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  • Leaving IBM

    Keith Instone
    IBMer
    20 Mar 2012 | 8:41 pm
    Starting in April, I will not be an employee of IBM. Why? They laid me off. I am not upset about it. It was a great 10 years. I got to work with great people on really challenging and interesting business problems. I contributed to several important, transformative efforts within the company. I made a difference for users across a variety of IBM digital touchpoints. What's next for me? I do not know yet. If you are going to the IA Summit this week, then I want to talk with you about opportunities to collaborate. I am excited that I will get to do something new and different, and can build…

  • IBM Helps Greece Television Network Tame Big Data with LTO Tape Storage

    IBM Press Releases - Storage - United States
    15 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    IBM announced today that AlphaTV, a leading television network in Greece, has overhauled its storage infrastructure with IBM high performance, high capacity tape solutions for greater efficiencies, faster access to video and the ability to store more video in dramatically less space. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • New x86 Solutions Optimized for Smarter Computing Workloads

    IBM Press Releases - Servers - United States
    13 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    IBM today announced powerful new server solutions aimed at helping x86 clients accelerate the journey to Smarter Computing. Designed to support the requirements of fast-growing businesses, the new products give data center managers the speed, performance and flexibility they need to implement and manage new and existing workloads. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Reflections on My Fifty Year Involvement with Computers

    Irving Wladawsky-Berger
    IWB
    14 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    On May 5, I had the honor of giving the commencement address at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology.  Dean David Hall gave me very good advice on what makes for a good commencement speech: make it personal, tell us about yourself including your background, and keep it short.  He also suggested that I share with the new graduates any key lessons I have learned during my long career.  The timing for reflecting on my life and career could not have been better, given that in a few weeks I will be going to Chicago for my 50th high school class reunion,…

  • IBM Teams up with Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center to Reduce New HIV Infections to Zero

    IBM Press Releases - All Topics - United States
    15 May 2012 | 8:01 pm
    IBM is collaborating with the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (TRCARC) to strengthen HIV prevention effort and to make Bangkok the world’s first city to achieve Zero New HIV Infections by 2015. As part of this initiative, IBM Business Analytics is being applied to enable the Centre to design more effective intervention strategies and outreach actions to help end the spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
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    IBM Press Releases - All Topics - United States

  • IBM Teams up with Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center to Reduce New HIV Infections to Zero

    15 May 2012 | 8:01 pm
    IBM is collaborating with the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (TRCARC) to strengthen HIV prevention effort and to make Bangkok the world’s first city to achieve Zero New HIV Infections by 2015. As part of this initiative, IBM Business Analytics is being applied to enable the Centre to design more effective intervention strategies and outreach actions to help end the spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Helps Greece Television Network Tame Big Data with LTO Tape Storage

    15 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    IBM announced today that AlphaTV, a leading television network in Greece, has overhauled its storage infrastructure with IBM high performance, high capacity tape solutions for greater efficiencies, faster access to video and the ability to store more video in dramatically less space. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • New x86 Solutions Optimized for Smarter Computing Workloads

    13 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    IBM today announced powerful new server solutions aimed at helping x86 clients accelerate the journey to Smarter Computing. Designed to support the requirements of fast-growing businesses, the new products give data center managers the speed, performance and flexibility they need to implement and manage new and existing workloads. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Team Finds Innovative Use of Technology Could Ease Nairobi’s Traffic Jams

    11 May 2012 | 5:01 am
    A team of IBM top experts assigned to Nairobi today provided a cohesive framework and roadmap to the city to improve the flow of road traffic and increase revenues from the transportation sector. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • New IBM Delivery Center Opens in Costa Rica

    10 May 2012 | 2:44 am
    IBM officially opened today its new Costa Rica Delivery Center, in America Free Zone, Heredia. IBM will invest US$300 million over 10 years, and intends to employ up to 1,000 people by 2014. The new center will provide high-value services for clients around the world, reaffirming Costa Rica’s position as a strategic services hub for IBM. The facility will support clients in the areas of IT security, data storage, business analytics, cloud computing, and other services in demand by IBM clients. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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    IBM Redbooks | Just Published

  • IBM PureFlex System and IBM Flex System Products & Technology

    16 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 - Describes the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis and compute node technology - Provides details of available I/O modules and expansion options - Explains networking and and storage configurations To meet today's complex and ever-changing business demands, you need a solid foundation of compute, storage, networking and software resources that is simple to deploy and can quickly and automatically adapt to changing conditions.

  • IBM Real Time Compression Appliance: What is new in RTCA Version 3.8

    16 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Wed, 16 May 2012 - Learn about new RTCA features and functions - Understand product enghancements - Take storage efficiency to the next level Continuing its commitment to developing and delivering industry-leading storage technologies, IBM® introduces the IBM Real-time Compression Appliances for NAS, which is an innovative new storage offering that delivers essential storage efficiency technologies, combined with exceptional ease of use and performance.

  • DS8800 Performance Monitoring and Tuning

    15 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 15 May 2012 - Understand the performance aspects & features of the DS8800 architecture - Configure the DS8800 to fully exploit its capabilities - Use planning and monitoring tools with the DS8800 This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides guidance about how to configure, monitor, and manage your IBM System Storage® DS8800 and DS8700 storage systems to achieve optimum performance.

  • Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapters for IBM System x

    15 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Tue, 15 May 2012 The Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE adapters for IBM System x are powered by reliable and proven 10 Gb Ethernet technology from Intel.

  • IBM System x3530 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® System x3530 M4 server delivers dual-socket performance in a 1U compact footprint.
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    IBM Press Releases - Corporate - United States

  • IBM Teams up with Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center to Reduce New HIV Infections to Zero

    15 May 2012 | 8:01 pm
    IBM is collaborating with the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre (TRCARC) to strengthen HIV prevention effort and to make Bangkok the world’s first city to achieve Zero New HIV Infections by 2015. As part of this initiative, IBM Business Analytics is being applied to enable the Centre to design more effective intervention strategies and outreach actions to help end the spread of HIV/AIDS epidemic. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • New IBM Delivery Center Opens in Costa Rica

    10 May 2012 | 2:44 am
    IBM officially opened today its new Costa Rica Delivery Center, in America Free Zone, Heredia. IBM will invest US$300 million over 10 years, and intends to employ up to 1,000 people by 2014. The new center will provide high-value services for clients around the world, reaffirming Costa Rica’s position as a strategic services hub for IBM. The facility will support clients in the areas of IT security, data storage, business analytics, cloud computing, and other services in demand by IBM clients. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Named a Worldwide Business Consulting Services Leader in IDC MarketScape’s 2012 Vendor Analysis

    29 Apr 2012 | 4:58 am
    IBM announced today that it has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Business Consulting Services 2012 Vendor Analysis report. IBM was also the only vendor named as a leader in both the Data Center Transformation and Enterprise Architecture consulting assessments. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Helps Emirate of Sharjah in UAE Enhance E-Literacy and Support Local Social Development

    25 Apr 2012 | 6:00 am
    An international team of 14 IBM employees chosen for the company's Corporate Services Corps program has arrived in the United Arab Emirates to volunteer their expertise in support of e-literacy and social development in the Emirate of Sharjah. As part of the project, the team will work alongside the Sharjah e-Government Directorate, Sharjah University and the Supreme Council for Family Affairs Centers. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Advances Big Data Analytics with Acquisition of Vivisimo

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:01 pm
    IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vivisimo, a leading provider of federated discovery and navigation software that helps organizations access and analyze big data across the enterprise. Vivisimo is a privately held company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Financial terms were not disclosed. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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    IBM Press Releases - Servers - United States

  • New x86 Solutions Optimized for Smarter Computing Workloads

    13 May 2012 | 10:01 pm
    IBM today announced powerful new server solutions aimed at helping x86 clients accelerate the journey to Smarter Computing. Designed to support the requirements of fast-growing businesses, the new products give data center managers the speed, performance and flexibility they need to implement and manage new and existing workloads. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Enables Clients and Business Partners to Quickly Embrace PureSystems

    30 Apr 2012 | 1:01 am
    IBM is introducing new offerings to make it easier for business partners and clients to create patterns of expertise, a new software capability first introduced as part of IBM's PureSystems family of expert integrated systems. These patterns are designed to radically streamline the set-up and management of hardware and software resources. (#IBMPureSystems) E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Introduces New Foundation for Mobile Computing

    30 Apr 2012 | 1:01 am
    IBM today unveiled its first ever Mobile Foundation, a comprehensive portfolio of software and services designed to help organizations capitalize on the proliferation of mobile environments -- including laptops, smartphones and tablets. (#IBMmobile) E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Launches PowerLinux Solutions to Help Customers Increase Efficiency and Insights

    24 Apr 2012 | 11:01 pm
    IBM today introduced new IBM PowerLinux Systems and Solutions to help customers exploit the cost efficiency of Linux and virtualization for business-critical workloads. IBM PowerLinux Solutions offer deep integration of new Linux-specific POWER7 processor-based hardware with industry-standard Linux software from Red Hat and SUSE for analyzing Big Data, managing industry-specific applications and delivering open source infrastructure services. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing

    10 Apr 2012 | 11:15 pm
    IBM today announced a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing with the introduction of a new category of expert integrated systems. This new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM's decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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    IBM Press Releases - Research - United States

  • IBM Research Boosts Battery 500 Project with New Materials Partners

    19 Apr 2012 | 11:02 pm
    IBM today announced that two industry leaders -- Asahi Kasei and Central Glass -- will join its Battery 500 Project team and collaborate on far-reaching research with the potential to accelerate the switch from gasoline to electricity as the primary power source for vehicles. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • From Big Bang to Big Data: ASTRON and IBM Collaborate to Explore Origins of the Universe

    1 Apr 2012 | 11:01 pm
    ASTRON, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy and IBM today announced an initial 32.9 million EURO, five-year collaboration to research extremely fast, but low-power exascale computer systems targeted for the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA). The SKA is an international consortium to build the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. Scientists estimate that the processing power required to operate the telescope will be equal to several millions of today’s fastest computers. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Made in IBM Labs: Holey Optochip First to Transfer One Trillion Bits of Information per Second Using the Power of Light

    7 Mar 2012 | 11:01 pm
    IBM scientists today will report on a prototype optical chipset, dubbed “Holey Optochip”, that is the first parallel optical transceiver to transfer one trillion bits – one terabit – of information per second, the equivalent of downloading 500 high definition movies. The report will be presented at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference taking place in Los Angeles. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • Citi and IBM Enter Exploratory Agreement on Use of Watson Technologies

    4 Mar 2012 | 10:20 pm
    Ctigroup today announced it has entered into an agreement with IBM to explore possible uses for IBM Watson. Under the agreement, Citi will examine the use of deep content analysis and evidence based learning capabilities found in IBM Watson to help advance customer interactions, and improve and simplify the banking experience. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this

  • IBM Research Advances Device Performance for Quantum Computing

    27 Feb 2012 | 11:01 pm
    Scientists at IBM Research/ (#ibmresearch) have achieved major advances in quantum computing device performance that may accelerate the realization of a practical, full-scale quantum computer. For specific applications, quantum computing, which exploits the underlying quantum mechanical behavior of matter, has the potential to deliver computational power that is unrivaled by any supercomputer today. E-mail this page Save to del.icio.us Digg this
 
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    IBM Research

  • White House highlights Materials Genome Initiative

    14 May 2012 | 11:46 am
    Editor's note: this article is by David Turek, IBM's vice president of High Performance Computing Scalable Systems. Today, I am participating in a White House event highlighting the first results and next steps of the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), which President Obama announced almost one year ago. The name of this initiative is a riff on the Human Genome Project because it intends to

  • Simpler tools for more complex systems

    14 May 2012 | 9:22 am
    Editors note: This blog entry is authored by Gabi Zodik, Department Group Manager of Software and Services at IBM Research – Haifa. Systems such as planes, cars, or air traffic control are becoming more and more complex. Although they now provide us with functionality, efficiency, and productivity never before imagined, they are also introducing new engineering challenges. This is

  • Fifteen years after Deep Blue's chess victory

    11 May 2012 | 8:49 am
    On May 11, 1997, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue made "man versus machine" history by winning a six-game chess match against a grand master with two wins, one loss and three draws. The technology went beyond playing chess, and  was applied to financial modeling, molecular dynamics, and to develop new drugs. Want to know more about the game, and the technology inside Deep Blue? One of its

