Darryl K. Taft

Microsoft and the state of Maryland have teamed up to provide Microsoft Office 365 and other tools at no cost to all public school students in the state. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Microsoft collaborated to deliver technologies to students and educators in response to President Obama’s ConnectED challenge. “Through this collaboration, […]

How IBM Teams Up With Partners to Address the Data Deluge by Darryl K. Taft National Football League IBM helped the National Football League (NFL) redesign its data center and transition its employees from 5 percent to 95 percent virtualization. The result: a faster, more secure system for employees at offices on each coast. In […]

Compuware has announced Topaz, a new development platform to help developers and data architects repurpose mainframe data for mobile apps, big data analytics and more. Compuware’s Topaz enables IT professionals to discover, visualize and work with both mainframe and non-mainframe data in an intuitive manner. The company, which historically has focused on mainframe software, created […]

Supply Chain Carols for Online Shopping for the Holiday Season by Darryl K. Taft I’m Afraid of a White Christmas A white Christmas may sound charming if you’re cozy inside with a cup of cocoa, but if you’re working to make holiday deliveries happen, snow can be a dreaded event. Inclement weather in one region […]

IBM announced it has simplified its cloud computing contracts to make it easier for customers to enter into cloud services agreements by creating a standard, two-page form to replace longer, more complex contracts that typically required long negotiations and reviews before a deal was signed. Big Blue said its cloud competitors require customers to review […]

How Poor Collaboration Threatens Security, Profits, Productivity By Darryl K. Taft File Integrity and Data Latency When one employee is editing a document that’s currently being used by another team member across the globe—and there’s no real-time collaboration technology in place—file integrity and data latency become real concerns. Employees risk overwriting each other’s work and […]

IBM announced it is closing out the year with a broad expansion of its global cloud computing network to 40 cloud centers with 12 new locations serving a growing roster of enterprise customers looking to move to hybrid cloud computing. Big Blue said it will reach customers in these 12 new locations, including IBM Cloud […]

Rally Software, a provider of enterprise software development tools, services and Agile solutions, announced that it will provide funding, tools, and expertise to Code for America to help enable citizen developers. As part of their new strategic relationship with Code for America, Rally will help empower the Brigade program, which mobilizes a network of volunteers […]

IBM Power Systems Help Manage Big Data Needs by Darryl K. Taft Servicing the Cloud French cloud service provider OVH was looking to provide a public cloud service that could meet the needs of its 700,000 clients worldwide. OVH turned to IBM Power Systems for the release of its new cloud service, RunAbove, which is […]

IBM announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is using Big Blue’s Watson cognitive computing technology to help veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The VA is building a Clinical Reasoning System using IBM Watson that will assist physicians and accelerate the process of evidence-based medical decision making. With this multiyear contract, the […]