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The Agile transformation content area seeks and publishes technical content that:
Makes or proves a business case for Agile
transformation
Offers advice or a
scenario about when to introduce tools to
support your agile projects
Describes how
to effectively run a distributed agile team or
team of teams
The AIX and UNIX content area welcomes proposals for articles aimed at developers and system administrators. We particularly want to cover the topics below, but proposals on other topics are welcome:
PowerHA (High Availability solutions for AIX
and UNIX)
Performance
Tuning
File systems
Security
Communication
System/network
integration
Development tools
Porting and migration
Installation
Application development
System
administration
DB2 and WebSphere for AIX
developers
The Big data site welcomes proposals for technical articles for data architects and developers, as well as how-to videos and demos, that are not available in existing product documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other articles.
Featured products of interest include:
IBM InfoSphere BigInsights
IBM InfoSphere Streams
IBM InfoSphere Data Explorer
IBM PureData System
IBM InfoSphere Warehouse
Topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
Hadoop
Stream computing
Text analytics
Machine analytics
Data warehousing
NoSQL
Developing analytic applications with the toolkits and IDEs available in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights and IBM InfoSphere Streams
Using the accelerators available in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights and InfoSphere Streams (for machine analytics, social data analytics, telecommunications data analytics)
Patterns and best practices for big data and analytic applications
The Business analytics content area welcomes proposals for technical articles and how-to videos covering current versions of IBM's comprehensive, unified portfolio of business analytics software and an array of open source analytics technologies. We seek high-quality content that is not available in existing product documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other articles.
Featured products of interest include:
IBM Cognos products
IBM SPSS
products
IBM OpenPages products
IBM
Algorithmics products
IBM Clarity
products
Featured topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
Data mining
Predictive analytics
Social
analytics
Customer analytics
Risk
analytics
Hadoop
BIRT (Business
Intelligence and Reporting Tools)
Predictive Model Markup Language
Business intelligence
Business
performance management
Content on new
features in the latest releases of IBM
business analytics products
Best
practices
Migration from non-IBM products
Hints and tips based on real experience
Using open source analytics technologies
with IBM business analytics products
Using IBM business analytics products to
solve specific business problems
Content
that shows how to integrate products
The topics listed above are a sampling of our areas of interests, and are not intended to be all-inclusive. We encourage you to submit your topic ideas for consideration.
The Business process management content area
publishes information for developers and
business users of IBM BPM products. We are
interested in information that is not already
available in existing product information
centers, IBM Redbooks, or articles. Following
are some of the types of topics we're
interested in:
End-to-end
BPM scenarios using one or more IBM
BPM products
Real-world BPM
solutions showing how IBM BPM
products can be used or have been used in to
improve business
agility
How-to articles on
IBM BPM products or technologies,
including IBM Business Manager, WebSphere
Operational Decision Manager, IBM Blueworks
Live, and IBM Business Monitor
Robust business
solutions using BPM products working
with other IBM products or third-party
products
Real-world
solutions or workarounds to customer
problems found in the
field
Explanations of how to
use important new functions or
innovations in BPM products that are not
available elsewhere
The Cloud computing content area welcomes
proposals for technical articles aimed at
cloud application developers and system
administrators. We seek high-quality content
that is not available in product
documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other
articles. We are interested in the following
topics, but proposals on other topics are
welcome:
Cloud Interoperability
Cloud security
Cloud standards
Cloud and Big data
Cloud and mobile
Cloud DevOps
Cloud management
Cloud monitoring, troubleshooting, and
failure recovery
Cloud app debugging and
performance analysis
Multi-tenancy and
related issues such as performance isolation
Enterprise Application integration with
the cloud
IBM PureSystems, the
cloud-based trial and pattern development kit
for developers
The Commerce content area welcomes proposals
for articles, as well as how-to
videos, focused on
these topics:
Best practices
for performance tuning and high availability deployment
Software initiatives such as IBM Smarter Planet, IBM Smarter Commerce,
social networking, and cloud computing
Commerce as a Service,
Software as a Service, and other Network solutions
How Commerce products interoperate with other
Commerce products or with other IBM
products,
including Information management, Rational, and Lotus
How Commerce products integrate
with non-IBM products such as SAP or Oracle,
or open-source products such as JBoss or Apache Ant
Solutions or workarounds to Commerce customer problems
that are currently occurring in the field
The IBM i content area welcomes proposals for articles aimed at developers and system administrators. We particularly want to cover the topics below, but proposals on other topics are welcome:
Security
System
administration
Application development
Development tools
Availability and
recovery
The Industries content area contains technical information about IT solutions for these industries:
Aerospace and defense
Automotive
Banking
Chemicals and petroleum
Computer services
Consumer products
Education
Electronics
Energy
and utilities
Financial markets
Government
Healthcare
Industrial products
Insurance
Life sciences
Media and entertainment
Professional services
Retail
Telecommunications
Travel and
transportation
We want in-depth, hands-on articles that show how to implement solutions, or parts of solutions, for an operational area within an industry, such as the banking front office, healthcare clinic administration, or oil industry asset management. The best articles lead the reader to a working prototype and provide code samples for download. The working prototypes for these articles should use IBM products or open-source tooling and products.