  • IBM's pioneering text mining research effort honored in Japan

    8 May 2012 | 11:12 pm
    In 1997, a team of researchers at IBM Research - Tokyo invented TAKMI, a technology that can read and uncover trends from the avalanche of information in natural language format. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan recently honored the research team for its contribution in pioneering text mining technology with the 2012 Commendation for Science and

  • Diagnosing psychosis with word analysis

    1 May 2012 | 7:22 am
    Editor’s note: This article is by Dr. Guillermo Cecchi of IBM Research’s Computational Biology Group.  Analyzing the spoken words of people with mental health disorders could significantly improve the accuracy of diagnosing mania and schizophrenia. In a PLoS ONE paper, my Computational Biology team collaborating with researchers and clinicians in Brazil showed that quantifying and graphing
 
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    Bob's Blog

  • Partner Spotlight: Trifecta

    Bob Balfe
    16 May 2012 | 6:00 am
    I had the pleasure of working with the folks from Trifecta in a recent customer engagement and I am happy to report they are an excellent partner. They really know their commerce. Having several key members of the company come from the IBM lab who built WebSphere Commerce is a much added bonus. These guys know the product in and out and their work clearly shows their leadership in this space. You can see some of their craft with the sites below (Burt’s Bees, Wacoal, and Tandus Flooring). They usually start their engagements showing off current customers and their…

  • My two most popular posts this year

    Bob Balfe
    15 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    It’s not often I get more than a few hundred hits on blog posts. I actually average between 200-400 hits per post but for some reason these two posts have received a lot of views. The statistics come from PlanetLotus.org, an aggregation site where most of my Lotus brethren follow. What is interesting is the Searchandizing post is really just a video and has nowhere near the video views as the blog post views. My blog actually does not have as many hits as the PlanetLotus post does, meaning the PlanetLotus post is probably getting picked up in search results and they are not clicking…

  • Must have links for the virtual eCommerce world

    Bob Balfe
    14 May 2012 | 9:35 am
    I often get asked both internally to IBM and external how I keep up with the many trends in the eCommerce world. When I made the change over to the WebSphere Commerce team I wanted to be running in the new space (to me) very quickly. I created a few things that have helped me get up to speed very quickly in this industry and now I use these tools to not only learn new things in this space but evangelize best practices, stories, and direction. So below you will see what I currently use to keep in touch with customers, business partners, and other IBMer’s in this space: Sites The…

  • Oldy but goody article: The Java XPath API

    Bob Balfe
    10 May 2012 | 12:12 pm
    If you Google “Java XPath” this is one of the first articles returned. Clear and concise explanation for how to use the API: XPath expressions are much easier to write than detailed Document Object Model (DOM) navigation code. When you need to extract information from an XML document, the quickest and simplest way is to embed an XPath expression inside your Java program. Java 5 introduces the javax.xml.xpath package, an XML object-model independent library for querying documents with XPath. via The Java XPath API.

  • Stopping those abandoned shopping carts!

    Bob Balfe
    2 May 2012 | 8:44 am
    No matter what commerce tool you use, every company has a problem with abandoned shopping carts. Hopefully your tool gives you the ability to react to this “event” and attempt to get the customer to complete the order. Some tips on making sure you get the customer to complete the order is maybe do some A/B testing on your checkout flow. I have seen some customers go from a three step screen to a single step screen with some great success. Getting customers to complete orders as quickly as possible is key. This is why single click buying on devices like iPhones and iTunes are so…
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    Ed Brill

  • Over one MILLION downloads, and now the future of Lotus Symphony - Apache OpenOffice

    Ed Brill
    16 May 2012 | 9:40 am
    Earlier today, IBM delivered on a promise. Last July, in throwing our support to the new Apache OpenOffice podling project, we committed to contribute the source code of Lotus Symphony -- a fork of OpenOffice -- back into the mainline project. This morning, that contribution is complete. With today's action, we are re-uniting behind one OpenOffice, and will work with the Apache OpenOffice community to take the best of Symphony forward along with the best of OpenOffice. We will do this in The Apache Way -- community, merit, and openness. Clearly, in the week since Apache OpenOffice 3.4 was…

  • IBM Mobile strategy for Social Business

    Ed Brill
    15 May 2012 | 9:33 am
    Earlier today, I posted the latest version of the IBM Social Business presentation on mobile strategy. The presentation covers solutions available from IBM software for mobile social business, business intelligence, and commerce, as well as a deep dive on Lotus Notes Traveler, IBM Connections Mobile, IBM Sametime Mobile, IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices (nee BigFix), Lotus Mobile Connect, and custom application development through XPages or IBM Worklight. I suspect when you review this that you'll find as I did that only IBM offers this range and depth of solutions for the mobile web…

  • ibm.com: Hospitals in Russia’s Regions Turn to IBM to Transform Healthcare

    Ed Brill
    10 May 2012 | 10:41 pm
    Some cool Domino-based solutions being deployed for smarter healthcare in Russia... IBM is also working with KMIS and the Emergency Hospital of Petrozavodsk in the Republic of Karelia in North Western Russia to implement electronic medical records and an automated hospital information management system for its eight therapy and three diagnostic departments. The new system which is based on IBM Notes and Domino software provides unified access to many types of medical data, allowing doctors and medical staff to share and record information and access tests and lab results instantly to improve…

  • SmartCloud for Social Business - e-commerce

    Ed Brill
    10 May 2012 | 8:52 am
    Recently, as part of the rebranding from LotusLive, the IBM SmartCloud for Social Business added a pretty important capability -- "buy online". In the past for LotusLive, this was a somewhat-complicated process through PassportAdvantage Express. The new e-commerce engine allows online purchase of key services including SmartCloud Engage, SmartCloud Meetings, and SmartCloud Notes. For small customers especially, which continues to be one of the key market segments for software-as-a-service, this is a rapid path to getting up and running in SmartCloud Social. Simply click here.... Link: IBM…

  • Apache OpenOffice 3.4 announcement

    Ed Brill
    8 May 2012 | 3:59 pm
    I was out of the office most of the day so didn't have a chance to link this earlier... The Apache OpenOffice Project today announced the availability of Apache OpenOffice™ 3.4, the first release of OpenOffice under the governance of the Apache Software Foundation. Apache OpenOffice is the original open source office productivity suite, designed for professional and consumer use. "With the donation of OpenOffice.org to the ASF, the Foundation, and especially the podling project, was given a daunting task: re-energize a community and transform OpenOffice from a codebase of unknown…
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    Steve's Weblog

  • Thank you North Carolina for defending marriage.

    Stevious
    9 May 2012 | 10:16 am
    I had posted this in 2005 after Texas passed a similar constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. Just change out North Carolina where the article mentions Texas. That is all. I saw this post on Democratic Underground today, in case anyone else was maybe wondering what it feels like, here’s one voice: I couldn’t help but [...]

  • Riding the CapMetroRail Red Line Train

    Stevious
    28 Mar 2012 | 4:19 pm
    I’ve been riding the train in Austin for over a year now, and have some observations and tips for new riders. Capital Metro has riding instructions, but some things aren’t said, or aren’t emphasized, so here goes… These are my suggestions for adding to the How To Ride guide. Step 1: Buy your fare. If [...]

  • Guess who pays?

    Stevious
    28 Mar 2012 | 10:23 am
    Even though the uninsured aren’t in the insurance market per se, we all still pay for their health care because they can always go to the emergency room and are required by law to be treated. And guess who pays for their ER visit? All of us. So the GOP has its own individual mandate [...]

  • Dear John,

    Stevious
    11 Nov 2011 | 10:26 am
    From RawStory: “Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) would actually result in an expansion of federal benefits and spending at a time when we know that federal spending is way out of control and our entitlement programs are unsustainable,” [John Cornyn] told the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. The CBO found in 2004 that this [...]

  • Dear Kay,

    Stevious
    18 Oct 2011 | 11:27 am
    You are not my friend, and I am not yours. You are supposed to represent me as a Senator from Texas, our relationship stops there. I would expect that as a Senator you should know the difference between enforcing a law and defending a law in court. There’s no confusion, except apparently, on your part. [...]
 
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    Kellypuffs

  • my little eggplant

    kellys
    16 May 2012 | 12:03 pm
    eggplant, originally uploaded by gpatague online porfolio. Filed under: drivel

  • para mi mamá

    kellys
    13 May 2012 | 1:57 pm
    My Mother’s Day card from the boy:   Con el pasar de los años vivimos nuevas experiencias y aprendemos a ver la vida con una perspectiva diferente. Por eso, ahora que ya he crecido, te valoro de una forma muy especial, Mamá, y no tengo duda alguna que desde mi niñez he tenido la dicha del tener el cariño de la mejor madre del mundo. Tengo los gatos en mi pantalones. With the passing of the years we live new experiences and learn to see life from a different perspective. So now that I’ve grown, I value you a very special mom. and I have no doubt that from my childhood I…

  • Grandmother’s Song

    kellys
    10 May 2012 | 3:20 pm
    i am grandmother, originally uploaded by sassyarts. A little ditty for you, explaining my OP&C comment. It’s a Steve Martin thing from his Let’s Get Small album (remember albums?), and it will help if you visualize him singing it with his banjo, bunny ears, and arrow through the head: Be courteous, kind and forgiving, Be gentle and peaceful each day, Be warm and human and grateful, And have a good thing to say. Be thoughtful and trustful and childlike, Be witty and happy and wise, Be honest and love all your neighbors, Be obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant. Be pompous, obese,…

  • a visit to the specialist

    kellys
    8 May 2012 | 5:53 pm
    “Doctor’s New Toy” Grandville, originally uploaded by lolaleeloo2. Illustration By J.J. Grandville 1803-1847 Madam has been experiencing some unnerving symptoms lately and was referred to a neurologist. Given the two-month wait before his first available appointment, I had PLENTY of time to convince myself that I had Parkinson’s Disease and resign myself to my fate. After a thorough examination, the specialist assures me that I do NOT have Parkinson’s nor is anything wrong with me neurologically. Thank you and goodbye. Whew. I’ll just go back to…

  • look who’s a “forward thinker”!

    kellys
    24 Apr 2012 | 6:41 am
    As seen on http://www.ibm.com/midmarket/us/en/application-lifecycle-management.html Shhhh. Don’t tell anybody. Filed under: drivel
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    Rob's Digital Life

  • Think BYOD is an issue? Wait for Stealth IT

    Rob
    9 May 2012 | 1:24 pm
    I found this interesting and read it on Readability http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/webworkerdaily/~3/lirqhT52oO4/ The acronym BYOD, which stands for bring your own device, is taking over both corporate America and the press release filter in my inbox. But an analyst report out Monday suggests that BYOD has a…

  • Prometheus: brand new trailer shows scary things

    Rob
    9 May 2012 | 1:09 pm
    I found this interesting and read it on Readability http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1345218/prometheus_brand_new_trailer_shows_scary_things.html Brace yourself, dear reader: here be monsters. After months of tiny flashes of shadowy things, giant space faces, and the eerie hootings of cosmic owls (or at least, that’s what they sound like), the…

  • Telefonica launches Tu Me for iPhone with free VoIP calling and messaging

    Rob
    9 May 2012 | 12:54 pm
    I found this interesting and read it on Readability http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/8/3007839/telefonica-tu-me-free-iphone-communication-app It’s not often you see a wireless carrier launch an app that directly competes with its core services, but that seems to be just what the Madrid-based Telefónica is doing with Tu Me, a new…

  • My yorkshire puds

    Rob
    29 Apr 2012 | 10:22 am
    via Instagram http://instagr.am/p/KAh5cvl9c4/

  • When You’re Constantly Checking Your Email, You’re Putting Your Needs Behind Everyone Else’s

    Rob
    29 Apr 2012 | 3:25 am
    I found this interesting and read it on Readability http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/Roaqv-Cvs3U/when-youre-constantly-checking-your-email-youre-putting-your-needs-behind-everyone-elses As we noted last week, email is not the problem—we are. And it’s not just the productivity drain or the antisocial effects of constantly checking our phones and computers for new messages.…
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    Keith Instone

