Darryl K. Taft

Cloudera, a provider of Hadoop solutions for the enterprise, announced a change in leadership, naming Tom Reilly as its new CEO while co-founder and former CEO Mike Olson moves to assume the roles of chief strategy officer (CSO) and chairman of the Cloudera board of directors. The executive role changes will go into effect July […]

Microsoft has released version 0.9 of its TypeScript programming language, which is a superset of JavaScript. Microsoft officials said TypeScript 0.9 represents the largest update to the language to date, since Microsoft released the initial version of TypeScript last October. The new release delivers significant changes to the language, compiler and tools. These span from […]

IBM has announced a set of new cloud solutions designed to meet the needs of C-suite executives while reducing tension between line-of-business leaders and the IT department. Announced at IBM’s Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2013 in Monaco, the new IBM cloud solutions include a big data and social analytics solution that chief marketing officers (CMOs) […]

Adobe announced the availability of its major update to Adobe Creative Cloud, initially announced at Adobe MAX in May. At Adobe MAX 2013 last month, Adobe announced it was shifting everything to its Creative Cloud subscription program. The creative software solutions maker said the company will focus creative software development efforts on its Creative Cloud […]

SOASTA, a provider of cloud and mobile testing solutions, has announced that it is offering a new free version of its real user monitoring (RUM) product, mPulse. SOASTA’s mPulse noninvasively measures the real user experience of visitors to a Website by providing customized metrics and timers, and grants real-time, actionable intelligence via visuals to operations […]

Microsoft has released a number of updates to Windows Azure to make it easier for developers to build back ends to mobile client applications. The new capabilities include mobile services such as custom API support, Git source control support, Node.js Node Packaged Modules (NPM) support and a new .NET API via NuGet. In addition, Microsoft […]

IBM is in the midst of a round of layoffs that has hit at least 2,000 positions and may reach upwards of 6,000 to 8,000, according to reports. According to the Alliance@IBM Website, a round of job cuts began June 12 and has thus far affected 2,286 positions. Alliance@IBM identifies itself as an IBM employee […]

IBM has been cited by the U.S. Department of State for Big Blue’s dedication to corporate volunteerism as the company marks the fifth year of its Corporate Services Corps. IBM celebrated the five-year anniversary of its Corporate Service Corps and the company was featured at a June 13 event hosted by the U.S. Department of […]

IBM System/360 Mainframe: Countdown to 50th Anniversary by Darryl K. Taft IBM’s System/360 Mainframe Turns 50 Next Year A look back shows a “resume full of significant milestones in computing history,” according to IBM. The Mainframe Makes for a Smarter Planet The mainframe’s handling of big data analytics and cloud computing are helping with IBM’s […]

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Embedded Compact 2013, the company’s operating system for powering small embedded devices such as sensors and industrial machinery. The OS is optimized for building small-footprint industry devices that sit at the edge of the enterprise. Windows Embedded Compact 2013 includes new tools and capabilities — including new […]