Articles may also address:
How to use industry schemas based on open
standards
How to integrate devices
typically used within an industry
Advice
from developers or users on best
practices for solution design, tips for
implementing a solution, or lessons learned
from past implementations
What industry
data models are and how to use them
How
to develop solutions that meet security,
regulatory, performance, or environmental
requirements
Developers who have implemented an IBM solution, or customers using one, may also consider the following topics:
Best practices, design and architecture,
configuration tips, performance tuning, and
installation experiences for IBM solutions
Introductions to the IBM
solutions that contain technical
implementation and usage information for
developers and administrators
We will also consider ideas for other topics that relate to IT solutions for an industry.
The Information management content area publishes technical articles and tutorials on current versions of the IBM Information management portfolio of products. We publish material that is not available in existing product documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other articles. We are interested in practical, how-to articles that help readers use the Information management portfolio of products effectively to solve business problems and to implement information on demand in their businesses. We are particularly interested in scenario-based content that enables the reader to see how a specific solution might apply.
Some of the products featured:
IBM Data Servers:
DB2, Informix, U2,
solidDB, IMS
Integrated data management:
Optim, Data Studio
InfoSphere:
InfoSphere
Information Server, Information Analyzer,
Business Glossary,
InfoSphere
Warehouse, InfoSphere Master Data Management
Server,
InfoSphere
MashupHub, InfoSphere Data Architect,
InfoSphere
Federation Server, InfoSphere Change Data
Capture,
InfoSphere
Traceability Server
Enterprise Content
Management:
FileNet,
IBM Content Manager, OmniFind, Classification
Module,
Content
Integrator
Cognos
Examples of popular topics:
Content on new features in the latest
releases
Best practices
Migration
from non-IBM products
Developing web
services and web applications with these
products
Using development tools,
especially Optim and Rational
Performance
hints and tips based on real experience
Using Information management products to
solve business integration problems
Content that shows how to integrate
products
Using Java or open source
interfaces with the Information management
products
Using current technologies such
as XML with Information management products
The Java technology content area welcomes content proposals on programming techniques and concepts you've applied in your day-to-day work using Java technology. Please browse the Java content area or use the search to ensure you aren't submitting ideas on content already covered. We're always looking specifically for practical, hands-on content in the following topic areas:
Java-based open source projects
Unique and proven
applications
Performance management
Design
Testing and testing tools
New or poorly understood APIs and JSRs
Enterprise development
The Linux content area is looking for developer-oriented articles on technologies and standards that pertain directly to administering or programming for Linux systems. We are particularly looking to cover the topics below, but proposals on other topics are welcome:
Kernel performance
File systems
Linux
security
System/network integration
Clustering
Linux development tools
Application porting
Multiprocessing
and threading
The Lotus content area publishes technical articles and tutorials on current versions of the IBM Lotus and WebSphere Portal portfolio of products. We publish material that is not available in existing product documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other articles.
We are interested in practical, how-to articles that help readers implement and use the IBM Lotus and WebSphere Portal portfolio of products to solve business problems effectively. We are particularly interested in scenario-based content that enables the reader to see how a specific solution might apply.
The Mobile development site welcomes proposals for technical articles for mobile developers, as well as how-to videos and demos, that are not available in existing product documentation, IBM Redbooks, or other articles.
Featured products of interest include:
IBM Worklight
IBM Endpoint
Manager
WebSphere Cast Iron
Rational
solutions for collaborative lifecycle
management
Featured topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:
Mobile application
development (web, native, and hybrid)
Mobile application
infrastructure
Mobile development lifecycle
Collaborative development
Integration of mobile
applications and back-end data
Mobile
enterprise management and security
Mobile
standards and APIs
The Open source content area is the repository for IBM-sponsored open source software projects and is looking for in-depth, hands-on articles that show how these technologies can be implemented. While article proposals on any of the projects listed on the Open source content area are welcome, below are some ideas for Eclipse-based articles as well as several other projects we would like to cover:
Eclipse case studies
Developing Eclipse
plug-ins
Using Eclipse with C++/Java/XML
Developing PHP apps with Eclipse
Developing Geronimo apps with Eclipse
Eclipse tips for VS developers
Eclipse gotchas/tips
Eclipse and
Open source
Enterprise PHP
applications—tutorials
PHP tips,
tools, and techniques
Using Zend Core for
IBM
Developing web services with Apache
Geronimo
Migration to Apache Geronimo
Apache Geronimo and Apache Derby
gotchas/tips
The Rational content area helps Rational users get their software development projects done more quickly and effectively. We are interested in content that helps our technical audience understand and implement Rational products. We are looking for practical, how-to articles and reusable code or project artifacts. We welcome content on all topics related to Rational for any skill level (beginner to advanced).
