Starting from remarkably humble beginnings over three decades ago, open source software is the story of a better mousetrap that wins over the world. Originally, the intent of open source projects was to create software that system administrators and developers could use without having to pay licensing fees – but it has become much, much […]
Modernize Without Disruption
How to modernize without disruption. Through recessions, geopolitical shifts, pandemics and threats to global security, IBM® Z® has proven to be the most reliable, high-performing and secure platform in the industry. It’s time to expose the flexibility, agility and efficiency to provide an open and inclusive infrastructure that supports shifting business models and delivers strategic […]
Research Firms Agree, Cloud Growth Continues to Soar
Investment in all the various types of cloud computing has gone gangbusters in recent years, and for good reason: Cloud computing helps to cut cost, shorting time to market, provides unrivaled scale and reliability. This will only continue as enterprises continue to divest from on-premises infrastructure over the long term while seeking to scale the […]
Microservices define the next era of IT
There is a lot of focus on DevOps and container technologies these days. Both are very strong trends in IT on their own, but each is also proof of a larger shift in IT culture to a microservices architecture. A new report from IDC titled “The Emergence of Microservices as a New Architectural Approach to […]
The real cost of downtime
Stephen Elliot and the IDC team recently released a report (registration required) sponsored by AppDynamics that examines the true cost of downtime and infrastructure failure, as well as DevOps adoption. The headline numbers are pretty eye-opening: For the Fortune 1000, the average total cost of unplanned application downtime per year is $1.25 billion to $2.5 […]