Cloud No Security Panacea for IBM i

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Cloud security, IBM i, AS/400With multiple data breaches in the news on what seems like a weekly basis, companies are understandably “twitchy” about making sure their data is protected. It’s a big job. What is at risk is not just proprietary data, but usually customer data too.

Many companies are bombarded with sales reps showing cloud services as the shiny penny that will fix their ...

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Will Watson Soon Become Our New Personal Health Advisor?

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I’m wondering. Will Watson-supported technology replace my wife as the voice in my ear that consistently scolds me about my blood pressure, cholesterol level, and exercise?

Last week IBM announced that its “Watson” fund will be investing in Welltok, a healthcare application that helps businesses incentivize employees to participate in wellness plans. Welltok is a Denver based start-up that since 2009 is a ...

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Before the AS/400 Roamed the Earth – Looking Back at Early IBM

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It’s fun for me to talk about the birth of the AS/400 because I was fortunate enough to be a part of it and there are so many loyal fans of it. But plenty of programming took place decades before the AS/400. I came across an IBM film/commercial shown at the 1958 World’s Fair in Brussels. It’s called The Information Machine, Man, and the Data Processor. Fair warning. It’s almost 10 minutes in length. But it has some ...

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Why Software, Not Cloud, Should be Transformative IT Priority for AS/400 & IBM i

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 IBM i, IBM Power Systems, Cloud, IT

Transformation appears to be the IT buzzword of the moment. While I like my technology leading edge, my business philosophy tends to be old school. 

Design it better than anyone. Support it better than anyone. Pay attention to your customers and never stop innovating to meet their challenges.

So buzzwords come and go for me without much ...

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