IBM News on Ulitzer

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2dlbjr/it_market_in_canad) has announced the addition of the "IT Market in Canada 2011-2015" report to their offering. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the government's support for IT initiatives. The IT market in Canada has also witnessed a rise in mergers and acquisitions. However, the shortage of talent and skills could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. Key vendors dominating this market space include IBM Corp., Hewlett Packard Co., Microsoft Corp., and Cisco Systems Inc. Commenting on the report, an analyst from TechNavio's IT Services team said; Most of the organizations in Canada are increasingly adopting virtualization solutions to optimize resources and enhance their efficiency. Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs) in particular are looking for effe... (more)

Storage Old, New and Past Due?

It’s been an interesting day of contrasts in the world of storage, one that shows storage is a diverse and wide ranging segment of IT. The Old Tape has been part of the discussion on the twitterverse and despite everyone’s best attempts, is not dead yet.  Tape and backup may not be seen as cool  - but data protection is an essential requirement of sustainable data management and tape still provides the one of the most cost effective methods of data protection and of course archive.  This has happened because tape continues to innovate.  Tape drive speeds and media capacities con... (more)

Big Data Comes to Madison Avenue: Rocket Fuel to Present at iMedia Agency Summit

REDWOOD SHORES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Rocket Fuel, the leading provider of artificial-intelligence advertising solutions for digital marketers, today announced that company co-founder and CEO George John will join a panel at the iMedia Agency Summit to be held May 20-23 in Colorado Springs. Key Facts: John will join executives from The Rubicon Project, BlueKai and VivaKi for a panel titled "Big Data Comes to Madison Avenue: Embracing Data-Driven Media Buying" to be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 10:15 am. Many agencies have decided to put data at the center of every media... (more)

ICASI Releases Update to Its Standardized XML Framework for Reporting IT System Vulnerabilities: CVRF Version 1.1

The Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI), a nonprofit association dedicated to enhancing global IT security by proactively driving excellence and innovation in security response, today announced the publication of the latest version of its Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework (CVRF), Version 1.1. Enhancements in CVRF 1.1 offer users a more comprehensive and flexible format, while reducing duplication and the possibility of errors. CVRF is an XML-based framework that enables stakeholders across different organizations to share critical vulne... (more)

IBM’s Patterns and Its Impact on IT Services Purchasing

Cloud computing is fundamentally changing the IT ecosystem in many ways, forcing related changes in business models.  Other than customers (who are always “king” and make buying decisions), the IT ecosystem players being affected by cloud includes technology providers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and systems integrators (SIs).   One of the battles being fought right now by technology providers is to develop end-to-end cloud platform stacks attractive to ISVs.  IBM announced additions to their recently launched PureSystems family at Impact 2012 with more than 125 ISVs supp... (more)