IBM

This week IBM is hosting another webinar to discuss the capabilities of Maximo Anywhere. Mobility and connected devices are nearly everywhere today. Most, if not all of us probably carry at least one personal device. This session will discuss Maximo Anywhere, the connected / disconnected mobile solution by IBM. Are you an on-premise Maximo user […]

Wow, what a great event we had last week at Maximo World in Orlando. Thanks to everyone that participated, coordinated, scheduled and worked behind the scenes to make that event such a success! Why would I blog about something that previously happened, for starters, let’s chat about a few of the highlights and see if […]

Portal management is a key to delivering an effective digital experience. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that if users are dissatisfied with their portal experiences, they go elsewhere. As a result, portal architects must not only take into consideration the look and feel of a portal, but also the governance that keeps it running like a […]

Several weeks ago, we discussed the power of Watson and its transformative capabilities towards the insurance industry. Well attended, the webinar discussed the simplification of complex processes in gaining a competitive advantage in an industry long wary of technology innovation. Insurance is not the only industry wary of cognitive disruption, with higher education, automotive, real […]

Target audience: Mid to Highly skilled Linux, DB2 and GCP admins. Currently IBM DB2 is not one of the choices for an RDBS in GCP. This article describes how to stand up a simple HA DB2 instance using GCP components. This configuration is intended to be used as a POC or POT demonstration of DB2. […]

Target audience: Mid to Highly skilled Linux, IBM and GCP admins. Currently IBM software is retrieved from passport advantage client account. If you’re tasked with building out multiple IBM products on GCP VPCs and Compute Engine instances then setting up an install media repository that is fast and local is a must. This article describes […]

Target audience: Mid to Highly skilled Linux, MQ/IIB and GCP admins. IBM MQ and IIB have 2 distinct HA Architectures. MQ and IIB can be configured to have an Active Standby(2 live server) or an Active Passive(1 live server) HA configuration. Both MQ/IIB HA designs are publish documents. This article focuses on using just the […]

DevOps has come a long way in the past few years, evolving from a buzzword to a technical philosophy possessing a great deal of thought leadership. According to a recent survey of 300 enterprises by DigCert, adoption is occurring at an accelerated rate, finding that almost half (49 percent) of the respondents says they have […]

Attending MaximoWorld 2017? Drop by our booth #25 and say “hello.” We’re here and would love to talk with you about Maximo and your goals. Looking for integration help or other IBM Watson / IoT ideas? Let’s chat. We know there’s a lot to do in a short period of time and some fantastic sessions, […]

Standing out in the digital experience of every buyer’s journey serves to create attention that creates conversation and further accelerates interest. In recent years, we’ve seen the introduction of platforms that do just this, including Snapchat and Instagram Direct. Dubbed as ephemeral content, the experience created is temporary and powerful. According to social analytics firm […]

The changing tides of business and technology continue to influence how data – and more importantly, data breaches – are handled by organizations. With more information than ever created on the Internet by transactions including banking, home, and retail purchases, the possibility of a data breach continues to increase. On a yearly basis, we share […]

Customized IT solutions are exactly what they are – a specifically designed project where nothing comes out of the box. As our consultants have discovered with nearly two decades of work, nearly anything can happen anytime, anywhere. DevOps is one such example. Though it may seem simple and logical on the surface, successful initiatives require […]