July 11th, 2012

IBM Tweet Chat Today: The Economics Of IT – What It Means In The New Age Of The Cloud and Big Data

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I am moderating an IBM tweetchat that starts in just a few minutes at 10 a.m. PST. The topic: “The Economics of IT – Cost and Benefits of Integrated Systems.” Follow the hashtag #ExpertSysChat to participate.

There is a debate about the relationship between the cloud services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the solutions oriented offerings that you see from IBM. I expect we will… → Read More

July 4th, 2012

Sorry IBM – A Big Box Is Not A Platform As A Service

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In April, IBM rolled out a big new machine called IBM PureApplication Systems, a member of the PureSystems technology family.

At the time, I  called IBM out for calling it a “PaaS in a Box.” It reminded me of Larry Ellison calling Oracle’s hardware a “cloud-in-a-box” back in 2010. Well, IBM is continuing its PaaS washing. Krishnan Subramanian just tweeted about a new IBM post that went up… → Read More