  • Cleveland lunch, Wednesday, Noon, GLBC

    UXer
    24 Apr 2012 | 8:08 am
    The next stop on my tour around the area to re-connect with my user experience colleagues and talk about options for my next career will be: Wednesday, April 25th, Noon: Lunch at Great Lakes Brewing Company, 2516 Market Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 If you are in the Cleveland area and would like to join me for lunch, then please leave a comment here, send me a tweet, leave me a message on Facebook or contact me on LinkedIn. Or just show up at GLBC at noon and ask for the Instone reservation. I would love to hear what you are working on. I would be happy to share some stories of what I have…

  • Save $100 on Midwest UX conference registration

    Toledoan
    3 Apr 2012 | 11:09 am
    I am going to the 2012 Midwest UX conference (May 31 - June 2) in Columbus and I'd like others from the Toledo region to join me. Last year was the first year for Midwest UX, and it was a great conference, with content rivaling events that are much farther away. If you are interested in user experience and in the Toledo region, I highly recommend you go to Midwest UX (and/or Internet User Experience, in Ann Arbor, slated for July 16-18 - follow @internetUX for info). To encourage people from the region to attend, I am running a little contest. The winner gets $100 off their Midwest UX…

  • Leaving IBM

    IBMer
    20 Mar 2012 | 8:41 pm
    Starting in April, I will not be an employee of IBM. Why? They laid me off. I am not upset about it. It was a great 10 years. I got to work with great people on really challenging and interesting business problems. I contributed to several important, transformative efforts within the company. I made a difference for users across a variety of IBM digital touchpoints. What's next for me? I do not know yet. If you are going to the IA Summit this week, then I want to talk with you about opportunities to collaborate. I am excited that I will get to do something new and different, and can build…

  • Site back

    admin
    23 Dec 2011 | 2:53 pm
    I shut down the site for a while so I could fix some things on the back end. You would not have noticed, except that I have not been posting anything for longer than usual. Everything seems working on the new version of Drupal, new hosting service, etc. So a lot fewer excuses to skip write something here!

  • Frontiers in Service, Columbus, Ohio, June 30 - July 3

    IBMer
    30 May 2011 | 6:07 am
    I learned about the Frontiers in Service conference back in 2007 and I have been keeping an eye on it ever since. It is where a lot of IBMers present their Service science, management and engineering research. Sylvia Long-Tolbert also had great things to say about it back when she was a professor in the business college at the University of Toledo. After touring the world, the conference is making its midwest USA stop next month, so I am trying to figure out a way to get there. Not my core areas of interest, but I am sure I would learn something. About Frontiers in Service in general Hosted…
 
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    Per Henrik Lausten

  • Sherlock Web: a QHSE management system (based on XPages and IBM XWork Server)

    Per Henrik Lausten
    14 May 2012 | 3:56 am
    I am currently busy working on Sherlock Web: a complete web solution for management of quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE). The solution is based on XPages and the IBM XWork Server and is available as a hosted solution or as an on-premises solution. The licensing cost of the server and application platform is fixed at $2000 per year, since the solution runs on the IBM XWork Server. This makes it an ideal platform for companies with a large number of users. Sherlock Web is based on the existing Sherlock Lotus Notes solution that runs successfully at more than 500 companies.

  • DanNotes 47th conference: links to presentations

    Per Henrik Lausten
    2 May 2012 | 6:23 am
    The DanNotes 47th conference takes place today and tomorrow. Here are links to presentations available online: Ulrich Krause: XPages - Beyond the Basics Paul Withers: Ready, Set, Go! How IBM Lotus Domino XPages Became Mobile Paul Withers: The Eureka Moment - XPages Under the Covers Jakob Majkilde: From Notes to XPages in 1 hour Morten Christensen: Using TDI with IBM Connections Dave Hay: Websphere Administration for Domino Administrators Dave Hay: Desktop Single Sign-On in an Active Directory World Bo Falkenberg: De bedste widgets Bo Falkenberg: Lotus Traveler - Hvad er der af nyt &…

  • Presentation: Create an app in 1 hour (almost) with XPages Extension Library

    Per Henrik Lausten
    22 Apr 2012 | 12:33 am
    I gave this presentation along with a live coding demo at the monthly NotesNet.dk meeting on April 19, 2012. The presentation covers elements of the XPages Extension Library that you can use to rapidly convert an existing Lotus Notes client application to a web application. The sample database is available for download and uses a custom forum database as "backend". You can easily modify the code to use another backend database. XPages Extension Library - Create an app in 1 hour (almost) View more presentations from Per Henrik Lausten Related posts: XPages Extension Library on OpenNTF updated…

  • I am now chairman of the board at NotesNet.dk

    Per Henrik Lausten
    3 Apr 2012 | 4:02 am
    I am a member of the NotesNet.dk independent group of IBM/Lotus consultants and also a member of the board. We are 25 independent consultants specializing in services and solutions for Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino, XPages and more. The members of NotesNet.dk participated in the annual general meeting in March, 2012. Our now former chairman John Dalsgaard wanted to resign as chairman after many years of great service. New members of the board were therefore elected. At the board meeting held a week later we decided on the responsibilities for the board members. I accepted the position as…

  • XPages: 2 very easy performance optimization tricks

    Per Henrik Lausten
    23 Feb 2012 | 2:03 am
    Here are 2 very easy ways to optimize performance for your XPages applications: Enable "Use runtime optimized JavaScript and CSS resources" to have your JS and CSS files combined into fewer files. This reduces the number of HTTP requests that the browser has to make against your server and application and thereby makes the site load much faster. Select "GZip" as the compression method to have your Domino server compress files and images. This reduces the amount of data that the browser has to retrieve from your server and application which again makes your application load much faster Both…
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  • Bookmarks for April 25th through May 10th

    delicious
    10 May 2012 | 2:00 pm
    These are my links for April 25th through May 10th: Business Service Innovation: When Simply Managing IT Isn’t Enough – Perspectives: CA Technologies corporate blog – CA Technologies – Destroy Silos Before They Destroy You « Leadership Freak – Correlsense Announces New CEO Ken Marshall – IT Pulse – IT operations in the age of cloud: Brace yourself for change – Big Transaction Data – The Corporation’s New Friend? | APMdigest: Where Application Performance Management, BSM, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing Meet –…

  • Bookmarks for April 23rd through April 24th

    delicious
    24 Apr 2012 | 2:00 pm
    These are my links for April 23rd through April 24th: Optimizing IT for Business: The Executive Perspective | APMdigest: Where Application Performance Management, BSM, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing Meet – Ipswitch’s Network Management Division Acquires iOpus Software – MarketWatch – SUMMUS Software – Assuring IT – Improving cloud computing performance: A path for revenue growth – Application performance management as a service: What does it take? – Wrong Paradigm: Elemental Monitoring is Simply Elemental by @PlatenReport – Opsview…

  • Bookmarks for December 6th through March 30th

    delicious
    30 Mar 2012 | 3:00 pm
    These are my links for December 6th through March 30th: Why Innovations Are Arguments – Namenstag Lucia 8 x 6 cm Bronzeplakette – Das einfhlsame Geschenk – Netuitive Presents Predictive Analytics for IT at Bank of America Technology Innovation Summit – AppDynamics Adds Free End-User Monitoring to the Only Application Performance Management Solution Designed for Modern Web Applications – Yahoo! Finance – Impatient Web Users Flee Slow-Loading Sites – NYTimes.com – BBBlog: APM Market Disruptors – AppDynamics and New Relic – FireScope…

  • The Journey towards a Business Service Management Solution

    doug
    1 Mar 2012 | 10:45 am
    Over the past few months I’ve been pulling together much of my 15+ years of experience within the Business Service Management (BSM) area in the form a broad based BSM Methodology. My objective is simple – equip practitioners (sales, technical sales, consultants, tool administrators, operations, development, support staff) around the world with tools, techniques and skills required to enable them to be successful with their BSM journey. My aim is to provide a solid foundation of content that can become an initial starting point for growth, adaptation and enhancement by geography,…

  • Bookmarks for November 18th through December 5th

    delicious
    6 Dec 2011 | 12:00 pm
    These are my links for November 18th through December 5th: Teamwork and BSM: Knowledge of Goals and Metrics is Critical | Ptak | Noel – The Many Faces of Application Performance Management | Ptak | Noel – BMC: Collaborative Application Mapping | Ptak | Noel – BMC EUEM Improvements – APM Strengthening – Selling to LoB (PDF) – HP Communities – OMi TBEC; incremental operational efficiency with … – Enterprise Business Community – HP Communities – Forecasting Issues in Your Data Center – Enterprise Business Community –…
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  • making the right code faster

    Mike_Fulton
    16 May 2012 | 1:58 pm
    One of the toughest issues with today's complex software is actually ensuring you are tackling the right performance problems for your application. It's not that tough to run the application, find a hot spot (or two), make some changes, and get a performance improvement. The harder question is whether or not the performance improvement is the right one to have focused on. That's pretty vague - here's a particular example. Let's say you are developing an editor. There are lots of different operations and functions that someone could do: open files, write text, save files, format, and so…

  • Integrated Information Framework expands scope; will be renamed

    rodney.sassaman
    16 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    IBM announced the Chemical & Petroleum Integrated information framework (IIF) in 2008.  This framework joined a collection of industry  frameworks that today number 14 and cover a total of 17 industries.  The frameworks are a logical collection of  industry solutions that combine technologies and services from our partners with IBM capabilities to provide solutions which address the challenges within a specific industry.  The Integrated Information Framework defines use cases and solutions specific to process manufacturing industries.  The original release and all subsequent…

  • IBM SmartCamp: Mexico

    jaltacol
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
      IBM SmartCamp es un evento exclusivo para la identificación de empresas en fase inicial que se alinean con nuestra visión de un Planeta más Inteligente. Estos eventos de mentoría y relacionamiento facilitan el contacto de emprendedores con fuentes de capital y con expertos en marketing, comunicación y tecnología que pueden ayudar a acelerar nuevas compañías de manera exitosa. Registro al Concurso (Apertura 9 de julio) IBM SmartCamp es una iniciativa que forma parte del programa IBM Global Entrepreneur.Para obtener más información, visite www.ibm.com/isv/startup

  • Implementando o DataGrid em WPF - Parte 3

    iMasters
    16 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    Na primeira parte do artigo, nós aprendemos como popular nosso DataGrid, como especificar as colunas e os seus tipos. Já segunda parte, aprendemos a colocar uma imagem no DataGrid. Para finalizar essa série, hoje vamos aprender a utilizar o Grouping. Para esse exemplo, crie duas tabelas em um banco de dados (nesse exemplo, foi utilizado o SQL Server 2008) e as nomei PAIS e PILOTO. Segue o script abaixo: CREATE TABLE PAIS ( CD_PAIS NUMERIC(10) IDENTITY NOT NULL, NM_PAIS VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL ) GO CREATE TABLE PILOTO ( CD_PILOTO NUMERIC(10) IDENTITY NOT NULL, NM_PILOTO VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,…

  • Como implementar uma aplicação Cliente-Servidor com Sockets em Ruby

    iMasters
    16 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Este é primeiro de vários artigos que irei publicar sobre Sockets em Ruby. Mas, antes de qualquer coisa, é conveniente dizer o que são Sockets: A grosso modo, são as extremidades de um canal de comunicação bidirecional. Ou seja, você pode utilizar Sockets para fazer comunicação entre processos de uma máquina, entre máquinas diferentes e entre processos de máquinas diferentes. O que iremos fazer? Como este é o primeiro artigo sobre o tema, pretendo ir direto ao ponto, mostrando de forma simples como implementar uma aplicação Cliente-Servidor. Nessa aplicação, o cliente envia…
 
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    The lost outpost

  • Digging through what Twitter knows about me

    Andy Piper
    12 May 2012 | 12:55 pm
    I joined Twitter on February 21, 2007, at exactly 15:14:48, and I created my account via the web interface. As you can see, my first tweet was pretty mundane! overheating in an office with no comfort cooling or aircon. About to drink water.— Andy Piper (@andypiper) February 21, 2007 I remember discussing this exciting cool “new Web 2.0 site” with Kim Plowright @mildlydiverting in Roo’s office in Hursley a couple of days before, and before long he, Ian and I were all trying this new newness out. It was just before the 2007 SXSWi, where Twitter really started to get on…

