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Throughout my years as a technical consultant I have worked with many bright minds, but the majority of the people I have worked with always hated technical documentation.  They thought this task was either something beneath them or just didn’t have the time due to the hundreds of development tasks that had higher importance.  But […]

In our most recent guide, B2B Commerce Trends with IBM solutions, we discussed one trend that we are seeing happening more often – B2B companies bringing eCommerce platforms in-house.  More and more B2B buyers are demanding digital options to purchase products from their suppliers online.  B2B sellers are can establish stronger relationship and achieve greater […]

As seen across a variety of industries, capital and operational budgets have yet to rebound due to uncertainty around the speed of economic recovery. This continued financial pressure forces companies to get the most out of current assets. To address these challenges, companies are looking for solutions to predict equipment or asset failure so they […]

This post is the second in a series of three related to the implementation of Oracle WebCenter in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. In the first post, I covered the steps for configuring the Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). In this post, I’ll cover the Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

Digital Transformation is more than a catchphrase – we believe it’s a business imperative and the key to business success. Trends analyst Altimeter defines digital transformation as “the realignment of, or new investment in, technology and business models to more effectively engage digital customers at every touch point in the customer experience lifecycle.”  Success in […]

In a recent IBM blog post, Brittany Haas discusses the key to driving digital transformation – Millennials. And when you think about it, it makes complete sense.  Millennials are the generation that have grown up in a completely digital world who don’t know what a suitcase phone is, a beeper or library card catalogs!  These […]

IBM plans to pour more of its technical wisdom into the world’s second largest and second most-populous continent. The multinational tech company has announced it will spend $60 million over three years on expanding its technical training efforts in Africa. Central to this expansion will be a special partnership between IBM and an online education […]

WebSphere Operational Decision Management  introduces a native branching capability in the Decision Center (ex-RTS) that provides intuitive solutions to the various project versioning requirements. Project branching in Decision Center Branches are an integral part of working with the Decision Center. Before starting any work, you need to select the target rule project as well as […]

There are many benefits to cloud-based applications versus on-premise, including simplified and fast implementations, flexible application access to align with an agile business, scalable solutions without additional hardware requirements, and lower IT costs and resources.  In the case of Salesforce, a leading sales automation and CRM provider, companies are able to quickly access critical sales […]

Thanks to IBM’s creation of a code storehouse to encourage collaboration, Big Blue has provided a big boost to open-source development in the cloud. The company’s new DeveloperWorks Open platform opens a door to open-sourcers who have wanted better access to IBM’s expertise and techniques in cloud and mobile technologies. The platform launched with about […]

  Prior to the digital age, manufacturers and suppliers produced thick, printed catalogs, employed armies of sales and account managers to build relationships and close deals, and staffed warehouses to deliver on their customers’ needs. Today’s B2B commerce transactions typically involve multiple organizations and cover a complex range of applications that enable organizations to form […]

In mid-May, at the IBM Vision Conference, IBM announced a deal for a free year of licenses of IBM Watson Analytics for existing Cognos BI and TM1 customers. If you missed that offer, IBM has recently introduced another offer for free licenses: Watson Analytics Professional Edition Up to 60 users 6 months of use Offer […]