Posts Tagged ‘IBM’

29
Oct
2018

IBM acquires Red Hat

categories: Android, educational technology, information technology, technology literacy

IBM’s acquisition of Red Hat is huge news for the Linux world

by MATTHEW HUGHES —  in DESIGN & DEV

https://thenextweb.com/dd/2018/10/28/ibms-acquisition-of-red-hat-is-huge-news-for-the-linux-world/

Red Hat, although not quite a household name, is an undeniably significant company, with lots of fingers in lots of pies, especially when it comes to cloud computing and the Linux ecosystem.

The gem in its crown is arguably the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider OpenShift, which directly competes with the Salesforce-owned Heroku and Google App Engine. It also owns and develops Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), which is employed across several commercial settings, including workstations, servers, and supercomputers.

Red Hat is an enthusiastic contributor to several major Linux projects, playing a role in developing Libre Office and GNOME, as well as the Kernel itself.

in 2016, Red Hat was the second most prolific contributor to the Linux Kernel, narrowly trailing silicon mega-titan Intel

 

01
Sep
2018

starter platform for blockchain developers

categories: announcement

IBM announces starter platform for blockchain developers

Published: June 27th, 2018 – 
IBM has been focused on bringing the blockchain to enterprises for years. Earlier this year, the company announced IBM Blockchain Starter Services, Blockchain Acceleration Services and Blockchain Innovation Services.
According to the company, the Blockchain Platform was initially built for institutions working collectively towards mission-critical business goals
Other features include: access to IBM Blockchain Platform Enterprise Plan capabilities, code samples available on GitHub, and Hyperledger Composer open-source technology.

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more on blockchain platforms in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=blockchain+platforms

26
Aug
2018

no degree for Google IBM Apple

categories: learning

Google, Apple, IBM & Many Other Companies No Longer Require Employees To Have A Degree

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more on microcredentialing in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=microcredentialing

12
Jul
2016

Microsoft IMB deal

categories: announcement, information technology, technology literacy

Microsoft just made a deal with IBM — and Apple should be nervous

Matt Weinbergerhttp://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-ibm-surface-partnership-2016-7
For Microsoft, this is a crucial victory: IBM has pre-existing relationships with many of the world’s largest businesses.
Late last year, Microsoft signed a Surface resale deal with Dell
Microsoft also today announced a reseller arrangement with Booz Allen Hamilton, a reseller of software and hardware that specializes in serving government agencies and the defense industry.
They’re already working together on custom, highly-secure Surface-powered solutions, and Booz Allen Hamilton is assisting in the US Department of Defense’s migration to Windows 10.
The first custom Surface solutions developed by IBM will focus on providing apps for financial services and packaged consumer goods, he says.
From IBM’s perspective, this is just another way for them to sit in the middle and provide the lucrative consulting, reselling and development work that they do best, for a range of devices that are proving very popular in both work and business.
icrosoft is also announcing today an expansion of its “Surface as a Service”          kind of like Apple’s iPhone subscription plans but for a business audience.
03
Dec
2015

predictive analysis

categories: announcement

Driving positive change in the student life cycle

https://www-01.ibm.com/marketing/iwm/dre/signup?source=ibm-analytics&S_PKG=ov18048&S_TACT=C3310AVW&dynform=4817

How to make better decisions faster

IBM Predictive Analytics Solutions for Education can help you improve outcomes

Your data is a record of what’s already happened. But did you know that the same data—combined with the right analytical tools—can give you a forward-looking view of your situation, along with recommendations for decision making?

Read this white paper to learn how predictive analytics can help your institution address a range of challenges, from increasing graduation rates student by student to optimizing recruitment, fundraising and the performance measures that matter most.