Darryl K. Taft

LAS VEGAS—At its annual Adobe Summit here, Adobe announced a series of new features and capabilities to the Adobe Marketing Cloud, which saw its largest quarterly revenues last quarter. Brad Rencher, executive vice president and general manager of the Digital Marketing Business at Adobe, said the industry is in what he refers to as the […]

IBM today announced two initiatives to advance its cloud computing efforts, including the opening of a new Bluemix Garage in Nice, France and a Cloud Foundry Dojo in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina. The new Bluemix Garage in Nice will be IBM’s second such facility in Europe. IBM also has a garage […]

Five Elements for Successful OpenStack Deployment Many IT professionals admit to the draw of OpenStack, but have to be resilient and work through the challenges that arise with deployment. Examine the Supported Model of OpenStack Deployment Due to the complex nature of many projects, managed services and OpenStack distributions are increasingly the deployment choice for […]

IBM today announced that it has acquired Optevia, a U.K.-based Software as a Service (SaaS) systems integrator specializing in Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions for public sector organizations. IBM officials said Optevia will join IBM Global Business Services (GBS) and will enhance Big Blue’s CRM SaaS capabilities in serving the public sector in Europe as well […]

Adobe reported record financial results for its fiscal 2016 first quarter, including record earnings for its creating and marketing cloud units. Adobe, which sells tools for designers and developers to create compelling digital experiences, said revenue in its Digital Media segment grew 33 percent year-over-year, to a record $932 million, with the company’s Creative unit […]

Stack Overflow, the popular question-and-answer community site for developers, today released the results of its annual developer survey, which indicates, among other things, that JavaScript is the most popular programming language among respondents. More than 50,000 developers—56,033 to be exact—in 173 countries around the world responded to the survey. Stack Overflow is so popular among […]

Black Duck Names Open-Source Rookies of the Year The 2015 Open-Source Rookies class reflects three technologies shaping the future of open-source software: Docker containers, open collaboration and AI. Rocket.Chat Rocket.Chat is an open-source Web chat platform built for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service. It offers an array of features […]

Dear Network: Remember Just How Lucky You Are SolarWinds asked network administrators in its Thwack community to ‘write’ to their networks expressing why they’re lucky to have them attending to their needs. Work on Vacation Dear Network, Are you lucky to have me? That’s an understatement. I even solve the issues you create when I’m […]

IBM has launched a global corporate citizenship program, IBM Health Corps, to help tackle public health challenges by working with health organizations around the world. Big Blue plans to apply its strengths in analytics and cognitive computing to address health challenges globally, also deploying some of the company’s best problem-solving teams. “We believe the next […]

Six Considerations for Choosing the Right Analytics Solution We examine key factors to keep in mind when choosing an analytics solution that will help provide fast time to market and drive high adoption. Incorporate a Modern, Intuitive User Experience Depending on your needs, specific functionalities such as end-user data mash-ups, advanced data visualizations, and an […]