Darryl K. Taft

Seven Reasons Why Zend Z-Ray Is Winning Favor With PHP Developers by Darryl K. Taft Page Requests You can inspect the requests sent from your page to the Web server, and view their response, method, path and the time they took. You also get an indication of issues that may have occurred during their execution. […]

IBM has ranked highly in recent analyst reports on mobile application development and software-defined storage platforms. Earlier this week, Gartner positioned IBM as a leader in the research 2014 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Application Development Platforms. For the report, Gartner evaluated the IBM MobileFirst application development portfolio that includes a range of tools for developers […]

IBM and AT&T announced an agreement to extend IBM’s cloud services to AT&T private networks. The companies unveiled plans to extend AT&T NetBond services to the IBM SoftLayer platform for stronger security and performance. This extension of the IBM and AT&T alliance will allow businesses to easily create hybrid-computing solutions. Customers of the new service […]

10 Ways to Hire Top-Notch DevOps Engineers by Darryl K. Taft Hire for Adaptability Cloud computing is progressing at such a high velocity that we concentrate less on the sum of specific skills and more on the ability to understand and embrace new trends. Hire for Foresight In a fast-growing startup or a new public […]

Adobe has brought its widely used EchoSign e-signature service to Android, enabling electronic signatures to go more broadly mobile. This move enables Android users to send, sign, track and manage contracts and agreements right from their Android devices. The Adobe EchoSign for Android app is now available for download in the Google Play Store. The […]

IBM today launched Watson Analytics, a new cloud service that takes the power of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology along with Big Blue’s predictive analytics capabilities and puts them in the hands of business users. Watson Analytics will be available for beta test users within 30 days, and available to all IBM business clients with […]

Five Reasons to Use the Private Cloud for Collaboration Apps by Darryl K. Taft Store Sensitive Information For many industries, a leading concern with public cloud services is often related to security. Hosting any sensitive business data in a public cloud raises concerns about lost data and the growing number of cyber-attacks. In a private […]

IBM announced that the state of Connecticut has opened its first school based on the IBM Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) model in Norwalk to train future IT workers. In a recent ceremony, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy cut the ribbon at the state’s inaugural IBM-affiliated Norwalk Early College Academy (NECA). The […]

How IBM Helps Drive Public Safety With Big Data by Darryl K. Taft The Durham, N.C., Police Department The Durham police department has an Analytical Services department. Using IBM analytics technology, the department has reduced the amount of violent crime in a two-square-mile region of the city by more than 50 percent during a four-year […]

Software application and database development toolmaker Embarcadero Technologies has announced its new technology strategy for developers to build a new breed of connected apps for the burgeoning Internet of things (IoT) market. Embarcadero’s strategy for IoT is to focus on four key areas of interconnection: mobile and desktop devices, gadgets, cloud services and data. The […]