to go with it.
