Darryl K. Taft

LAS VEGAS—IBM has announced that its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture—OpenStack—as the systems giant introduced new open software to help enterprises unlock the promise of the cloud. IBM officials said this move will ensure innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of […]

Monitor Everything You can probably name your core gear off the top of your head—maybe not all your less high-profile stuff, but certainly critical devices. In GoDaddy’s case, a performance cascade turned a minor problem into a major outage. Use the discovery engine of your network monitor to ensure wide discovery with low manual configuration […]

IBM continues to transform itself by going after higher-value opportunities, and Big Blue is moving into these new spaces with its ecosystem of business partners in tow. The company is looking at three primary imperatives: to lead in the new era of computing, to reach new kinds of clients and to demonstrate new types of […]

Cloud Sherpas, a cloud service brokerage, has launched a new open-source Python framework for custom development on Google App Engine. The new framework, known as “Ferris,” empowers millions of developers worldwide and reduces the time and cost associated with building cloud and mobile applications on the Google platform. The framework is dubbed “Ferris” in a […]

At its annual investor briefing, IBM chairman, president and CEO Ginni Rometty announced IBM is increasing its previously stated 2015 revenue target for analytics and big data from $16 billion to $20 billion. Business analytics is one of IBM’s strategic growth initiatives — along with cloud computing, Smarter Planet and emerging Growth Markets — that […]

LAS VEGAS – IBM announced a collaborative arrangement with LabelSneak, a small online retailer of discounted designer menswear that is using IBM Smarter Commerce technologies to create unique shopping experiences aimed at the millennial consumer. Essentially, LabelSneak is using big data to glean insight into what millennial men are looking for in terms of clothing, […]

LAS VEGAS — IBM announced that The Cheesecake Factory is using IBM big data analytics to help deliver the highest quality experience to its customers. With 180 restaurants — more than 175 restaurant locations across the United States and three licensed locations in the Middle East – and serving more than 80 million guests each […]

LAS VEGAS — IBM announced that it is launching a new set of global initiatives to arm its ecosystem of business partners to embrace cloud, mobile and big data analytics technologies to generate new revenue streams with new buyers such as the chief marketing officer, chief of police and the chief financial officer. IBM made […]

Secreted on one of the floors at 590 Madison Ave. in New York City is a team any number of major business-to-business companies probably wish they had in place: IBM’s strategic big data marketing team. No, it’s not the team that markets big data, but the team that includes both marketing and IT people working […]

IBM and Deutsche Telekom have announced a new partnership to deliver an integrated solutions portfolio that enables cities to make better use of their services through intelligent data capture and analysis. The jointly delivered Smarter Cities solutions will build on IBM’s expertise from thousands of smarter city engagements combined with Deutsche Telekom’s Machine-to-Machine (M2M) capabilities, […]