  • Geekery in 8-bits and more

    Andy Piper
    9 May 2012 | 7:20 am
    In which I get misty-eyed and nostalgic, geek out over electronics, and think about mobile and the cloud. Then On Saturday I went along to the Horizons 30th anniversary of the ZX Spectrum event, organised by Paul Squires and Leila Johnston and held at the BFI in London. The event ran on both days but I wasn’t able to stay on the Sunday, so I missed at least half of the fun! Although I’m full of nostalgia for the 8-bit era, I have to confess I never actually owned a Speccy or any Sinclair hardware. My friends did, but I was primarily an Acorn enthusiast and our first home computer…

  • Unshaved yaks with MonoDevelop (and some pre-shaved ones, too)

    Andy Piper
    8 May 2012 | 11:31 am
    There’s a cool Cloud Foundry fan site called preshavedyak.com - and last week at SourceDevCon London, we challenged a bunch of developers to earn themselves a nice new preshavedyak hoodie by registering for a Cloud Foundry beta account and seeing how quickly they could get a “hello world” app up-and-running in the cloud. The event saw a bunch of new signups and some great discussions. The “pre-shaved yak”, of course, is one aspect of what a polyglot open source PaaS is all about – delivering a ready-made, ready-to-host, application runtime environment. We…

  • Interview with Uhuru, and more events in the pipeline

    Andy Piper
    29 Apr 2012 | 1:09 pm
    As my new role continues, a podcast I recorded with Michael Surkan over at Uhuru Software has just gone online. Uhuru provide hosting based on the Cloud Foundry platform, and add first-class support for .NET applications. They also have some really neat add-ons for MMC and Visual Studio to make deployment easy. We talked a little about the role of a Developer Advocate, the groups I’ve been talking to about adoption of Cloud Foundry, and some of the “gotchas” to consider when taking an application to a Platform-as-a-Service environment. (if you can hear any background noise…

  • Ubuntu 12.04 and Cloud Foundry

    Andy Piper
    26 Apr 2012 | 2:06 pm
    Well, it’s that fun Ubuntu release day again, and around the world, I’m sure there are parties aplenty… I grabbed an ISO this morning (64-bit desktop version, natch), and quickly setup a new virtual machine to run on my Mac. A nice feature of VMware Fusion 4.0 is the “easy install” option which lets you rapidly pop in the basic information needed to setup the system, and the rest is taken care of for you. In my case, I specified a user ID, selected that I wanted my home folder read/write shared into the VM, and then customised the machine to up the memory and add…
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    gpoul's Out Of Memory Blog

  • What Twitter knows about you

    gpoul
    14 May 2012 | 6:18 am
    Have you ever wondered what Twitter knows about you, but never found the motivation to request a copy of the information they store about you? Andy didn’t only do that, but he wrote a blog post about what Twitter knows about him and did some analysis on the data.

  • Apache OpenOffice

    gpoul
    13 May 2012 | 1:01 pm
    In the last weeks I’ve been asked twice about the future of Lotus Symphony and OpenOffice. To learn more about this I’d definitely recommend you read the post Ed wrote after the release of Apache OpenOffice 3.4.

  • WebSphere Application Server V8.5

    gpoul
    30 Apr 2012 | 6:50 am
    On April 24 IBM announced the release of WebSphere Application Server V8.5 and it’s especially exciting to see our innovation in the application server space continue with this very strong release. It includes the following new capabilities: Liberty Profile Application Edition Management Intelligent Routing Capabilities Application Server Health Management Dynamic Clustering Support for Java SE 7 This new version of WAS will eGA on June 15, 2012, and GA on July 13, 2012.

  • IBM PureSystems

    gpoul
    29 Apr 2012 | 7:43 am
    Two weeks ago IBM announced a new category of systems called Expert Integrated Systems. The IBM PureSystems family initially consists of two products. The most interesting for me is the PureApplication System, which combines Compute Nodes, Storage, Networking, and Middleware Software into one easy to manage platform as a service. The PureApplication System provides a unique opportunity for our clients to focus on what’s important for their business instead of integrating, assembling, and testing all these components on their own and gives them a time to value that has never been…

  • How lightweight is the WAS Liberty Profile?

    gpoul
    28 Apr 2012 | 2:35 am
    The ultimate test: Running WAS Liberty Profile on the Raspberry Pi
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    Sam Ruby

  • WebSocket Demos

    Sam Ruby
    29 Apr 2012 | 8:33 pm
    W chat implements a shared textarea field across multiple clients.  Demonstrates bi-directional communication. diskusage is more typical of my usage.  The du command produces tabular output that the user may want to sort different ways and yet is may take considerable time to complete.

  • Wunderbar on Rails

    Sam Ruby
    24 Apr 2012 | 4:12 pm
    W Usage: add wunderbar and nokogiri to your Gemfile and run bundle install.  Template extensions supported are _html and _json.  Examples: view, layout, json. Note that as Rails layouts and views are predicated on the assumption that output is produced by concatenating text, one must use _ yield instead of simply yield.  I have noticed that this may lose blank lines in the process, which apparently is a known issue with Nokogiri.  Not a problem if the layout is erb, but then you lose the unified indentation that you get if you have a layout using _html. On the plus side, Wunderbar will…

  • Wunderbar now does Sinatra

    Sam Ruby
    12 Apr 2012 | 7:12 pm
    W Demo The result is a lot like Markaby, except you get to be/have to be explicit when you are creating a tag.  In this demo, there is no logic, so the benefits of doing so are less clear, but include you being able to use tags that aren’t known to Markaby, like the ones that were added in HTML5.  Both inline and views are supported, but support for layouts has yet to be added. While the demos require Ruby 1.9.2+ (the Hash syntax is nicer), the library works equally well with Ruby 1.8.7. The progression is that you start from scripts that you can run from the command line: ruby…

  • Hacked

    Sam Ruby
    2 Apr 2012 | 6:16 am
    This site was hacked.  A reader of the site noted that Google’s index of this site had been co-opted by dubious pharmaceutical offerings.  I’ll gladly thank that individual publicly if they give me permission to do so; but my email reply got bounced as spam. The immediate culprit was the addition of the following lines to a number of .htaccess files: <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} (google|yahoo) [OR] RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} (google|aol|yahoo) RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /$ [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} (html|htm|php)$ [NC]…

  • Improved Wunderbar JSON support

    Sam Ruby
    1 Apr 2012 | 7:57 am
    W I’ve integrated jbuilder like functionality into Wunderbar.  Key differences?  A DSL that doesn’t suck, and output that isn’t ugly. To harsh?  You be the judge.  Compare jbuilder ("json dot bar json bar json dot child bang") vs Wunderbar ("underbar underbar underbar underbar"). As to the output?  Don’t be fooled by the jbuilder readme.  In actuality is no unnecessary whitespace in the output.  That’s good if you are bandwidth limited.  Not so good when viewing the XHR traffic via firebug...
 
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    Who said supply chains are boring?

  • Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain

    Christopher Sciacca
    9 May 2012 | 9:55 am
    As an employee and shareholder I am currently listening to the live stream of IBM's investor's meeting .  Linda Sanford, senior vice president of enterprise transformation, is currently presenting. Her fifth slide grabbed my attention, which focuses on IBM's Integrated Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to

  • Supply Chain Control Towers: Don't Believe the Hype

    Christopher Sciacca
    16 Apr 2012 | 4:28 am
    A fun and educational video from the folks at e2open. There's a lot of hype out there about supply chain control towers... What they are, what they aren't. What they do, what they don't. If you're embarking on a supply chain control tower initiative, how do you know what's really important, especially when you consider that no two control towers are alike? E2open can help you get your supply

  • Introducing the 10PL

    Christopher Sciacca
    3 Apr 2012 | 8:17 am
    A hysterical video from Dedola for April Fool's Day. Well done. Time and time again, 3PLs and even 4PLs have failed to deliver the supply chain synergism that today’s organizations crave. After integrating a few services like freight forwarding, warehousing, inventory management and IT, these “alleged” logistics providers stopped there. As we all know, if some is good, more is better. For this

  • Infographic: The History of the supply chain

    Christopher Sciacca
    27 Mar 2012 | 3:05 am
    Despite the title, which implies that logistics and SCM are different, this is a great info graphic. Source: SCM-Operations.com

  • Is Your Supply Chain Prone to a Hack Attack?

    Christopher Sciacca
    14 Mar 2012 | 7:23 am
    We've all heard of hackers and most of us have experienced at least one or two hits—the trojan that ultimately disables a laptop or those annoying people who steal your email address and send advertisements to your contacts. Although these threats are more annoying than seriously detrimental, these simple scams do show how widespread hacking has become. A supply chain is only as strong as its
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    Read This Blog!

  • The 2012 garden is planted!

    David
    11 May 2012 | 7:59 pm
    I suspect this posting will interest me more than it does most of you; I wanted to document what I planted this afternoon in hopes of remembering it next year and choosing appropriately, based on the success or lack thereof of this year’s garden. As usual, I planted three EarthBoxes with seedlings purchased today from Summerwinds. We waited longer than usual to plant this year for two reasons – first, because our Master Gardener friends told us to wait, and second, because we wanted to plant after coming home from Europe. The first EarthBox is on our porch, and it has: Diva…

  • Amsterdam Dos and Don’ts

    David
    8 May 2012 | 9:45 pm
    Amsterdam Dos and Don’ts We recently spent a week in Amsterdam before taking a river cruise through the Netherlands and Belgium; I will eventually post photos from the trip, but in the meantime, I wanted to share some possibly-useful tips for others travelling to Amsterdam and environs. Money DO tell your credit/debit card companies that you will be using your card in the Netherlands and when you’ll be there. DO get money from ATMs rather than buying it before you leave the US; there are ATMs at the airport and all over town and you’ll get a much better rate. DO expect to…

  • I never could get the hang of Tuesdays….

    David
    10 Apr 2012 | 11:56 am
    There’s nothing like having the phone ring early in the morning, unless it’s looking at the caller-id and seeing it’s your credit card company. Needless to say, the person on the other end introduced herself as being from the Fraud Protection department. I probably should have been properly paranoid and called them back, but she had enough information to convince me that she was legitimate (either that or a very good scammer). After we’d established mutual bona fides, she asked me the big question: “Did you use your card to pay 399 South Korean Won for a website…

  • A break from 24/7

    David
    31 Mar 2012 | 11:02 pm
    For the last few weeks, I’ve been turning off my iPhone on Shabbat from the time Torah Study starts (about 9:30am) until services end (around noon). Today, I took it a step further, and kept the phone off through lunch, a play at San Jose Rep (God of Carnage, recommended), and even through dinner with Diane at Il Fornaio. It was amazingly restful. The phone is back on (I needed the GPS for our evening walk), but I intend to be more mindful in how I use it during the coming week. And it’s worth remembering that airplane mode works on the ground, too. A break from 24/7 - from Read…

  • The science is real

    David
    10 Feb 2012 | 12:28 am
    I was curious about the poster outside Amy’s lab in tonight’s episode of The Big Bang Theory. Thanks to the magic of HDTV and TiVo, I was able to read the title: “Quantized, spontaneous persisten activity in the entorhinal cortex in vivo”, the name of the lead author: James McFarland, and his institutional affiliation: Departments of Physics and Neuroscience, Brown University. From there, it was a short Google to his dissertation, and then to his page at the University of Maryland, where he is currently a postdoc. I wonder how his poster got to the show. The science is…
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    E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The Inbox by Luis Suarez

  • It’s Not Filter Failure, But Thought For Food

    Luis Suarez
    9 May 2012 | 6:49 pm
    Ever since Clay Shirky first used the quote “It’s not information overload. It’s filter failure” at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York, back in 2008, there has been an ongoing, everlasting, but rather passionate discussion from both sides of the story pondering whether it’s really all about facing and dealing with information overload or whether it’s just purely filter failure. I am sure that this is one of those topics we are never going to get tired of talking about, conversing, share our first hand experiences, try to convince others about our own point of…

