Many people know about IBM’s Watson because it won the Jeopardy! TV game show back in 2011. If that were all, Watson would be impressive enough. After all, it bested two all-time Jeopardy! championship players. Doing so required the ability to understand very tricky questions in natural language. It also required the ability to respond ...

The challenges facing businesses today are enormous. Not only must you get your core business practice right, you must also be able to reach buyers everywhere, instantly, with 100 percent availability, in a way that’s compelling, easy-to-understand, and highly flexible. IT is expected to link to everything, make every interaction instant, keep it all rock-solid ...

The need for IT to evolve beyond virtualization and embrace software defined data center models has never been greater. Many organizations are reacting to shifts in business requirements and customer demands by embracing cloud, mobile, social, and analytics technologies. However, incorporating these new models into traditional processes marks a turning point for IT. Traditional IT ...

Communication service providers in 70 countries around the world rely on ZSmart software from ZTEsoft, a subsidiary of ZTE Corp., the largest manufacturer of telecom equipment in China. ZTEsoft provides operational and business support solutions including billing, customer service, network optimization, and many other critical components for global operators of wireless, wireline, and broadband cable ...

In any given week, we read about devastating hacks, penetrations, and thefts of millions of records by criminals, nation states, and rogue hackers. All the bad guys have to do is find one tiny flaw in your security, one not-quite-updated computer, one gullible or careless employee, one too-easy-to-guess password without a second factor of authentication ...

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, delivers the open OS for next-generation, web-scale applications. From utilities to telcos to enterprise environments around the world, Ubuntu and Canonical provide a stable foundation and a comprehensive toolset for innovation. Ubuntu is used by enterprises in many of the largest scale-out environments, and IBM’s Power Systems are known for ...