Topics of interest (in no particular order):
Integration between Rational tools and other
IBM products (for example, Tivoli)
Using RBDe/EGL to accelerate
mainframe application modernization
(transforming mainframe assets into
service-oriented solutions)
Designing and building SOA-based
solutions using Rational's modeling and
development tools
Designing and
building complex systems solutions using
Rational's modeling and development tools
In-depth articles on using a
particular feature of a new product
Deploying and maintaining
applications using Rational products
Migration from non-IBM products
Web services and Rational products
The Security site provides how-to information to help IT security specialists secure their IT operations and to help developers produce secure code. We feature articles, interviews, and guidance from recognized security specialists as well as communities for peers to discuss issues and share their insights with each other. Our content takes an intelligent, evidence-based approach to addressing security issues and provides pragmatic guidance for software developers to help them implement the practices at their own organization.
The Security site covers a wide variety of
topics of interest to IT security
practitioners and software developers focusing
on the following practice areas:
Secure software
development: The engineering
practices throughout the software development
life cycle to ensure delivered software is
free from security
vulnerabilities.
Identity
and access management: The practice
of verifying people's identity and giving
access to the right resources for the right
purposes at the right
time.
Application
security: The practices used
throughout the life cycle of an application to
prevent, detect, and eliminate vulnerabilities
introduced in design, development, deployment,
or maintenance of an
application.
Data
protection: The practices used to
protect information from unauthorized use,
disclosure, modification, or destruction,
including cryptography, obfuscation, and
redaction.
Endpoint
security: The practices used to
enable each device in an IT environment to
protect itself from malicious activity either
from external sources or from within the
device.
Network
security: The practices used to
prevent and monitor unauthorized access to a
network and to prevent disruption to access of
network resources.
The Service management content area welcomes
proposals for technical articles on the following
topics, but proposals on related topics are
welcome:
Asset management
Business service management
Cloud
computing
Data center automation
Energy
management
Mobile/endpoint management
Network
and service assurance
Service and
infrastructure analytics
Service availability
and performance
Smarter Physical
Infrastructure
Storage management
Systems
management
The developerWorks SOA and web services content area publishes content on open technology web services standards, implementations, and software. We seek high-quality, well-written articles for all levels of technical expertise. Our primary focus is on J2EE-based web services, and Service-oriented architecture design and implementation. We're looking for technical overview or how-to articles and tutorials to share with our readers, including unique perspectives and interesting ideas on the following types of topics:
Workflow, business processes
Interoperability
Mobile
applications, remoting, asynchronous
operations
Performance measurement, usage
metering, and Service Level Agreements
Directory services
Security -
Message delivery
Security -
Authentication and authorization
Software
reuse
The Web development content area welcomes content proposals on a range of topics from Web 2.0 to Web security. We are particularly interested in the following topics:
Web application programming techniques in a
variety of languages,
such as Java,
JavaScript, and PHP
Cross-browser and
cross-platform functionality
Web security
Web services
Rich Internet
Application techniques using open standards
and tools
Ajax tools and techniques
"Webifying" applications using open
standards and tools
The WebSphere content area publishes how-to information on current versions of WebSphere products that is not already available in existing product information centers, IBM Redbooks, or articles.
Some general WebSphere topics that we are
interested in:
WebSphere articles involving the
following software initiatives: IBM Smarter
Planet, Web 2.0 and social networking, cloud
computing, and green computing.
How
WebSphere products work with other WebSphere
products or with products from other IBM
brands, including DB2, Lotus, Rational, and
Tivoli.
How WebSphere products work
with non-IBM products such as SAP or Oracle,
or open-source products such as JBoss or
Apache Ant.
Solutions or workarounds
to WebSphere customer problems that are
currently occurring in the field.
Explanations that are not available
elsewhere of how to use important new
functions or innovations in WebSphere
products.
WebSphere "Top 10" lists
with reasons for your choices. For example:
"Top 10 WebSphere MQ performance tips."
Possible categories include technical tips,
tools, articles, problems or techniques to
avoid, and so on. And the number 10 is not a
requirement—could be "Top 5," "Top 15,"
or whatever works.
Some specific topics of interest within the
main WebSphere product areas:
WebSphere Application
Infrastructure:
Migrating from
WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
to
WebSphere Application Server
Innovative ways to
apply WebSphere sMash
WebSphere
Application Server and open standards
CICS, CICS events,
and how CICS works with various WebSphere
products
WebSphere
on System z
WebSphere Application
Integration:
New capabilities in
WebSphere ESB, WebSphere Message Broker,
and
WebSphere MQ that are not yet well documented
Integration of these
three products with each other and with other
WebSphere
products
such as WebSphere Service Registry and
Repository,
WebSphere
TX, and DataPower
WebSphere Adapters
How DataPower works
with other products
Send your ideas for articles, tutorials, and tips on the XML topics listed below. We're eager to publish content for a wide range of skill levels (beginner to expert) on topics like these:
Atom/RSS
XQuery
Semantic Web
XML
use with mobile applications
XForms
E4X
REST and XML
OpenDoc
XHTML
Mashups and XML
Security
and XML