5 Things to Know about the IBM Redbooks Digital Badge Program
IBM credentials are recognized, respected and valued globally in the IT industry, but communicating your credentials in today’s ever-expanding online marketplace can be challenging. IBM has established this opportunity so you may easily and quickly share verified proof of your achievement wherever and whenever you choose. Where applicable, your IBM credentials will be represented by a digital image that contains verified metadata describing your qualifications and the rigorous process... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know About IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS
Digital technologies and increasing demands on resources are continuing to disrupt IT environments and changing how IT teams must operate. To manage this disruptive environment, IT organizations must work smarter and employ tools and services that make it easier to manage their IT assets, improving support for their IT personnel. IBM® Service Management Suite for z/OS® (SMSz) offers a single point of control for systems management functions, such as visibility... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know About IBM ECM integration with Box
Roger Welch is a senior consultant with the World Wide Center of Competency Analytics group. Roger mentors IBMers, business partners, and clients with architecture, implementations, and health assessments of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions. He has over 15 year experiences in capture and workflow technologies and has delivered broad ECM solutions for multiple business industries across the globe. IBM and Box have partnered to extend the... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things To Know About the Power of the API Economy
In my long career in the IT industry I’ve been involved with architectures and technologies such as SOA working with clients to create flexible applications that enable companies to respond to rapidly changing markets. In the last few years a new era of IT computing powered by the API Economy has emerged. It allows companies to reimagine their business processes, customer experience, and introduce innovations in new products and services. In this blog post I share with you five... [Continue Reading]
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5 Reasons why you should register for Bluemix
IBM Redbooks and IBM Bluemix recently just announced a new partnership hub. So, you've heard about IBM Bluemix and wondering how you can give it a try it and more importantly, is it worth it. The answer is, it is very easy to register for Bluemix and it's worth it! Let's see why: Register for Bluemix at no charge. Keep your credit card in your wallet! First of all, there is nothing to lose, because Bluemix is free to start! Go to... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things To Know About SoftLayer
SoftLayer is the largest provider of dedicated hosting in the world. They combine "bare metal" servers and Infrastructure-as-a-Service virtual servers for hire, built on their extensive hardware and network infrastructure. And all of this can be managed remotely through a cloud environment. In June 2013 IBM announced they would be acquiring SoftLayer. But what exactly is a bare metal server or a virtual server, and how can you use them? Here, then, are 5 things to know about... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things To Know About IBM Worklight Application Center
If you use mobile apps in your enterprise, then you'll need a way to manage the distribution of those applications. That's where IBM Worklight Application Center comes in. Here are 5 things to know: 1. It's part of a mobile application platform IBM Worklight is an application platform designed to help you develop, deploy, and manage mobile applications. Worklight Application Center is only one component of that platform. Other components include Worklight Studio (an Eclipse... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know about IBM High-Performance Computing Solutions
The new intelligent resource and workload management software, called IBM Spectrum Computing , is designed to make it easier for organizations to extract fullvalue from data to accelerate performance-intensive analytics or machine learning. This technology can be used across industries to help sequence genomes for improved cancer treatment, or for engineers to design a championship-winning Formula One race car or bankers to personalize financial services to attract new customers. The... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know about IBM DataWorks
Data is continuing to grow at an overwhelming fast rate, by 2017 data is projected to grow by 800%. Data seems to be everywhere except where it is needed and when it is needed. Accessing the right data is not only an IT problem. Consumers are becoming more independent and want to be empowered all the time with the data they need and when they need it. Today, there is a bottleneck and a delay in getting to information. For example, if a business analyst wants to create a business report, analysts... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know about VersaStack by IBM and Cisco
Dynamic organizations want to accelerate growth while reducing costs. To do so, they must speed the deployment of business applications and adapt quickly to any changes in priorities. Organizations today require IT infrastructure to be easy, efficient, and versatile. The VersaStack solution combines the innovation of Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with the efficiency of the IBM Storwize® storage system. The Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure includes the Cisco Unified Computing... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know about the technology behind IBM's latest Power Systems servers
IBM Distinguished Engineer and Academy of Technology member Brad Brech on POWER8. POWER8 represents a new approach by IBM to meet the needs of an expanded set of clients. The following is a list of how Power Systems and POWER8 development are meeting those needs. 1. The Power Systems business is preparing for the future During the development of POWER8, the development team went beyond looking at traditional applications and asked itself what applications will there be in the... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know about WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty profile provides a simplified and lightweight application-serving environment while still providing enterprise qualities of service including security and transaction integrity. 1. Delivering service quickly with the Liberty profile Though the Liberty profile is optimized for development purposes, it is supported for use in both development and production environments. The Liberty profile provides: dynamic application and configuration... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know About a Data Reservoir
This post is contributed by Mandy Chessell - IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor and member of the IBM Academy of Technology. Her current role is the Chief Architect for Information Solutions in the IBM Analytics Group CTO office. The related IBM Redbooks publication to this blog post is Designing and Operating a Data Reservoir . For an organization to be agile, in a sustainable, repeatable manner, it must have an agile, automated and sustainable... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know About the Hottest Emerging Trends in IT
What’s the next big thing in technology? Chances are, the answer you get will depend on who you ask. A developer, an engineer, and an executive will likely all give different answers. So how to tell where the biggest business opportunities are in the next 1-2 years? That’s a question that the IBM Academy of Technology can help answer. Their annual survey (described here:... [Continue Reading]
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5 Things to Know About MQTT – The Protocol for Internet of Things
The term Internet of Things (IoT) is used to describe the practice of connecting devices through the use of the Internet. The IoT is already connecting computing devices, appliances, humans and other living beings through the Internet. Accumulating data and knowledge through these Things would improve a vast array of items and experiences throughout the world. The IoT is made of events and signals of many different kinds and require a standardized mode of communication. In a report published by... [Continue Reading]
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