New IBM PureData Systems help clients harness data for critical insights
Well it's Tuesday, and you know what that means! IBM Announcements! Actually, it is Wednesday, but I started writing this post yesterday, and had to do some additional research to finish. This week,...
View ArticleUpcoming Webcasts for Smarter Storage
We have some exciting webcasts in the upcoming weeks!Smarter Enterprises Need Smarter Storage In this [InformationWeek webcast], my IBM colleague Allen Marin will present a brief overview of IBM...
View ArticleIBM announces new Storage for Small and Medium Size Business workloads
Well, it's Tuesday again, and you know what that means! IBM Announcements! Today also happens to be [Election Day] in the United States, and some have questioned IBM's logic of making major storage...
View ArticleFive Gift Ideas for Cyber Monday
I hope all of my American readers had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! The day after Thanksgiving is "Black Friday", the unofficial starting data for shopping for upcoming holiday presents and...
View ArticleMark Your Calendars - IBM Storage Events for 2013
Mark your calednars! The dates are now official for IBM storage-related events in 2013. I know many of you plan your travel budgets early in the year, so I hope this will help you plan accordingly....
View ArticleEnterprise Systems are Security-Ready
My October blog post [New IBM PureData Systems help clients harness data for critical insights] included a video on Enterprise Systems being "Data Ready" for analytics. That was the first of a series...
View ArticleFull Disk Encryption for Your Laptop
I had an interesting query about my last blog post [Enterprise Systems are Security-Ready], basically asking me what I decided to do for Full-Disk Encryption (FDE) for my laptop. Earlier this year,...
View ArticleOn the Future of Hyperconnectivity
Wrapping up this week's theme on the future, fellow blogger David Spark has a great post on his SparkMinute blog titled [20 Brilliant Minds on the future of Hyperconnectivity]. (What does this have to...
View ArticleSTORSever Enterprise Backup Appliances based on IBM hardware and Tivoli...
Recently, I spoke with Jarrett Potts, my long-time friend and former IBM colleague, who now works as Director of Strategic Marketing over at STORServer. If you have never heard of STORServer, it is a...
View ArticleIBM Announces SmartCloud Storage
Well, it was Tuesday again, and we had quite a lot of announcements here at IBM this week! Over 1,800 clients attended the [Live February 5 webcast]! The announcements were all part of IBM's SmartCloud...
View ArticleDid You Miss IBM Pulse 2013?
Did you miss IBM Pulse 2013 this week? I wasn't there either, having scheduled visits with clients in Washington DC this week, only to have those meetings cancelled due to the [U.S. sequestration...
View ArticleMy Presentations at the Belgium IT Security and Storage Expo
Continuing my coverage of the IT Security and Storage Expo in Brussels, Belgium, here is my post on the presentations I gave during the week. There were four presentations each day. Of the five rooms,...
View ArticleStorage Solutions at the IBM and I.R.I.S.-ICT Booth for the Belgium IT...
Continuing my coverage of the IT Security and Storage Expo in Brussels, Belgium, we had some great storage solutions on display at the IBM and I.R.I.S-ICT booth. Here my IBM colleague Tom Provost is...
View ArticleMeet the Experts Reception at the Belgium IT Security and Storage Expo
Continuing my coverage of the IT Security and Storage Expo in Brussels, Belgium, we had a nice reception Wednesday evening. Clara handed out Ceasar Chicken salads. Joelle handed out small rolled up...
View ArticleIBM, I.R.I.S.-ICT, Belgium, Storage, Expo, System x, Ans America, DFSMS,...
Wrapping up my coverage of the 2013 IT Security and Storage Expo in Belgium, I noticed some interesting things in the other booths. The EMC booth had a whiteboard so that clients could do some...
View ArticleFacing Your Fears about Storage Efficiency
It seems I have been on the road non-stop for the past nine weeks! On my flights, I often find myself sitting next to a young adult who is flying for the first time. Many of these young adults formed...
View ArticleWhat to Expect at the Security BOF at IBM Edge 2013
Are you going to Edge 2013 in Las Vegas? One of the key topic areas is Information Security. Here is an example 4-minute video [Hedging your bets: Security and Privacy]:(Please visit the site to view...
View ArticleOn the Future of Hyperconnectivity
Wrapping up this week’s theme on the future, fellow blogger David Spark has a great post on his SparkMinute blog titled [20 Brilliant Minds on the future of Hyperconnectivity]. (What does this have to...
View ArticleSTORSever Enterprise Backup Appliances based on IBM hardware and Tivoli...
Recently, I spoke with Jarrett Potts, my long-time friend and former IBM colleague, who now works as Director of Strategic Marketing over at STORServer. If you have never heard of STORServer, it is a...
View ArticleIBM Announces SmartCloud Storage
Well, it was Tuesday again, and we had quite a lot of announcements here at IBM this week! Over 1,800 clients attended the [Live February 5 webcast]! The announcements were all part of IBM’s SmartCloud...
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