IT Management | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Tuesday, October 18, 2011
They say death comes in threes – every time someone famous passes, it often occurs that two other celebrities meet their maker a short time later. So, too, it seems in the tech space. Continue Reading »
Many business benefits have been linked to the use of social software within the enterprise. Indeed, it has become common to find organizations using social tools (e.g., blogs, wikis, social network sites) to increase productivity, improve access to subject matter experts, and connect co-workers across functional and geographic boundaries. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Frank Ohlhorst Friday, June 10, 2011
At the IBM Rational Innovate 2011 conference, IBM was touting the capabilities of its research project, Watson – a supercomputer-based artificial intelligence emulator that can mine massive amounts of data and come up with intelligent answers to questions. Continue Reading »
IT Management | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Thursday, May 19, 2011
I realize that writing about space in a blog aimed at IT may appear strange, but remember, many of the technological advances we depend on in information technology got their start in the space program. Continue Reading »
Enterprise Applications | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Wednesday, March 30, 2011
IBM’s Watson supercomputer has shown its might on the quiz show “Jeopardy!” and is being hailed by IBM as the next big thing in analytics and computing in general. Continue Reading »
Data Center | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Friday, February 11, 2011
In case you don’t have plans for Valentine’s Day, consider this a friendly reminder that IBM’s Watson supercomputer will be making its debut Feb. 14 on the TV quiz show "Jeopardy!." It’s a safe bet that homes (and bars full of single people) all across the country will be tuning in to see whether man can indeed go toe-to-toe (toe-to-cable?) against a supercomputer and come out on top. Continue Reading »
IT Management | Blog Post | Charlene O'Hanlon Monday, January 31, 2011
The Obama administration recognizes the impact of small businesses on our economy, which is why it has developed a number of new initiatives to help spur small-business development as a way to pull the United States out of its economic morass. Its latest endeavor – Startup America – is a way to promote entrepreneurship and high potential startups, and has some technological big guns backing up the effort. Continue Reading »
IT Management | Blog Post | Wayne Rash Thursday, January 27, 2011
In the State of the Union speech, President Obama made a lot of proposals and promises about the role of technology in the economic future of the United States. If he gets everything he wants, we could see everything from thousands of newly-minted engineers and scientists to a national wireless broadband network, to virtually universal clean energy. Continue Reading »
