Darryl K. Taft

IBM announced advancements in its Watson cognitive computing capability, moving beyond analyzing data for known answers in record speeds to providing supporting evidence to back up those answers and prompt new questions. The new capability helps researchers accelerate scientific breakthroughs by simplifying the complexities and revealing the connections in massive amounts of data, said Rob […]

AppsFreedom, a maker of software tools for non-programmers, has released a new version of its no-coding tool for building business apps. AppsFreedom 4.0 empowers citizen developers to create applications and fortify shadow IT initiatives where stakeholders of various skills and positions are participating in building systems that move the enterprise forward. “AppsFreedom 4.0 is the […]

IBM made a series of cloud-related announcements involving its SoftLayer cloud infrastructure, including the opening of Big Blue’s first SoftLayer data center in Australia. IBM said SoftLayer plans to launch its first Australian data center in Melbourne in September. It will be the latest of 15 new data centers that IBM plans to open as […]

Skyfence, a provider of tools for automating visibility and control over cloud apps, has announced a free version of its Skyfence Cloud Discovery technology that enables users to instantly assess authorized and unauthorized cloud app usage. Skyfence provides users with an inventory of all Software as a Service (SaaS) applications and services along with risk […]

IBM announced a series of recent moves that indicate the company is intent on making further inroads into the growing market for big data and cloud computing technology in China. On August 25, IBM and Inspur announced a commitment to make big data, analytics and transaction processing solutions available to customers and independent software vendors […]

IBM announced that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is using its novel System z mainframe technology in a system that provides continuous availability and disaster recovery to ensure that key business apps remain up and running at all times. ICBC’s big iron computing solution, known as IBM Mainframe Active-Active, provides near-continuous availability […]

IBM announced a series of customer engagements in the big data, analytics and cloud arenas that signify the company’s commitment to take its cloud strategy global. For instance, IBM announced that Ujjivan Financial Services, a microfinance company in Bangalore, India, has selected IBM’s private cloud resilience services to ensure continuous business operations for its clients’ […]

Six Ways Enterprises Are Using Analytics to Improve Business by Darryl K. Taft Improving the Customer Experience In probably one of the most popular uses today, predictive models deliver product recommendations or trigger proactive customer care and retention, so brands can engage with customers in a highly relevant, timely fashion. Think about that last movie, […]

CA Technologies and Wipro announced that they have expanded their strategic partnership to jointly deliver new testing solutions for DevOps. CA is a provider of IT management solutions, and Wipro is a Bangalore, India-based provider of IT, consulting and business process services. Their expanded partnership will enable Wipro to leverage CA’s portfolio of technologies, including […]

Five Places You Didn’t Think You’d Find Supercomputers by Darryl K. Taft The Bitcoin Marketplace Ever thought of supercomputing as a get-rich-quick strategy? Computer geeks do. It turns out that supercomputing processes are perfect for mining for Bitcoin. The mining community is now using dedicated mining machines, built purely to mitigate Bitcoin hash-rate problems. Supercomputers […]