The Ghost of SCO Dogs IBM Again
Like Carrie, whose hand emerged from the grave to grab Sue by the ankle in Sue’s nightmare, SCO has reemerged from its grave to revive its lawsuit against IBM, 10 years after the case was first filed....
View ArticleIBM’s Smart CSL Buy
Over the past three-plus decades, it’s hard to think of a business computing-related technology that’s driven more fundamental value than virtualization, and it’s for a very simple reason: Since...
View ArticleIBM, Google, Nvidia and Pals Launch OpenPower
No matter how important or well intentioned, technology industry press releases are seldom entirely free of hyperbole. So in parsing any announcement, it’s good to keep an eye on 1) what is being done;...
View ArticleNine of the best examples of content marketing from 2013
While there has been a slight backlash around content marketing, I think mainly due to the hype, brands in general have upped their game this year, and there are some great examples around. i’ve asked...
View ArticleIBM’s Insights 2013 and ‘Restless Reinvention’
For IT industry analysts, autumn is a migratory time filled with trips to vendor conferences and summits. While their forms and locations tend to differ, most vendors use the time to delineate how...
View ArticleIBM Puts Its Faith in Watson
Pardon the pun, but there’s nothing elementary about IBM’s Watson Business Unit. IBM’s Watson initiative takes cognitive computing to the head of the class. IBM last week announced it was committing $1...
View ArticleIBM Deal Propels Lenovo Into Enterprise Hardware Game
Lenovo has struck a deal to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. The deal, jointly announced Thursday, covers System x; BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches; x86-based Flex integrated...
View ArticleFor IBM and Lenovo, System x Marks the Sweet Spot
In case you missed last week’s announcement that Lenovo would be acquiring IBM’s System x x86 server business, here are some of the details: Lenovo is acquiring IBM’s x86 server hardware business for...
View ArticleIBM, Lenovo Deal Is All About Winning
Lenovo Group’s $2.3 billion deal to purchase IBM’s low-end, commodity x86 Server portfolios, related resources and operations is an all-around win for everyone involved. The sale of the IBM x86 servers...
View ArticleImportance of a System
I was having dinner the other night with friends, telling them about some of the ideas in my book, Solve for the Customer. One of my friends was interested in my emphasis on process and my belief that...
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