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Posts posted in October 2011
Private Clouds float with IBM systems and software
Think Tank   10/7/2011  
Cloud Computing on a Smarter Planet
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Read this paper to learn how cloud can help enterprises create new marketplaces, smarter business services, and profitable new revenue streams.
Cloud computing insights from 110 implementation projects
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Read the results of this IBM Academy of Technology survey to learn how other companies have approached cloud.
Private Clouds float with IBM systems and software
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Read this paper to learn about the stages of deploying private clouds and how IBM can help.
Private Clouds Float with IBM Solutions
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Attend this webcast and learn about the stages of deploying private clouds and how IBM can help.
Capturing the Potential of Cloud
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Learn about how to deliver real benefit by implementing cloud solutions.
IBMCloud YouTube Channel
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Review a portfolio of videos about IBM's cloud strategy and approach.
Forecast Cloudy: Efficient Software Delivery leveraging Cloud
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Join this webcast as we look at development and test workloads that lend themselves particularly well to leveraging the cloud.
Planning for cloud: How enterprise architecture management can help drive your IT transition
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Read this paper to learn the key best-practices required to assess cloud readiness, develop adoption strategies, and determine business entry points through enterprise architecture management.
Dispelling the Vapor of Cloud Computing
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
This white paper discusses the Drivers, barriers and considerations for public andprivate cloud adoption
Defining a Framework for Cloud Adoption
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
This white paper discusses How common ground can help enterprises drive success with cloud computing
Getting Cloud Computing Right
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Getting cloud computing right. The key to business success in a cloud adoption is a robust,proven architecture.
Cloud Adoption Advisor
Think Tank   10/4/2011  
Use this tool to identify the Cloud Entry Point(s) most appropriate for your organization.
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Ron Miller
Ron Miller   5/17/2013   15 comments
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
Derrick Wood
Alan Reiter
Alan Reiter   5/16/2013   30 comments
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
Harry Hawk
Harry Hawk   5/15/2013   20 comments
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
Rasheen A. Whidbee
By now, you've most likely heard about the 3D-printed gun that Texas-based Defense Distributed demonstrated last week. But we haven't heard the last about the censorship war that began soon afterward.
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Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track
5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments

New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future
4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments

A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet
4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments

Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'
4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments

The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits
3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments

ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream
3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments

While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract
3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments

Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information
3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments

Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site
3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments

The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Second Shooter
Locked Handsets Aren't the Problem – Subsidies Are the Problem
3|13|13   |   2:09   |   10 comments

Subsidized handsets, rather than locked handsets, should be the focus of regulators. We're not getting good deals, not fostering innovation, and weakening our power as buyers.
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Todd Watson
Todd Watson   5/17/2013   1 comment
It's been 17 years since I've visited the city of Dublin, but I still have some very distinct impressions from my one and only visit.
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Taimoor Zubair
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Intel's Haswell On-Die GPU Is Lean, Powerful & Built for Cloud
Jason Mick
Whether you’re an engineering firm that uses CAD for parts design, or an e-business that leverages Photoshop for user-interface graphics, you likely require a modest graphics-processing unit. In the old days, this was a daunting hurdle to innovation, but today, the situation has improved thanks to technologies like NVIDIA’s GRID and Microsoft’s RemoteFX. Such virtualized graphics protocols allow you to load-balance graphics-intensive workloads from virtual desktops on a server-side graphics card.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
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Baking Up Business With Facebook Advertising
Harry Hawk
Facebook advertising is a lightning rod. It seems neither brands nor consumers are 100 percent happy about the social media site's policies, placement, or procedures. But the real controversy about Facebook ads and promotions is over whether they work.
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IT Suffers From Obama Admin's Jekyll & Hyde Approach to Privacy Rights
Ron Miller
Recently, the Obama administration has been of two minds where privacy rights are concerned. On one hand, you have an administration that vowed to veto CISPA and mandated open data for government websites. On the other hand, you have an increasingly out-of-control Department of Justice on a fishing expedition at AP and demanding legislation to let the FBI wiretap private, encrypted communications and levy fines if a company fails to comply.
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Websites Should Consider Tougher ID Verification Policies
Alan Reiter
The apartment and house sharing service, Airbnb, now requires members to verify their identities by demonstrating a presence on the web, and by either scanning a government ID or entering detailed personal details. Other enterprises should take a close look at Airbnb's verification policies.
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