Darryl K. Taft

IBM’s DB2: After 30 Years and a Look Ahead by Darryl K. Taft DB2: What’s in a Name? The name DB2, or IBM Database 2, was first given to the Database Management System or DBMS, in 1983 when IBM released DB2 on its MVS mainframe platform. For Mainframes Only For some years DB2, was exclusively […]

Compuware is extending its application-performance-management-as-a-service (APMaaS) solution with the convergence of dynaTrace PurePath Technology and the Gomez Performance Network, creating a robust user experience management (UEM) solution. Compuware claims to offer the industry’s only APMaaS solution that provides a complete UEM offering, including real-user, synthetic, third-party service monitoring and business impact analysis. Compuware’s APMaaS delivery […]

It’s really nothing new that Microsoft is once again reaching out to developers with a vengeance and is jazzed about its sharpened focus on new application patterns and the Microsoft development platform. What perhaps is new is the overall excitement of and around the team tasked with getting out the word. Channeling his inner LL […]

IBM announced the opening of its first Power Systems Linux Center, located in China, and also announced new partnerships with Red Hat and SUSE to meet Chinese demand for Linux. The moves are part of IBM’s further expansion into China, a nation where the company already has a substantial presence. With the opening of the […]

Securing Hadoop Data: 10 Best Practices by Darryl K. Taft Start Your Hadoop Planning Early Determine the data privacy protection strategy during the planning phase of a deployment, preferably before moving any data into Hadoop. This will prevent the possibility of damaging compliance exposure for the company and avoid unpredictability in the rollout schedule. Consider […]

Perfecto Mobile, a provider of cloud-based testing, automation and monitoring solutions for mobile applications and Websites, announced that it has extended Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server to mobile with the launch of MobileCloud for TFS. Team Foundation Server (TFS) is a Microsoft product offering source control, data collection, reporting and project tracking, and is intended for […]

Continuing with its expansion into Africa, IBM announced the opening of a new IBM Innovation Center in Nairobi, Kenya. The new facility, the first IBM Innovation Center in East Africa, will help fuel growth and innovation in the region, providing IT partners, developers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and academics with access to the latest enterprise software […]

Adobe gave folks a look at some early, in-the-works technology, including “Perspective Warp” in Photoshop and “Video Color Grading” in After Effects, at this week’s Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles. The digital media and marketing software company presented a behind-the-scenes look at cutting-edge design and interactive technologies at Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference. Focused […]

IBM announced that Security First Insurance, a homeowners’ insurance firm based in Florida, is using smarter content software from IBM and partner Integritie to collect and analyze big data, including social media and email, to quickly begin the claims-resolution process for customers who have been impacted by a storm. Using the combined IBM and Integritie […]

IBM announced it has been awarded a 10-year $123 million contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to replace the agency’s 50-year-old legacy human resources application with a new system delivered in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. IBM will deliver what it refers to as a first-of-its-kind private-sector HR technology solution for the U.S. […]