  • Social Business – Where Bosses and Managers Become Servant Leaders

    Luis Suarez
    7 May 2012 | 4:15 pm
    In the past we have talked a couple of times about the undeniable impact that social networking (for business) is having in traditional management and thought leadership by helping reshape and redefine some of their various long time existing conceptions . There have been, indeed, a few great articles out there that not only have they assessed the importance and relevance of social technologies to help define the next generation of management, leadership and employee engagement, but they have also ventured to state, and rather accurately, how traditional management would need to keep moving…

  • Don’t Underestimate the Value of Your Community Managers

    Luis Suarez
    2 May 2012 | 4:02 pm
    If earlier on this week we were talking about the increasing concerns on how high level executives, CIOs mainly, keep taking for granted social collaboration and how perhaps they need to shift gears and stop considering it’s a given, here’s today’s blog post where I will reflect on a recent article put together by the always insightful Rachel Happe at The Community Roundtable under the troubling heading “The Community Strategist Squeeze“, where she comes to highlight the current state of what’s been asked of community managers, facilitators, leaders,…

  • Don’t Underestimate the Power of (Social) Collaboration. It Is Not a Given

    Luis Suarez
    30 Apr 2012 | 2:32 pm
    Ok, back to Social Business. After the last few days where I have been blogging a number of different times about some musings on redesigning and refining further along the workplace of the future, it’s time to get down to business again and continue to share further insights around social networking / computing for business or the good old Social Business itself By the way, stay tuned because very soon I will be putting together an article where I will explain why I’m going to move away from the social business concept into another one that I think is much more accurate and…

  • You Are Not Perfect! Live With It

    Luis Suarez
    27 Apr 2012 | 1:15 pm
    I really like Inc. I mean, I really heart it. I discovered it by pure chance a few weeks back and I am now completely hooked up to it, mostly not only because of the top quality articles, publications, videos, etc. etc. they keep putting up on their Web site, but also because of how helpful it’s proving to be as an essential resource “to help entrepreneurs and business leaders succeed“. Seriously, if you are looking for topnotch quality content that could very well help you redesign the workplace of the future look no further than those folks. They are doing an outstanding…
 
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  • making the right code faster

    Mike_Fulton
    16 May 2012 | 1:58 pm
    One of the toughest issues with today's complex software is actually ensuring you are tackling the right performance problems for your application. It's not that tough to run the application, find a hot spot (or two), make some changes, and get a performance improvement. The harder question is whether or not the performance improvement is the right one to have focused on. That's pretty vague - here's a particular example. Let's say you are developing an editor. There are lots of different operations and functions that someone could do: open files, write text, save files, format, and so…

  • Integrated Information Framework expands scope; will be renamed

    rodney.sassaman
    16 May 2012 | 1:40 pm
    IBM announced the Chemical & Petroleum Integrated information framework (IIF) in 2008.  This framework joined a collection of industry  frameworks that today number 14 and cover a total of 17 industries.  The frameworks are a logical collection of  industry solutions that combine technologies and services from our partners with IBM capabilities to provide solutions which address the challenges within a specific industry.  The Integrated Information Framework defines use cases and solutions specific to process manufacturing industries.  The original release and all subsequent…

  • IBM SmartCamp: Mexico

    jaltacol
    16 May 2012 | 1:37 pm
      IBM SmartCamp es un evento exclusivo para la identificación de empresas en fase inicial que se alinean con nuestra visión de un Planeta más Inteligente. Estos eventos de mentoría y relacionamiento facilitan el contacto de emprendedores con fuentes de capital y con expertos en marketing, comunicación y tecnología que pueden ayudar a acelerar nuevas compañías de manera exitosa. Registro al Concurso (Apertura 9 de julio) IBM SmartCamp es una iniciativa que forma parte del programa IBM Global Entrepreneur.Para obtener más información, visite www.ibm.com/isv/startup

  • Implementando o DataGrid em WPF - Parte 3

    iMasters
    16 May 2012 | 1:35 pm
    Na primeira parte do artigo, nós aprendemos como popular nosso DataGrid, como especificar as colunas e os seus tipos. Já segunda parte, aprendemos a colocar uma imagem no DataGrid. Para finalizar essa série, hoje vamos aprender a utilizar o Grouping. Para esse exemplo, crie duas tabelas em um banco de dados (nesse exemplo, foi utilizado o SQL Server 2008) e as nomei PAIS e PILOTO. Segue o script abaixo: CREATE TABLE PAIS ( CD_PAIS NUMERIC(10) IDENTITY NOT NULL, NM_PAIS VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL ) GO CREATE TABLE PILOTO ( CD_PILOTO NUMERIC(10) IDENTITY NOT NULL, NM_PILOTO VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,…

  • Como implementar uma aplicação Cliente-Servidor com Sockets em Ruby

    iMasters
    16 May 2012 | 1:18 pm
    Este é primeiro de vários artigos que irei publicar sobre Sockets em Ruby. Mas, antes de qualquer coisa, é conveniente dizer o que são Sockets: A grosso modo, são as extremidades de um canal de comunicação bidirecional. Ou seja, você pode utilizar Sockets para fazer comunicação entre processos de uma máquina, entre máquinas diferentes e entre processos de máquinas diferentes. O que iremos fazer? Como este é o primeiro artigo sobre o tema, pretendo ir direto ao ponto, mostrando de forma simples como implementar uma aplicação Cliente-Servidor. Nessa aplicação, o cliente envia…
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    Scott on Security

  • CISPA perhaps losing steam; protests imminent

    Scott Wilson
    30 Apr 2012 | 1:34 pm
    If you're a follower of Internet privacy issues, you've no doubt read that CISPA passed in the house. That's bad news, but in addition to President Obama threatening to veto the bill last week, a few of it's supporters have bowed out.Anna Eshoo, the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology stated recently that the bill failes to minimize the collection of personally-identifiable information, and therefore she cannot support it. Other co-authors have withdrawn their support also; may consider this to be a first step to victory (victory being that the bill is…

  • 51% of web site traffic is non-human

    Scott Wilson
    15 Mar 2012 | 9:43 am
    A study was just released indicating that 51% of web site traffic is automated software programs, and the majority (31%) is potentially malicious. That's a pretty big chunk by any measurement.This breakdown is from an "average" Web site, as tracked by the study's author, who reviewed about one thousand sites over time. I whipped up the graph above for my own purposes, but here's the breakdown from Incapsula:5% is hacking tools searching for an unpatched or new vulnerability in a Website5% is scrapers2% is automated comment spammers19% is from “spies” collecting competitive intelligence20%…

  • People still fall for this stuff?

    Scott Wilson
    12 Mar 2012 | 8:54 am
    This morning, I received a very interesting e-mail message at work, purportedly from the IRS. The message asked me to click on a hyperlink to resolve my pending transfer of funds. Oh, really?Yes, I know that the spammers are a tricky bunch and they can craft messages that can fool even seasoned pros. However, this wasn't even close to slick. Spelling errors, ridiculous verbiage, no image files, and a link that very clearly attempts to download a whacky-sounding file.I did go ahead and submit this malware to VirusTotal, one of my favorite services. It was not recognized by the 43 scan engines…

  • NASA powers down its last mainframe

    Scott Wilson
    12 Feb 2012 | 8:18 pm
    As reported today on Network World, NASA CIO Linda Cureton recently posted on her blog that this weekend, the Marshall Space Flight Center powered down NASA's last mainframe, the IBM Z9.You might think that this "end of an era" post would result in cheering by the masses (not at IBM), but you'd be wrong. I was kind of surprised by the commentary this article received on Slashdot.

  • Satellite phone encryption cracked

    Scott Wilson
    6 Feb 2012 | 2:38 pm
    German academics report they have cracked two encryption systems (ETSI GMR-1 and GMR-2) used to protect satellite phone signals and that anyone with cheap computer equipment and radio could eavesdrop on calls over an entire continent.It's common knowledge that governments and business with sensitive dealings use encrypted satellite phones for secure global communications.  Hopefully, this paper will prompt the makers of the technologies in use work on a new security system.
 
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  • Fun with TCPMon and Lotus Traveler

    Stephan H Wissel
    13 May 2012 | 10:49 am
    Martin Luther (the original) famously stated "man muss dem Volk aufs Maul schauen" (roughly translated: "you have to watch how people talk". What worked for a bible translation also works in IT. While it is nice to have some documentation, quite often it is inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, factual wrong or simply missing. So listening to "how applications speak" is an essential skill, mentioned here before. In this little weekend project these skills get applied to Lotus Traveler. These are our ingredients: Domino server with installed Traveler listening on http Port 80 (https won't do).

  • In my inbox

    Stephan H Wissel
    10 May 2012 | 9:13 am
    One of the things I'm interested in after hours (challenge: what are my after hours) is personal well being and fitness. Since I love technology too I have the geeks view. When surfing at Amazon I came across Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health and added it to my wishlist. Opening my mailbox this morning I got pleasantly surprised: Ulrich Krause said thank you, so I say: Thank you Ulrich!

  • Getting a Job Done

    Stephan H Wissel
    10 May 2012 | 3:07 am
    In a recent chat on the supersecret XPages </bitching><doing> chat Mark Hughes contributed an invaluable 3 liner, too good to miss. I added the 4th one: You pay someone by the hour, they take longer than if you paid them for the job You pay them by the job and it will get rushed You pay them a salary and they dont care if it gets done You unleash their passion for the task - you get results

  • Prezi presentation style lessons

    Stephan H Wissel
    9 May 2012 | 3:15 am
    While "Death by Powerpoint" is is talk of the town and Prof. Tufte is all against it the alternatives are not without risks. As a colleague put it nicely: "Prezi is a presentation tool perfectly capable of making your audience sea sick". Presentation tools used wrongly leave you the choice between nausea and unconciousness. In case you haven't seen prezi before: it is a Flash/Air based tool, that allows to create non-linear presentations that swifle, zoom and rotate through your materials: the cadence of Powerpoint replaced by a visual roller coaster. Working with it for a while I recognized…

  • HSBC is starting to seriously annoy me #fail

    Stephan H Wissel
    30 Apr 2012 | 8:37 am
    End of last HSBC Singapore approached me and offered to upgrade my Credit Card to their shiny new VISA Infinite. Unsuspecting for what I was in for I agreed and the trouble started. To give you an idea, this is the content I sent to them on January 14 2012: From: Stephan Wissel <stephan@wissel.net> Date: Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 7:25 PM Subject: Credit Card in eBanking To: direct@hsbc.com.sg Hi there, I'm using HSBC Credit Cards and I'm currently switching from a Visa Platinum to a Visa Infinite card. The process you have in place for this needs improvements. These are the problems I…
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  • Reflections on My Fifty Year Involvement with Computers

    IWB
    14 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    On May 5, I had the honor of giving the commencement address at Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology.  Dean David Hall gave me very good advice on what makes for a good commencement speech: make it personal, tell us about yourself including your background, and keep it short.  He also suggested that I share with the new graduates any key lessons I have learned during my long career.  The timing for reflecting on my life and career could not have been better, given that in a few weeks I will be going to Chicago for my 50th high school class reunion,…

  • Systems Thinking, Safety and Risk Management

    IWB
    7 May 2012 | 5:00 am
    A few weeks ago I participated in a roundtable breakfast on Protecting Financial Markets in the Age of the Cloud.  The roundtable gathered together a group, - consisting primarily of financial experts, with a sprinkle of technologists like me, - to explore how to best regulate financial markets in our fast changing, highly interconnected, complex, digital world.  Several participants cited the sharp rise in volume and speed of high-frequency trading over the past decade as an example of a current practice that is potentially increasing volatility and systemic risk in financial…

  • Adjusting to Life in a Hyperconnected World

    IWB
    30 Apr 2012 | 5:00 am
    In the spring of 1997, during a presentation in Paris on IBM’s new e-business strategy, the CIO of a major European retail chain mentioned that his company had just spent a lot of money remodeling their stores.  He was wondering if they had done the right thing, given all this new economy talk.  We were in the middle of the dot-com frenzy, and the buzz in the air was that in the Internet-based new economy, brick-and-mortar businesses, like other businesses grounded in the physical world, could not possibly compete in this fast-moving digital space and were therefore headed for…

  • Measuring the Forces of Long Term Change

    IWB
    23 Apr 2012 | 5:00 am
    Intel co-founder Gordon Moore described what became known as Moore’s Law in a 1965 paper where he observed that the number of components in integrated circuits had doubled every year since their invention in 1958, and predicted that the trend would continue for at least ten years, a prediction he subsequently changed to a doubling every two years.  The semi-log graphs associated with Moore’s Law have since become a visual metaphor for the technology revolution unleashed by the exponential improvements of just about all digital components, from processing speeds and storage capacity…

  • Design Principles for Complex, Unpredictable, People Oriented Systems

    IWB
    16 Apr 2012 | 5:00 am
    An IBM Global CEO Study conducted in 2010 concluded that complexity was the primary challenge emerging out of its conversations with 1,500 CEOs and senior government officials.  “CEOs told us they operate in a world that is substantially more volatile, uncertain and complex.  Many shared the view that incremental changes are no longer sufficient in a world that is operating in fundamentally different ways.”   These same CEOs cited creativity as the most important leadership quality they look for over the next five years.  “CEOs now realize that creativity trumps…
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    IBM developerWorks : Information Management : Articles

  • Understand the trusted context feature in Informix

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The use of connection pooling to data sources can lead to role-based security breaches. Support for trusted connections and trusted contexts in Informix server gives the flexibility of connection reuse, granting of controlled privileges to the middle tier, and enhanced user accountability in a three-tier application without compromising database security, all while improving system performance. This article discusses trusted connections and trusted contexts, and shows how to manage trusted contexts using JDBC, ESQL/C and ODBC drivers.

