Darryl K. Taft

Five Trends That Will Drive Data Storage in 2015 by Darryl K. Taft Hyper-Scalability Will Be a Growing Priority Increasing data storage server-by-server is no longer an option for IT teams. Data is king, and the ability to store data for long-term utilization will give organizations a competitive edge. For IT managers, the key will […]

IBM has added new solutions to its Mobility Services portfolio to help enterprises drive workforce productivity. The new offerings include an analytics solution that gives global businesses the tools needed to fine tune their mobile initiatives. IBM also announced a new desktop-as-a-service offering that brings all the capabilities of a desktop to mobile devices in […]

IBM recently announced that it has patented the design for a data privacy engine that can help businesses protect personal data as it is transferred between countries, including across private clouds. IBM’s new patented Data Privacy Engine invention, U.S. Patent #8,695,101, enables enterprises to aggregate international and organizational requirements for data transfers and apply them […]

IBM announced i2 COPLINK Everywhere, a MobileFirst application that securely delivers access to police data to officers, analysts, and commanders when they are in the field. The new offering is an expansion of IBM’s i2 COPLINK portfolio, which also includes office and patrol car applications. i2 COPLINK Everywhere is designed to help law enforcement organizations […]

Five Steps to PCI DSS Compliance by Darryl K. Taft Overcome the Culture of Undocumented Changes Tracking changes is a tedious process, but it’s essential for avoiding a data breach that could ruin the financial quarter for an organization. Documentation is important because an organization can’t protect what it doesn’t know is there. Without complete […]

Splice Machine, a provider of big data infrastructure solutions, has announced the general availability of its Hadoop relational database management system (RDBMS). The Splice Machine Hadoop RDBMS is a real-time relational database for operational applications that the company says is a viable replacement for Oracle and MySQL databases that are facing cost or scaling issues. […]

IBM has announced Verse, its new enterprise email solution that brings together Big Blue’s cloud, analytics, social and security technologies in a slick collaborative environment. IBM is delivering Verse as a freemium social collaboration offering that uses built-in analytics to give users a new way to converse, find the right people and information fast and […]

How to Bridge the Gap Between IT and Legal Departments by Darryl K. Taft Establish a Document Retention Policy Throughout litigation, data retention policies are closely reviewed to ensure companies are complying with regulations. Work with a legal expert in your field to create an air-tight policy, mandating what data should be maintained or destroyed […]

IBM announced that it is expanding the scope of its P-TECH technology schools education to include schools across the country. Indeed, Big Blue’s Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) that began in Brooklyn, NY, a few years ago is now spreading to nearly 40 schools around the nation and could grow to an […]

As Microsoft continues to set into motion efforts to open-source significant portions of its .NET development stack, the .NET Foundation is moving in lock step and is adding a new governance model along with a number of new project contributions. The foundation announced that in addition to the .NET Foundation board of directors, an advisory […]