Storage Misalignment has been a performance issue that has been around for a long time. It can contribute to as much as a 30% loss in performance is not resolved. It has always been a consideration in the physical environments...
Read More »IBM’s acquisition of Texas Memory Systems is the latest salvo in the battle of heavyweights as companies position themselves to offer primary storage based on solid-state technology. It’s important for IT professionals to understand that solid-state technology is used in...
Read More »IBM's Watson debuted for a national prime time TV audience last night on CBS' Jeopardy. Well, to be accurate, his avatar glowed behind his center-stage podium. He did however have a real button to push when he was ready to...
Read More »In a surprise move, IBM is acquiring a business analytics vendor named Netezza. I say "surprise" first because few in my line of work saw this one coming (IBM already has products in this space. Why buy another?), and second...
Read More »By now you've surely seen at least one of the IBM "Let's Build a Smarter Planet" TV ads. I like them. They talk about computing possibilities that are truly big-picture. I also believe in the message that IBM is fundamentally...
Read More »There's been a general outcry lately about how vendor marketing organizations are abusing the cloud by force-fitting many new and existing products into the cloud computing mold. Still, some cloud-like things actually do fit without the aid of a crow...
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