Smarter Computing Blog

Big data and telemedicine help Paul K. survive

Turgut Aslan — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:35:34 +0000

Medical and telecommunication technologies are advancing rapidly and bringing new opportunities for business and for improving quality of life. These changes raise questions about big data, data security and the privacy of sensitive personal information.

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Connected devices are taking over the world

Martin Keen — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:24 +0000

Next time you're home, take a look around and count how many devices you have that can connect to your home wifi. Almost certainly there are phones, laptops, tablets, and probably a desktop computer as well. Collectively, these connected devices are forming the Internet of Things – the internet of the future that smartly integrates billions of devices and processes across industries and global locations.

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South side story: IT integration and reality

Timothy Durniak — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:43 +0000

What if there were a way for the agencies responsible for improving housing and those providing healthcare, counseling, food assistance and job training to communicate? Investing in IT infrastructure can provide productivity multiplier effects that lead to improved services.

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A point of view on Smarter Computing – Part 2

Siobhan Nicholson — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:55:45 +0000

This is part 2 of a three-part series relaying my recent interview with IBM Distinguished Engineer and UK and Ireland Systems and Technology Group CTO John Easton on his point of view on Smarter Computing and its capabilities, as well as the adoption of PureFlex and PureApplication Systems.

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Smarter Storage for data and cloud coming to Edge2013

David Vaughn — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:49 +0000

It’s no secret that data has infiltrated our lives like never before. Our jobs, social contacts, community involvement and even family activities are more dependent than ever on having the right information available exactly when we need it to guide decisions and next steps. In our business dealings this new way of life is even more critical when having accurate information available in near real-time can make or break our success and the success of the companies we work for.

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Increase utilization and ease of management with cloud storage

Vincent Hsu — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:58 +0000

For many organizations today, storage, and how storage is managed, represent major opportunities to improve. For instance, organizations typically want to provision storage more quickly to fulfill business needs. They also want to simplify and standardize the way storage is administered, in areas like quota management, access management, and user monitoring.

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The convergence: broadband and broadcasting

Bill Lambertson — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:02 +0000

With rapidly increasing network speeds around the globe, it won’t be long before we see large-scale events, such as the NFL Super Bowl, broadcast live over mobile devices. Personally, I still prefer watching important games with family and friends on a big screen TV, but if I get caught in an airport, it would be nice to be able to catch the game on my smartphone.

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Analytic applications and the need for a resilient infrastructure

Jean Bozman & Dan Vesset — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:56:30 +0000

In a recent IDC survey of over 2,500 organizations, 22% of respondents indicated that if their business analytics solution were out of service for up to one hour, it would have a material negative impact on business operations. That's why IT groups are paying even more attention to resiliency around analytics deployments.

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Why pay more for expansive SSD in your storage?

Philippe Lamarche — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:40 +0000

Today storage performance is boosted with new solid-state drive (SSD) technology. Many people think this is a new way to boost performance. The problem, though, is the price of these expensive parts. So, the trade-off between performance and price is not easy to find. Nobody can imagine using terabytes and terabytes of SSD in a monolithic approach because the cost would be prohibitive for a large-scale project.

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A point of view on Smarter Computing – Part 1

Siobhan Nicholson — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:26:02 +0000

This is part 1 of a series of 3 interviews with distinguished engineer John Easton on his point of view of Smarter Computing and its capabilities.

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