Category: IBM

IBM announces $38 million data center in Singapore

IBM announces $38 million data center in Singapore

| April 4, 2011 | Comments (0)

IBM has announced that it will build a new $38 million datacenter in Singapore to provide cloud computing solutions and services to businesses in India. The new data center is scheduled for launch in April, and will deploy IBM’s cloud services and technology portfolio, according to a statement from the technology giant. The new datacenter [...]

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IBM slated To Build Asia’s Largest Cloud Computing Data Center

IBM slated To Build Asia’s Largest Cloud Computing Data Center

| January 25, 2011 | Comments (1)

International Business Machines’ ever-expanding cloud computing services will continue development in Asia. The company announced it is collaborating with Range Technology Development, out of China, to build a state of the art cloud computing data center in Langfang City in Hebei province. It will be the largest cloud computing center in Asia, says IBM. “This [...]

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IBM acquires Blade Network Technologies, gains cloud advantage

IBM acquires Blade Network Technologies, gains cloud advantage

| September 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM is acquiring Blade Network Technologies, a developer of data center switching technology, in a move the company said will help it optimize IBM servers for cloud computing, business intelligence and other workload-intensive tasks. IBM did not disclose the financial terms of the acquisition, which it expects to complete by the end of the calendar [...]

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Big Blue will work with governments and academia on “fundamentally new notion” of an interoperation hub.

Big Blue will work with governments and academia on “fundamentally new notion” of an interoperation hub.

| July 9, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM said it plans to collaborate with European researchers to develop a computing architecture that will allow businesses to more easily blend cloud services from multiple providers. The effort aims to overcome one of the largest obstacles to broad adoption of cloud computing—complex and expensive integration work. “Up until now, organizations have had to invest [...]

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Big Blue will work with governments and academia on "fundamentally new notion" of an interoperation hub.

Big Blue will work with governments and academia on "fundamentally new notion" of an interoperation hub.

| July 9, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM said it plans to collaborate with European researchers to develop a computing architecture that will allow businesses to more easily blend cloud services from multiple providers. The effort aims to overcome one of the largest obstacles to broad adoption of cloud computing—complex and expensive integration work. “Up until now, organizations have had to invest [...]

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IBM’s Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy

IBM’s Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy

| May 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM announced that it has signed a pact with Ariba, under which that company’s software for tracking spending will become available in the cloud via IBM’s Lotus subsidiary. Earlier this week, IBM announced that it is acquiring Sterling Software, a provider of e-commerce software. Earlier this month, IBM acquired Cast Iron Software to gain access [...]

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IBM's Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy

IBM's Evolving Cloud Computing Strategy

| May 27, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM announced that it has signed a pact with Ariba, under which that company’s software for tracking spending will become available in the cloud via IBM’s Lotus subsidiary. Earlier this week, IBM announced that it is acquiring Sterling Software, a provider of e-commerce software. Earlier this month, IBM acquired Cast Iron Software to gain access [...]

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Marc Benioff is at it again…

Marc Benioff is at it again…

| May 12, 2010 | Comments (7)

Marc Benioff is at it again In this interview with TechnologyLive.com, he absolutely assaults IBM and Microsoft and characterizes both companies as having “done a terrible job over the last decade”. Some of the gems from the interview: TL: Surely you’re not ruling out Microsoft and IBM in this emerging space? Benioff: No. I’m not [...]

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IBM Partners with Netsuite

IBM Partners with Netsuite

| May 7, 2010 | Comments (0)

Cloud-based business software provider NetSuite has announced a partnership with IBM (News – Alert) for connecting and integrating their respective cloud solutions. According to company sources IBM’s recent acquisition of Cast Iron Systems is behind the partnership between NetSuite (News – Alert) and IBM. Cast Iron Systems allows customers to connect on-premise applications and business [...]

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Cloud computing and IBM

Cloud computing and IBM

| May 6, 2010 | Comments (0)

IBM (International Business Machine) is a New York-headquartered computing infrastructure manufacturer and seller, which also has interests in information technology consulting. Founded in 1889 and incorporated in 1911, HP is also one of the oldest information technology companies and one of the very few companies that have managed to continuously hold dominant position in their [...]

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