Darryl K. Taft

Deepening its investment in Linux, IBM announced new Linux-only mainframe systems, a significant contribution of mainframe code to the open-source community and support for a new Open Mainframe Project. Today, at LinuxCon in Seattle, IBM introduced two Linux mainframe servers—called LinuxONE—designed for the new application economy and hybrid cloud era. LinuxONE is a new portfolio […]

Appery, which markets Appery.io, a low-code platform for rapid development of cross-device applications, this week announced that more than a quarter million developers are now using its technology. Company officials said they believe the success of Appery.io is proof that developers and enterprises find value in an agile cloud-based, low-code, end-to-end platform with an enterprise-grade […]

IBM and Adobe this week both announced receiving government stamps of approval for their clouds, in the form of FedRAMP authorization for products and services they provide to the U.S. federal government. IBM announced that its cloud-based MaaS360 platform is the first Enterprise Mobility Management solution to receive a Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) from […]

Microsoft Designs Team Foundation Server 2015 for Agile, DevOps, ALM While Team Foundation Server 2015 provides a range of new capabilities throughout the development process, special emphasis has been placed on DevOps. Backlog Navigation Microsoft has overhauled the navigation of backlogs, letting you drill down into more levels, toggle the levels above your backlog on […]

How the Skills Gap Is Threatening the Growth of App Economy Companies more and more are seeing the value in becoming a software-driven enterprise. But a skills shortage is threatening the growth of the so-called app economy. Skills Gap Tops Concerns The CA Technologies survey found that the skills shortage is the largest concern—37 percent […]

Verizon and DreamFactory announced a new developer portal in the cloud. The new development partnership aims to make it easier for enterprise application developers to prototype, test, deploy and scale applications on the Verizon Cloud. The partnership combines DreamFactory’s REST API platform with Verizon’s secure cloud services to deliver a turnkey cloud-first development environment for […]

IBM launched a new set of services for its Bluemix Platform as a Service (PaaS) that brings enhanced analytics and data warehousing capabilities to the platform. With the new services, developers can add analytics capabilities into cloud-based applications. The new IBM Cloud tools, which include the IBM Streaming Analytics service, enable developers to integrate both […]

IBM announced it is helping Edge Up Sports, a sports information and analysis site, develop a Watson-powered application for fantasy football. Edge Up Sports announced it has become a Watson ecosystem partner and is using Watson’s cognitive computing technology for an app that will help fantasy football team owners manage their team’s performance. Edge Up […]

IBM recently opened a new Bluemix Garage in Toronto, the first in Canada. The company’s Bluemix Garage strategy is meant to meet developers on their home turf and to help enterprises of all sizes accelerate their development of cloud applications by using IBM Cloud technologies with design thinking methodology and agile development capabilities. The Bluemix […]

Continuing on its strategy of striking up high-powered partnerships with its IBM Cloud, IBM today announced plans to team up with Hootsuite to integrate several of their cloud and social technologies. Under the partnership, Hootsuite will migrate its popular App Directory to IBM Cloud’s infrastructure as a service, SoftLayer. App Directory is a collection of […]