Darryl K. Taft

IBM announced it is committing more than $1 billion over the next five years to deliver a new storage software portfolio designed to address data storage inefficiencies by changing the economics of storage with a layer of intelligent software. To that end, Big Blue unveiled its new IBM Spectrum Storage software, which creates an efficient […]

IBM’s Way to the Cloud Is Through the Channel By Darryl K. Taft Rometty Talks Transformation IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, speaking at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference, lays out her plans for continuing the transformation of IBM—moving out of lower-value, low-margin businesses to higher-value targets including cloud, big data and analytics, mobile, security and more. […]

It’s Valentine’s Day, a day of romance, and it appears that nerds are getting their share. It’s true that nerds have already gained their “revenge” in the world of money-making and clout, and with that comes appeal from the opposite sex. According to a recent study from online matchmaker PersonalDatingAssistants.com (PDA), when it comes to […]

13 IBM Services That Simplify the Building of Cognitive Watson Apps by Darryl K. Taft Concept Expansion This service maps euphemisms or colloquial terms to more commonly understood phrases. The Concept Expansion service analyzes text and interprets its meaning based on usage in other similar contexts. For example, it could interpret “The Big Apple” as […]

According to an IBM Security analysis, Big Blue found that more than 60 percent of leading dating mobile apps it studied are potentially vulnerable to a variety of cyber-attacks that put personal user information and corporate data at risk. The IBM study showed that many of these dating apps have access to additional features on […]

LAS VEGAS—With its greater emphasis on cloud and mobile computing, IBM has transformed its channel strategy by announcing One Channel Team, an effort that brings all of Big Blue’s channel support under one unit. Big Blue announced the move at the IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference 2015 here. IBM’s One Channel Team is designed to bring […]

IBM announced a new 10-year services agreement with Shop Direct to move the multi-brand digital retailer to a hybrid cloud model. Shop Direct said it will tap IBM’s outsourcing capabilities and the IBM Cloud for analytics, mobile, social and security services that will enable greater customer satisfaction and workforce productivity. The hybrid cloud, supported by […]

IBM announced an agreement with SoftBank Telecom Corp to bring IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology to Japan, the world’s third-largest economy and second-largest technology market. The partnership, which involves training Watson to understand Japanese, represents a major milestone in IBM’s efforts to accelerate the adoption of cognitive computing and SoftBank’s work to transform Japanese businesses […]

IBM continues to extend its reach in Africa, today announcing plans to expand IBM Research-Africa with a new laboratory in Johannesburg. The IBM Research news comes just days after Big Blue launched a new IBM Middle East and Africa Digital Sales Center in Cairo. IBM’s new Johannesburg research laboratory will open in April 2015 and […]

10 Ways Enterprises Can Take Control of the Cloud Chaos by Darryl K. Taft Gain Visibility Into Apps It may seem simple, but the first step an organization should take in managing its cloud environment is to understand which apps its employees are actually using. A recent eye-opening survey indicated that the average enterprise uses […]