  • Optim Open Data Manager and Optim Connect thin clients for Linux and UNIX environments

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Legal compliance and business requirements often require organizations to retain data for certain period of time. IBM InfoSphere Optim offers a database archive solution for archiving data from either production databases (to control data growth) or from legacy applications (for application retirement purposes). Through Optim Open Data Manager, Optim can provide continuous access to archived data using open standards such as ODBC, JDBC, or XML. This article explains the difference between the available methods for accessing Optim archived data on Linux/UNIX environments and shows how to…

  • DB2 Tools corner: Introducing the IBM-supported batch interface for change management in DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS V10.1 and DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS V10.1

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Now you can use the new batch interface enhancement for managing changes to DB2 for z/OS objects and authorizations with DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS and DB2 Object Comparison Tool for z/OS. This enhancement lets you create, customize, and reuse batch jobs to match how you manage changes to DB2 for z/OS.

  • Test drive DB2 10.1 using a virtual appliance

    2 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    IBM virtual appliances allow you to easily experience the power of IBM software, such as DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, without having to go through the setup process for either the operating system or IBM software. The virtual appliances are provided with pre-installed operating systems, and additionally, they deeply integrate IBM software in VMware virtual machines.

  • DB2 best practices: Multi-temperature data management

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Data in a data warehouse can be classified according to its temperature. The temperature of data is based on how often it is accessed, how volatile it is, and how important the performance of the queries that access the data is. Hot data is frequently accessed and updated, and users expect optimal performance when accessing this data. Cold data is rarely accessed and updated, and the performance of the queries that access this data is not essential. Using faster, more expensive storage devices for hot data and slower, less expensive storage devices for cold data optimizes the performance of…
 
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    IBM developerWorks : Information Management : Tutorials

  • System Administration Certification exam 919 for Informix 11.70 prep, Part 2: Informix space management

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    In this tutorial, you'll learn how to configure and manage storage spaces on IBM Informix(R) database, the utilities to create those storage spaces, and how to use fragmentation and features to optimize the storage in the database. This tutorial prepares you for Part 2 of the System Administration Certification exam 919 for Informix v11.70.

  • Exploring IMS disaster recovery solutions, Part 4: Coordinated IMS and DB2 solutions

    2 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Every customer needs a disaster recovery (DR) plan. The strategy will differ from one customer to the next. For IMS, there are two types of DR solutions: 1) IMS specific, and 2) Storage Mirroring. In this tutorial, we explore the IMS specific DR solutions. There are solutions that use only the IMS base product and solutions that use the IBM IMS Tools products. For each DR solution, there will be a discussion of the key concepts related to that solution.

  • Create an ER diagram for an Informix database

    25 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Understanding the structure of a database is important to administrators as well as to developers. An image illustrates more details within seconds than any textual listing can deliver. This tutorial demonstrates how to use a tool that can deliver an entity-relationship graphical overview of an existing Informix relational database and the contained objects.

  • Exploring IMS disaster recovery solutions, Part 3: IMS Recovery Expert solutions

    18 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Every customer needs a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan. The strategies used differ from one customer to another and they differ in time to recovery and loss of data. For IMS, there are five types of DR solutions: restart, recovery, recovery and restart, coordinated IMS and DB2 restart, and coordinated IMS and DB2 disaster recovery and restart. Here in Part 3, we explore both the recovery and recovery and restart solutions provided by the IMS Recovery Expert product.

  • Exploring IMS disaster recovery solutions, Part 2: IMS Base and IMS Tools recovery solutions

    11 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Every customer needs a Disaster Recovery (DR) plan. The strategies used differ from one customer to another and they differ in time to recovery and loss of data. For IMS, there are five types of DR solutions: restart, recovery, recovery and restart, coordinated IMS and DB2 restart, and coordinated IMS and DB2 disaster recovery and restart. Here in Part 2, we explore the recovery solutions that use only the IMS base functions and some of the functions in the IMS Tools.
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    IBM developerWorks : Java technology

  • Java technology zone technical podcast series: Season 4

    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    For years, the Java zone has brought you top-quality technical content by some of the best minds in the industry. But taking the time to read an in-depth, code-heavy article can be difficult, even if it's about a topic that's critical to your day job. This podcast series, led by the engaging and technically curious Andrew Glover, provides a new way to get information from the sources you trust most. Every few weeks, we'll publish a new discussion with an expert on the topics that are important to your job.

  • Functional thinking: Functional design patterns, Part 3

    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The Gang of Four's Interpreter design pattern encourages extending a language by building a new language from it. Most functional languages let you extend the language in a variety of ways, such as operator overloading and pattern matching. Although Java doesn't permit any of these techniques, next-generation JVM languages do, with varying implementation details. In this article, Neal Ford investigates how Groovy, Scala, and Clojure realize the intent of the Interpreter design pattern by allowing functional extensions in ways that Java does not.

  • Get a picture of your IBM i environment with DB2 catalog views

    10 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Traditionally, DB2 for IBM DB2® catalog views have only provided metadata about existing database objects. A new set of catalog views also provide information about your IBM i system environment. Specifically, these view make it easy to access information about the Group PTFs and TCP/IP network connections related to your DB2 for i database.

  • Explore alternative languages for the Java platform

    8 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The JVM's ability to execute machine- and language-independent bytecode opens a world of problem-solving possibilities to polyglot programmers. Languages for the Java platform are proliferating rapidly (with more than 200 now available), and several have captured significant developer mindshare. This knowledge path is an overview of some of the robust languages that can complement your Java programming skills by taking full advantage of the Java platform.

  • Immutability and appendOnly features in GPFS 3.4v on AIX

    30 Apr 2012 | 1:00 am
    Protect your business data on AIX systems using immutability and appendOnly features supported by IBM General Parallel File System V3.4 ensuring compliance to various government regulations. Having rich set of command line interfaces, GPFS allows you to set appropriate restrictions to your business audit files, health center records and log files in order to effectively secure them from being tampered or accidentally deleted. This article illustrates how to make use of immutability and appendOnly restrictions offered by IBM GPFS V3.4 to protect your AIX data.
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    IBM developerWorks : Linux

  • Use of IPSEC in Linux when configuring network-to-network and point-to-point VPN connections

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article takes a detailed look at the design principles, the basis for deploying VPN, and the IPSEC protocol concept, providing a description of the general features of IPSEC and of the mechanisms required for its implementation. This article was specially selected for translation by developerWorks Russia as an example of developerWorks world-wide offerings.

  • Add Linux power to wireless routers with advanced tips and tricks for DD-WRT

    7 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    DD-WRT brings all the power of the Linux networking stack to inexpensive wireless routers, turning a consumer router into a mighty networking powerhouse. Learn how to install and secure DD-WRT, and learn about the powerful, flexible command line behind the GUI.

  • Protect your data at the speed of light with gKrypt, Part 2

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Meet the gKrypt engine, the world's first package to employ general purpose graphics units (GPGPUs) for data encryption. It uses an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) based 256-bit block cipher. This is the second article in a two-part series on AES encryption and the gKrypt engine. Part 1 introduced gKrypt and explained the AES algorithm in detail, its parallel breakdown and how to map it on a massive GPU architecture using the Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA). Part 2 looks at how AES is implemented on CUDA.

  • Meet six misunderstood Ruby features

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Suppose you are a C++ developer and you need to do some prototyping quickly in Ruby. When you pick up a Ruby reference book like the Pickaxe or browse the Ruby site, you see familiar constructs like class declaration, support for threads, and exception handling. Just when you thought you knew how Ruby works, you realize that concurrency in your Ruby code is not behaving like Boost threads, catch and throw are not what they seem, and others have used something called self all over the place in their Ruby script. Welcome to Ruby!

  • Protect your data at the speed of light with gKrypt, Part 1

    30 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Meet the gKrypt engine, the world's first package to employ general purpose graphics units (GPGPUs) for data encryption, which is an important tool for information security. It uses an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) based 256-bit block cipher to provide robust security. In this Part 1 of a two-part series, explore the AES, the GPU port of the Rijndael algorithm for Linux, the parallelizing of the AES algorithm, and the use of the gKrypt Engine supporting CUDA for NVIDIA-based GPUs.
 
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    IBM developerWorks : Open source

  • Introducing Riak, Part 2: Integrating Riak as a heavy-duty caching server for web applications

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article is Part 2 of a two-part series about Riak, a highly scalable, distributed data store written in Erlang and based on Dynamo, Amazon's high availability key-value store. For websites with heavy loads, a scalable caching solution can lighten the load on the application and database servers. This particularly applies to data that is read often but updated only occasionally. Explore an in-depth example of an online betting site and how you can use Riak to implement a caching solution. You also will learn to integrate Riak with an existing website and look at other Riak features…

  • Use of IPSEC in Linux when configuring network-to-network and point-to-point VPN connections

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article takes a detailed look at the design principles, the basis for deploying VPN, and the IPSEC protocol concept, providing a description of the general features of IPSEC and of the mechanisms required for its implementation. This article was specially selected for translation by developerWorks Russia as an example of developerWorks world-wide offerings.

  • Introducing Riak, Part 1: The language-independent HTTP API

    13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This is Part 1 of a two-part series about Riak, a highly scalable, distributed data store written in Erlang and based on Dynamo, Amazon's high availability key-value store. This article provides an introduction to Riak and covers the basics of storing and retrieving items in Riak using its HTTP API. Some of Riak's other features will also be introduced.

  • Get a picture of your IBM i environment with DB2 catalog views

    9 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Traditionally, DB2 for IBM DB2® catalog views have only provided metadata about existing database objects. A new set of catalog views also provide information about your IBM i system environment. Specifically, these view make it easy to access information about the Group PTFs and TCP/IP network connections related to your DB2 for i database.

  • Social networks meet open-source project hosting

    7 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The revolutionary effects of social networks have not missed the world of software development. Many services emerged to support collaboration on projects over the Internet, especially in the world of open-source software. Concepts such as distributed version control, routine forking, and pull requests are in some ways changing the basic process of group development. One of the most popular social networks for software collaboration is GitHub, whose motto is "Social Coding." Learn about development social networks in the context of GitHub, but with principles applicable to other…
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    IBM developerWorks : Rational : Articles

  • Calculate your return on investment for software and systems

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The term "return on investment" (ROI) is frequently used to describe the benefit derived from investments in software and systems or other business investments. To better align software and systems investments, there are different kinds of ROI answers to different business questions: Have we received a good return on the investments to date? Should we continue to invest in the project? What will be the total ROI over the life of the software or system? This article provides the different ROI calculations to answer these questions.

  • What's new with IBM XL C/C++ for AIX and Linux, Version 12.1

    10 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Get the highlights of the new and enhanced features in XL C/C++ Version 12.1, including support of language features that enable users to port code easily when moving to IBM Power Systems, as well as improved compilation time at commonly used optimization levels. This article is for those who have some experience with previous versions of XL C/C++.

