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Bringing next generation computing to the next generation of computing experts
Academic initiatives, Cloud computing, High-performance computing
When people use a technology firsthand, it makes the path to a career in that field a plan instead of just a dream. How, then, do you give access to an IBM Systems supercomputer like Summit to university students and researchers? Hardware access might be available on the cloud, using the IBM Q Experience platform ...read more
Top IBM Power Systems myths: “IBM AIX is dead and Unix isn’t relevant in today’s market” (part 1)
IBM Systems Lab Services, Power servers, Power Systems
Given the focus on cloud, Linux, AI, blockchain and other headline-grabbing topics today — plus IBM’s recent acquisition of Red Hat — it’s important to dispel the myth that IBM AIX and Unix are no longer relevant. When a technology isn’t front-page news every day, especially if that technology is older, the tech media circuit ...read more
Building leadership skills to ensure your IT project’s success
Academic initiatives, IBM Systems Lab Services, Services
IBM Systems Technical University (TechU), as the name implies, offers a multitude of technical learning paths and sessions. No surprise there. However, you might be surprised to learn that many TechU events also offer an IT Leadership and Professional Development track with leadership sessions covering topics like governance, experience-based design and consultative selling. So, why ...read more
Seven ways IBM PowerVC can make IT operations more nimble
AI, IBM Systems Lab Services, Power Systems
Every day, organizations face the task of managing their IBM Power Systems infrastructure and virtualization. Operations teams always have to be on their toes to keep up with the ever-increasing demands of logical partition (LPAR) deployments, decommissions, storage volume management, SAN zoning, managing standardized OS image catalogues and whatnot. But how can you manage these ...read more
Gender equality in STEM: Why men must pledge solidarity
Academic initiatives, IBM Systems Lab Services, Service providers
I’ve always been puzzled by occupational gender inequality. From a very young age, as I was trying to understand how the world worked, it didn’t make sense to me that we separated jobs for men and jobs for women. When we all studied together in elementary and high school, I saw just as many smart ...read more
Top IBM Power Systems myths: “x86 public cloud beats Power cloud solutions on cost”
IBM Systems Lab Services, Power servers, Power Systems
Since I started the “Power myths” blog series in 2018, a lot has happened to enhance an already strong cloud strategy for IBM Power Systems, including the recent announcement that IBM POWER9 servers running AIX and IBM i are now available “as-a service” on IBM Cloud. Clients have responded to Power’s cloud strategy very positively, ...read more
Protection against malware: IBM AIX has your back
IBM Systems Lab Services, Power Systems, Security
“How can we protect our IBM AIX systems from malware attacks?” As a cyber security consultant, I come across this question more than any other when it comes to securing servers running IBM AIX. Most security breaches today are based on malware attacks, especially in banking sector. The infamous FASTCash malware has infected many banks’ ...read more
Workplace gender equality: It’s everyone’s responsibility
Academic initiatives, IBM Systems Lab Services, Service providers
This year, IBM launched the Be Equal campaign and released a corresponding IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) study on the current state of workplace gender equality. The IBV study found that amongst respondents: Seventy-nine percent of organizations globally haven’t fully prioritized gender-balanced leadership. Organizations that prioritize achieving gender equality in their leadership outperform their ...read more
Where to find unrivaled IBM i performance expertise
IBM Systems Lab Services, Modern data platforms, Power Systems
You have options when it comes to getting help with a performance problem on IBM i. If it’s an IBM product issue, you turn to IBM Support. But who else can provide comprehensive support that includes access to all of IBM’s resources for difficult problems? IBM Systems Lab Services. Beyond support problems, IBM Systems Lab ...read more
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