Smarter Planet for developers and IT professionals

Why get smarter?

Because we can: the technology is both available and affordable. Because we must: the shocks we've seen to so many systems show that the current approaches aren't sustainable. And because we want to. IBM is starting a conversation with the world because we think now is the time to make these changes for the better.

Cloud Computing is an emerging style of Information Technology infrastructure designed for rapid delivery of computing resources.

Social networking has changed the way people interact outside and inside the workplace. Adding personalization, participation, and collaboration features can exponentially increase the value of your IT solutions. .

My developerWorks is a professional network and knowledge base that connects developers, IT professionals, academics and students around the world, provides career building recognition, and maximizes your productivity through easy to find, targeted technical resources.

My developerWorks is for you! Because you matter: your network, your career, and your productivity.

In a world that is increasingly connected, a 'smart systems' intelligent approach to offerings, processes, and infrastructures can be the key to solving issues related to energy, the environment and sustainability.

Capture and analyze information to make more intelligent choices. Information used to be a river, flowing in one predictable direction with a visible source. Today, it's an ocean of data, constantly expanding its shores. Nearly 15 petabytes of data are created every day - eight times more than the information in all the libraries in the U.S.

Tackle the challenge with XML knowledge to help sift through massive amounts of data, extract information and transform it into actionable knowledge.