IT is heading towards being something more akin to a utility service, transformed by OpenStack’s open standardised cloud architecture, which will improve interoperability and render vendor lock-in a thing of the past.
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UAE to open region’s first AI summer camp
UAE students will soon be able to attend an artificial intelligence-focused summer camp following Minister of State for Artifical Intelligence Omar bin Sultan Al Olama's announcement that the government is collaborating with number of leading national and international technology and education companies in the private sector to open such programme in the country.0 5009
Vintage tech: Punch cards
This month’s Vintage Tech features an object that we’re sure still gives many CIO’s nightmares, and others fond nostalgia.
IBM launches LinuxONE
During LinuxCon, IBM announced the launch of LinuxONE, which the company describes as the most secure server line in the industry.
IBM continues to expand cloud technology patent portfolio
According to an IBM tally released recently, the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued more than 1,200 patents to IBM related to cloud technologies during the past 18 months, with 400 of those issued so far in 2015.
IBM reports drop in Q2 sales
IBM has reported another quarter of declining revenue and profit. Revenue for its second quarter was $20.8 billion, down from $24 billion a year earlier, IBM announced recently.
IBM to offer Watson to Africa and the Middle East
IBM has recently partnered with Abu Dhabi company, Mubadala, to offer its Watson-based data analysis services to the Middle East and North Africa.
IBM, Box sign cloud technologies partnership
IBM and online storage firm Box have recently formed a wide-ranging cloud technologies partnership.
IBM unveils industry-specific predictive analytics services
IBM has recently debuted 20 new behaviour-based predictive analytics solutions tailored to address 12 industries and use cases within those industries.
IDC reveals most favoured software vendors by enterprise customers
A recent report which was jointly prepared by IDC and Flexera, reveals that organisations form deep-seated opinions about software vendors based on a wide spectrum of criteria – factors that vendors should take note and be aware of as they develop, launch and support their products.
IBM brings OpenStack to its SoftLayer cloud
IBM has recently launched IBM Cloud OpenStack Services, which allows customers to run OpenStack jobs both in-house and in the IBM SoftLayer cloud, with minimal headache moving applications back and forth.