  • What's new in IBM XL Fortran for AIX and Linux, Version 14.1

    10 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    New and enhanced features in XL Fortran Version 14.1 include support of language features that you can use to port code easily when moving to IBM Power Systems, as well as improved compilation time at commonly used optimization levels. This article for those who have some experience with previous versions of XL Fortran gives the details and describes other highlights.

  • Managing dependencies in migrations and new applications for WebSphere Application Server V8

    8 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This article describes the steps for effectively managing enterprise applications using IBM Rational Application Developer V8.0 for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0. It will also provide some insight into investigating the class loading behaviour of WebSphere Application Server through the class loader viewer.

  • How IBM migrated a large GForge installation to Rational environments

    7 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Learn how an IBM team successfully used Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) and other APIs to migrate 500 projects and 7500 users from Gforge to Rational Team Concert and Rational Asset Manager.
 
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    IBM developerWorks : Tivoli : Articles

  • Configuring Maximo (TPAE IF ) for TDI Connectors

    11 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article describes how TDI and TAMIT are integrated through the newly added connectors in TDI such as the Simple TPAE IF Connector and the TPAE IF Connector.

  • Meet the IBM Cloud Simulator for Tivoli Service Automation Manager

    23 Apr 2012 | 1:00 am
    The IBM Cloud Simulator for Tivoli Service Automation Manager provides an automatically created simulation of a customer's Tivoli Service Automation Manager-enabled system that enables developers to create effective prototypes and get a taste of private cloud service management and administrative functions. The authors introduce the IBM Cloud Simulator, available on IBM SmartCloud Enterprise.

  • Design a virtual system pattern

    11 Apr 2012 | 1:00 am
    Virtual system patterns in IBM PureApplication System enable fast and repeatable deployments of systems from the virtual machine up to the application. With a virtual system pattern, manual tasks that are needed to bring up your entire topology can be fully automated, which allows an application to be deployed in minutes as opposed to hours or days. Pattern-oriented deployment of middleware eliminates bugs introduced by error-prone, manual configuration processes and allows best practices to be baked into patterns, thereby accelerating and optimizing deployment of solutions. In this article,…

  • Standardize image management with the IBM Virtual Image Library

    19 Mar 2012 | 1:00 am
    As more users change from running applications on physical computer systems to running applications on virtual machines, the number of virtual machine instances and VM virtual images in a typical IT infrastructure will expand rapidly; tracking each virtual image's contents and configuration is already a significant issue. Standardization is one answer to controlling the proliferation of virtual images and IBM Virtual Image Library technology employs the concept in order to handle the growing number of virtual images. The authors introduce the architecture of the library and provide…

  • Manage a J2EE app with TSAM extensions

    2 Mar 2012 | 12:00 am
    IBM Tivoli Service Automation Manager (TSAM) V7.2.2 introduces the extension: A set of TSAM software components that can implement a new IT service automation solution (known as a service definition) or add capabilities to existing service definitions. In this article, the authors explain how to tune the load balancer policy to your system's needs; how to add and remove application servers as the workload of the business application changes; and how to modify the firewall rules and why you might need to do that.
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    IBM developerWorks : Web development

  • Introducing Riak, Part 2: Integrating Riak as a heavy-duty caching server for web applications

    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article is Part 2 of a two-part series about Riak, a highly scalable, distributed data store written in Erlang and based on Dynamo, Amazon's high availability key-value store. For websites with heavy loads, a scalable caching solution can lighten the load on the application and database servers. This particularly applies to data that is read often but updated only occasionally. Explore an in-depth example of an online betting site and how you can use Riak to implement a caching solution. You also will learn to integrate Riak with an existing website and look at other Riak features…

  • Improve your XSLT 2.0 stylesheets with types and schemas

    15 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    The type-aware and schema-aware features of XSLT 2.0 can greatly assist you when you debug a stylesheet, and improve stylesheet quality and robustness in handling all input data. Learn how to use type-aware and schema-aware XSLT 2.0 during the debugging and testing process to avoid common issues with invalid paths, incorrect assumptions about data types, and cardinalities. Also, find examples of XSLT stylesheets that contain errors that would not be caught if schema-aware features were not in use, and discover how explicitly specifying types results in useful error messages.

  • Comment lines: Using an adapter service pattern to build a more flexible, low maintenance ESB

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Integrating multiple systems in a point to point manner can be very time consuming and expensive to maintain. One common approach to resolve this issue is to introduce an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), which replaces the point to point approach with a single, centralized place to integrate systems, and does so in a service-oriented manner. However, if done incorrectly, this can still create maintenance headaches. Here is a look at a pattern that can “future proof” your integration work, allowing for the upgrading or replacement of legacy systems without excessive additional integration…

  • Understanding Ajax vulnerabilities

    1 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) is not a web technology; it is a collection of technologies created specifically to build dynamic web applications. Because of its range of functions and ease of use, Ajax is one of the most widely used tools for building web applications today. All applications, including those built using Ajax technologies, are vulnerable to exploits that compromise websites and the databases that drive them. In this article, learn about some of the threats to Ajax technologies and how to guard against them.

  • Make your HTML pages smarter with RDFa 1.1 Lite

    1 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Resource Description Framework (RDF) has evolved into increasingly pragmatic formats over time. RDF annotation (RDFa) has been particularly successful as a system for annotating HTML documents inline on the web. It is supported by Google and other search engines in the form of Rich Snippets. The emergence of microdata and the Schema.org initiative applied pressure to simplify RDFa even further. The W3C took action and produced a radically simplified version: RDFa 1.1 Lite. In this article, learn about RDFa Lite, and get a head start on producing and processing the shape of Rich Snippets to…
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    IBM developerWorks : WebSphere : Articles

  • IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0 IIM / Launchpad / FirstSteps at a glance: Installing WebSphere Portal and Portal Express

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article is aimed at first-time users of IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0, introducing some key functions and best practices, and briefly looks at IBM Installation Manager (IIM), WebSphere Portal 8.0 Launchpad.

  • Making web services enterprise-ready

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article describes how you can make your web services enterprise-ready using the WS-Atomic Transaction (WS-AT) protocols in conjunction with IBM WebSphere Application Server's unparalleled transaction, high availability, and failover support. Beginning with a close look at the protocol itself and the WebSphere Application Server specifics (when running a web services client or the web services provider), the article will depict the optimizations that are being used when both client and service provider use WebSphere Application Server as the runtime platform, and show you how to…

  • Managing dependencies in migrations and new applications for WebSphere Application Server V8

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article describes the steps for effectively managing enterprise applications using IBM Rational Application Developer V8.0 for IBM WebSphere Application Server V8.0. It will also provide some insight into investigating the class loading behaviour of WebSphere Application Server through the class loader viewer.

  • Setting up SSL configuration for HTTP/HTTPS in WebSphere Message Broker

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    This article shows you how to set up SSL communication in WebSphere Message Broker on AIX. It includes an example of an important factor to be considered during SSL troubleshooting and problem determination.

  • Comment lines: Using an adapter service pattern to build a more flexible, low maintenance ESB

    9 May 2012 | 1:00 am
    Integrating multiple systems in a point to point manner can be very time consuming and expensive to maintain. One common approach to resolve this issue is to introduce an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), which replaces the point to point approach with a single, centralized place to integrate systems, and does so in a service-oriented manner. However, if done incorrectly, this can still create maintenance headaches. Here is a look at a pattern that can “future proof” your integration work, allowing for the upgrading or replacement of legacy systems without excessive additional integration…
 
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    IBM developerWorks : XML

  • Improve your XSLT 2.0 stylesheets with types and schemas

    14 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The type-aware and schema-aware features of XSLT 2.0 can greatly assist you when you debug a stylesheet, and improve stylesheet quality and robustness in handling all input data. Learn how to use type-aware and schema-aware XSLT 2.0 during the debugging and testing process to avoid common issues with invalid paths, incorrect assumptions about data types, and cardinalities. Also, find examples of XSLT stylesheets that contain errors that would not be caught if schema-aware features were not in use, and discover how explicitly specifying types results in useful error messages.

  • XML data mining, Part 1: Survey several approaches to XML data mining

    1 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    XML is used for data representation, storage, and exchange in many different arenas. This series explores one facet of XML data analysis: XML data mining. In this first article, get an introduction to some techniques and approaches for mining hidden knowledge from XML documents. Learn about mining data, the hierarchical structure of the information, and the relationships between elements. Subsequent articles will cover mining XML association rules and clustering multi-version XML documents.

  • XML data mining, Part 2: Mining XML association rules

    1 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    In Part 2 of this series, learn about mining association rules from XML documents. Mining association rules from XML documents is different from mining rules from relational data. Information can be structured differently in XML because of the language's flexibility and hierarchical organization. This article also introduces the notion of dynamic association rules. You'll explore an approach to mining XML association rules when the underlying XML documents change without a full re-run of the association rules discovery algorithm.

  • XML data mining, Part 3: Clustering XML documents for improved data mining

    1 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Similar to the task of mining association rules from an XML document, clustering XML documents is different from clustering relational data because of the specific structure of the XML format, its flexibility, and its hierarchical organization. Learn about clustering XML documents as a major task in XML data mining in this third article in a series on XML data mining.

  • Create and parse XML on the Android 3.0 platform

    9 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Android, the most commonly used smartphone platform, also functions on mobile tablets. XML is the standard medium of data exchange. You can use the same builder, parser, and transformer APIs for standard XML parsing and transformation and for Android. In this article, create and parse an XML document on an Android device using a DocumentBuilder object obtained from a DocumentBuilderFactory. You'll parse the XML document using an extension of an XML pull parser.
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    IBM Redbooks | BladeCenter

  • IBM PureFlex System and IBM Flex System Products & Technology

    16 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 16 May 2012 - Describes the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis and compute node technology - Provides details of available I/O modules and expansion options - Explains networking and and storage configurations To meet today's complex and ever-changing business demands, you need a solid foundation of compute, storage, networking and software resources that is simple to deploy and can quickly and automatically adapt to changing conditions.

  • IBM BladeCenter HS23E

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® BladeCenter® HS23E is a versatile, dual-socket blade server running the Intel Xeon processor E5-2400 product family.

  • IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node is the next generation cost-optimized compute node designed for less demanding workloads and low-density virtualization.

  • IBM BladeCenter Products and Technology

    1 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 1 May 2012 - Describes the BladeCenter chassis and blade server technology - Provides details about available I/O modules and expansion options - Explains networking and storage configurations IBM® BladeCenter® remains an innovative solution to running business solutions.

  • IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Planning and Implementation Guide

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 - Describes the new POWER7 compute nodes for IBM Flex System - Provides detailed product and planning information - Instructions to set up partitioning and operating system installation To meet today's complex and ever-changing business demands, you need a solid foundation of compute, storage, networking and software resources that is simple to deploy and can quickly and automatically adapt to changing conditions.
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System i™

  • Guide to Power Systems Hardware Management Console (HMC) Integration

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes how to migrate from the Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 7042-CR6 hardware appliance to the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

  • IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring

    30 Mar 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 - Provides managing and monitoring best practices focused on virtualization - Covers AIX, IBM i, and Linux for Power virtual I/O clients - Includes Virtual I/O Server 2.2 enhancements IBM® PowerVM® virtualization technology is a combination of hardware and software that supports and manages the virtual environments on POWER5™-, POWER5+™, POWER6®, and POWER7™-based systems.

  • Configuring ISDM in a Power Systems Cloud

    14 Feb 2012 | 7:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 - Detailed installation steps of ISDM - Detailed cloud resource installation instructions - Point and click deployment of AIX Managing IT systems is difficult.

  • IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide

    2 Feb 2012 | 7:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 - Step-by-step virtualization configuration to the first partition - Single and dual VIOS setups using three common management interfaces - Advanced configuration of a dual Virtual I/O Server setup IBM® PowerVM® virtualization technology is a combination of hardware and software that supports and manages virtual environments on IBM POWER5, POWER5+, POWER6®, and POWER7® processor-based systems.

  • PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i Cookbook

    31 Jan 2012 | 7:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 - Take advantage of PowerHA to configure and manage high availability - Find guidance on planning and implementing PowerHA - Benefit from the latest PowerHA solution enhancements IBM® PowerHA™ SystemMirror for i is the IBM high-availability disk-based clustering solution for the IBM i 7.1 operating system.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System p™

  • Guide to Power Systems Hardware Management Console (HMC) Integration

    24 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes how to migrate from the Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) 7042-CR6 hardware appliance to the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

  • IBM PowerVM Virtualization Managing and Monitoring

    30 Mar 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 - Provides managing and monitoring best practices focused on virtualization - Covers AIX, IBM i, and Linux for Power virtual I/O clients - Includes Virtual I/O Server 2.2 enhancements IBM® PowerVM® virtualization technology is a combination of hardware and software that supports and manages the virtual environments on POWER5™-, POWER5+™, POWER6®, and POWER7™-based systems.

  • IBM CSM to IBM Systems Director Transformation Guide

    30 Mar 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 - Provides planning guidelines - Includes features comparison - Discusses transformation scenarios For many years, IBM Cluster Systems Management provides customers with a single point of management for IBM Power Systems Servers running the AIX operating system.

  • Configuring ISDM in a Power Systems Cloud

    14 Feb 2012 | 7:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 - Detailed installation steps of ISDM - Detailed cloud resource installation instructions - Point and click deployment of AIX Managing IT systems is difficult.

  • IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide

    2 Feb 2012 | 7:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 - Step-by-step virtualization configuration to the first partition - Single and dual VIOS setups using three common management interfaces - Advanced configuration of a dual Virtual I/O Server setup IBM® PowerVM® virtualization technology is a combination of hardware and software that supports and manages virtual environments on IBM POWER5, POWER5+, POWER6®, and POWER7® processor-based systems.
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System Storage

  • IBM Real Time Compression Appliance: What is new in RTCA Version 3.8

    16 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Wed, 16 May 2012 - Learn about new RTCA features and functions - Understand product enghancements - Take storage efficiency to the next level Continuing its commitment to developing and delivering industry-leading storage technologies, IBM® introduces the IBM Real-time Compression Appliances for NAS, which is an innovative new storage offering that delivers essential storage efficiency technologies, combined with exceptional ease of use and performance.

  • DS8800 Performance Monitoring and Tuning

    15 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Tue, 15 May 2012 - Understand the performance aspects & features of the DS8800 architecture - Configure the DS8800 to fully exploit its capabilities - Use planning and monitoring tools with the DS8800 This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides guidance about how to configure, monitor, and manage your IBM System Storage® DS8800 and DS8700 storage systems to achieve optimum performance.

  • IBM Storwize Rapid Application Storage

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 IBM® Storwize® Rapid Application Storage solutions are designed to improve storage efficiency and application availability, integrate closely with key existing applications, and deploy with minimal disruption to applications and to staff.

  • Fabric Resiliency Best Practices

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 Fabric Resiliency Best Practices

  • Solid-State Drive Caching in the IBM XIV Storage System

    10 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 10 May 2012 - Understand the architecture of solid-state drive (SSD) Caching - Learn about GUI and XCLI support and monitoring and alerts for SSDs - View workloads that can benefit from SSD Caching This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides information about the implementation and use of solid-state drives (SSDs) in IBM XIV® Storage System XIV Generation 3 (Gen3), running XIV software version 11.1.0 or later.
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System x™

  • Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapters for IBM System x

    15 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Tue, 15 May 2012 The Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE adapters for IBM System x are powered by reliable and proven 10 Gb Ethernet technology from Intel.

  • IBM System x3630 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management.

  • IBM System x3530 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® System x3530 M4 server delivers dual-socket performance in a 1U compact footprint.

  • IBM System x3750 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM System x3750 M4 is a 4-socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price and performance, with best-in-class flexibility and expandability.

  • Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features of the IBM eX5 Portfolio

    10 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 10 May 2012 This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features that are available in IBM eX5 server systems.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System z™

  • Optimizing DB2 Queries with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS

    10 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 10 May 2012 - Leverage your investment in System z for data warehousing - Transparently accelerate DB2 complex queries - Implement highly available analytics The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator Version 2.1 for z/OS (also called DB2 Analytics Accelerator or Query Accelerator in this book and in DB2 for z/OS documentation) is a marriage of the System z® Quality of Service and Netezza® technology to accelerate complex queries in a DB2 for z/OS® highly secure and available environment.

  • z/OS V1.13 DFSMS Technical Update

    9 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 9 May 2012 Each release of IBM® Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) builds upon the previous version to provide enhanced storage management, data access, device support, program management, and distributed data access for the z/OS® platform in a system-managed storage environment.

  • An introduction to z/VM Single System Image (SSI) and Live Guest Relocation (LGR)

    18 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redbook, published: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 - Learn about the business benefits of SSI and LGR - Understand important concepts and planning - Step through implementation and practical approaches IBM® z/VM® 6.2 introduces significant changes to z/VM in the form of multi-system clustering technology allowing up to four z/VM instances in a single system image (SSI) cluster.

  • Experiences with a Silent Install of Oracle Database 11gR2 Real Application Clusters on Linux on System z

    13 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 This IBM Redpaper includes information about version 11.2.0.3 Oracle Database on Linux on IBM System z.

  • Optimizing Your Oracle Investment with IBM Storage Solutions

    12 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 IBM® offers true enterprise class storage support for Oracle deployments at a low total cost of ownership (TCO).
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    IBM Redbooks | Information Management software

  • Complete Analytics with IBM DB2 Query Management Facility: Accelerating Well-Informed Decisions Across the Enterprise

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 - Gain actionable insight with visual reports and interactive dashboards - Deploy cost-effective, self-service analytics with zero coding - Leverage existing System z applications in new ways This book walks you through a practical solution to the challenges of business analytics, demonstrating how a business analytics solution hosted in Query Management Facility™ (QMF) on DB2 and System z® can help you deliver greater value across your enterprise.

  • Optimizing DB2 Queries with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS

    10 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 10 May 2012 - Leverage your investment in System z for data warehousing - Transparently accelerate DB2 complex queries - Implement highly available analytics The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator Version 2.1 for z/OS (also called DB2 Analytics Accelerator or Query Accelerator in this book and in DB2 for z/OS documentation) is a marriage of the System z® Quality of Service and Netezza® technology to accelerate complex queries in a DB2 for z/OS® highly secure and available environment.

  • DB2 for z/OS and List Prefetch Optimizer

    7 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Mon, 7 May 2012 The tight integration that DB2® for z/OS® has with the System z® architecture and the z/OS environment creates a synergy that allows DB2 to exploit advanced z/OS platform functions.

  • Smarter Business: Dynamic Information with IBM InfoSphere Data Replication CDC

    9 Mar 2012 | 7:30 am
    Redbook, published: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 - Log-based for real-time high volume replication and scalability - High throughput replication with integrity and consistency - Programming-free data integration To make better informed business decisions, better serve clients, and increase operational efficiencies, you must be aware of changes to key data as they occur.

  • Advanced Case Management with IBM Case Manager

    6 Feb 2012 | 7:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 - Understanding case management and IBM Case Manager - Developing IBM Case Manager solution with use case example - Integrating with external products and components Organizations face case management challenges that require more insight, responsiveness and collaboration.
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    IBM Redbooks | Networking

  • Introduction to Storage Area Networks and System Networking

    9 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 9 May 2012 - Learn basic SAN and System Networking concepts - Introduce yourself to the business benefits - Discover the IBM System Networking portfolio The plethora of data created by the businesses of today is making storage a strategic investment priority for companies of all sizes.

  • IP Multicast Protocol Configuration

    30 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 - Learn the basics of IP Multicast - See sample multicast networks - Learn command references The most common transmission scheme used in networks today is unicast, which represents “one-to-one” transmission with one sender and one receiver.

  • IBM Flex System Networking in an Enterprise Data Center

    20 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 - Discusses evolution of enterprise data center networking infrastructure - Describes networking architecture and portfolio - Provides network planning considerations Networking in data centers today is undergoing a transition from a discrete traditional model to a more flexible, optimized model or the "smarter" model.

  • IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru Module

    11 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 The IBM Flex System™ EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru Module offers easy connectivity of the IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis to any external network infrastructure.

  • IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch

    11 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 The IBM Flex System™ EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch enables administrators to offer full Layer 2 and 3 switching and routing capability with combined 1 Gb and 10 Gb uplinks in an IBM Flex System Enterprise Chassis.
 
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    IBM Redbooks | Infrastructure Solutions

  • Creating Mobile Applications Using the IBM Intelligent Pervasive Platform

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 - Understand the Intelligent Pervasive Platform (IPP) and its architecture - Learn how to install the IPP and create mobile applications - Gain insight into IPP capabilities and services This IBM® Redpaper™ publication highlights the Intelligent Pervasive Platform (IPP) offering from IBM.

  • Fabric Resiliency Best Practices

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 Fabric Resiliency Best Practices

  • Introduction to Storage Area Networks and System Networking

    9 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Wed, 9 May 2012 - Learn basic SAN and System Networking concepts - Introduce yourself to the business benefits - Discover the IBM System Networking portfolio The plethora of data created by the businesses of today is making storage a strategic investment priority for companies of all sizes.

  • Implementing the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller V6.3

    17 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redbook, published: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 - Install, use, and troubleshoot the SAN Volume Controller - Become familiar with the exciting new GUI - Learn how to use the Easy Tier function This IBM® Redbooks® publication is a detailed technical guide to the IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller (SVC) Version 6.3.0.

  • Endpoint Protection and Management Design Guide Using IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager

    22 Mar 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 - Enterprise integration for endpoint security and compliance management - Complete architecture and component discussion - Deployment scenario with hands-on details Organizations today are more widely distributed than ever before, something that can make systems management tasks, like distributing software, patches, and security policies, extremely challenging.
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    IBM Redbooks | WebSphere

  • WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Concepts, Planning and Design Guide

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 - Discusses end-to-end planning for WebSphere implementations - Defines WebSphere concepts and best practices - Addresses distributed and z/OS platforms This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the concepts, planning, and design of IBM WebSphere® Application Server V8.5 environments.

  • WebSphere Application Server: New Features in V8.5

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 WebSphere Application Server can help businesses offer richer user experiences through the rapid delivery of innovative applications.

  • WebSphere Application Server V8.5: Technical Overview Guide

    11 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 11 May 2012 IBM® WebSphere® Application Server is the leading software foundation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications and services for your enterprise.

  • End-to-end Integration with IBM Sterling B2B Integration and Managed File Transfer solutions

    13 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Draft Redbook, last updated: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 - Implement an end-to-end integration solution with IBM Sterling and WebSphere Portfolios - Learn how to design a B2B solution for small and large partners - Experiment with real life scenarios Across numerous vertical industries, enterprises are challenged to improve processing efficiency as transactions flow from their business communities to their internal systems and vice versa, simplify management and expansion of the external communities, accommodate customer and supplier preferences, govern the flow of information, enforce policy and…

  • IBM Business Process Manager V7.5 Performance Tuning and Best Practices

    11 Apr 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 - Learn valuable tips for tuning - Get the latest best practices - See example settings This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides performance tuning tips and best practices for IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) V7.5 (all editions) and IBM Business Monitor V7.5.
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    IBM Redbooks | IBM System x™

  • Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE Adapters for IBM System x

    15 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Tue, 15 May 2012 The Intel X520 and X540-T2 Dual Port 10 GbE adapters for IBM System x are powered by reliable and proven 10 Gb Ethernet technology from Intel.

  • IBM System x3630 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® System x3630 M4 server offers a cost-effective high-capacity storage solution with exceptional energy-smart design, leadership virtualization, and powerful systems management.

  • IBM System x3530 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM® System x3530 M4 server delivers dual-socket performance in a 1U compact footprint.

  • IBM System x3750 M4

    14 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Web Doc, published: Mon, 14 May 2012 The IBM System x3750 M4 is a 4-socket server featuring a streamlined design, optimized for price and performance, with best-in-class flexibility and expandability.

  • Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability Features of the IBM eX5 Portfolio

    10 May 2012 | 8:30 am
    Redpaper, published: Thu, 10 May 2012 This IBM® Redpaper™ publication describes advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) features that are available in IBM eX5 server systems.
 
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