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 |  | | The future is the composable business – enabled by the dynamic cloud
The composable business will define the next era of innovation. And the dynamic cloud will be the launchpad for the composable business, providing the visibility, control, and automation for connecting best-in-class capabilities from virtually any source. Learn more – watch the Pulse Day 2 Opening Session
|  |  | | Focus on your app, leave the infrastructure to us – join the Codename: BlueMix open beta
BlueMix™ provides one-stop access to IBM’s vast software portfolio as composable services, enabling developers to more rapidly build enterprise-grade applications for the new era of hybrid clouds. Every capability you need – big data, DevOps, integration, mobile, runtimes, web and application infrastructure – is at your disposal. Try it yourself - join us in beta
| |  | | Open beta: Access the IBM middleware portfolio on the SoftLayer cloud
PureApplication™ Service on SoftLayer® Beta offers the vast capabilities of the IBM middleware portfolio via the IBM SoftLayer cloud. Choose among 200+ predefined software patterns from IBM and IBM Business Partners. Or create patterns of your own – patterns you can write once, and deploy on- or off-premises – using IBM tools and services. Learn more and get started
| |  | | IBM invests $1B to deliver unique PaaS capabilities and speed adoption of hybrid clouds
Announcements include the open beta of Codename: BlueMix, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) DevOps environment; the acquisition of Cloudant, a database-as-a-service provider; new service management as a service offerings; and the availability of more than 200 IBM application and middleware patterns on the SoftLayer cloud. Watch the Pulse 2014 press conference detailing these announcements. Read the IBM press release
| |  | | IBM completes the acquisition of Cloudant
The NoSQL database-as-a-service (DBaaS) helps clients easily and quickly create next-generation mobile, web and big data applications. A 2014 IBM Beacon Award winner, Cloudant is already available on the IBM SoftLayer platform, and is integral to IBM MobileFirst solutions. Learn more about Cloudant and the acquisition
| |  | | Reinforcing its open cloud leadership, IBM co-founds and sponsors the Cloud Foundry Foundation
IBM, Pivotal, and a number of other companies formed the Foundation to drive global collaboration with developers and cloud computing technologists, with the goal of producing a ubiquitous platform-as-a-service (PaaS) open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. Read more on the ThoughtsOnCloud blog
| |  | | IBM adds Power Systems to SoftLayer, bolstering big data in the cloud
SoftLayer services offered on Power Systems™ will include IBM Watson solutions (Watson Discovery Advisor, Watson Engagement Advisor and the Watson Development Cloud), IBM DB2® with BLU Acceleration, and IBM Cognos® solutions, as well as bare-metal Power Systems infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). Read the press release
| |  | | Cloud storage without heavy upfront costs: Pay-as-you-go program for IBM XIV storage systems
IBM XIV® high-end disk storage systems deliver ‘no excuses,’ predictable, consistent high performance that’s idea for cloud. And now you can purchase IBM XIV for a fraction of the price upon installation, with the balance due upon reaching a predetermined capacity threshold. Read the press release. Learn more about IBM XIV Storage System
| |  | | There’s more: Visit the Pulse Video Library for an in-depth recap
Browse hours of recorded video from Pulse 2014, including general sessions, content stream keynotes, interviews with IBM and industry leaders, daily highlights and more. It’s a great way to see what you missed – or review what you saw. Watch now
| |  | | Find hundreds of reasons to register NOW for Impact 2014, April 27-May 1 in Las Vegas
Use the Impact Session Preview tool to browse the hundreds of sessions available – new sessions are added every day! Download a new infographic to learn the top 10 reasons to attend the event. And check out the entertainment at our now-legendary ImpactRocks! event: Imagine Dragons, named “The Breakthrough Band of 2013” by Billboard. Join us at Impact 2014 – register TODAY
| |  | | Be fast, agile and competitive – Innovate@Speed at Innovate 2014
At Innovate 2014 (June 1-5 in Orlando) you’ll learn how DevOps and continuous engineering – built on a trusted foundation of cloud, big data and engagement – will lower friction, increase speed, and drive results. See for yourself why Innovate 2014 is the place to design, engineer, deliver, compete, and Innovate@Speed Learn more and register NOW
| |  | | NEW System z software announcements – replay the March 4 webcast
IDC’s Matt Eastwood discusses the most important technology trends for 2014, and how they’ll impact IT. And Ray Jones, Vice President, System z Worldwide Software, explains how these trends relate to new IBM System z software announcements for cloud, mobile, and analytics. Register and replay on demand
| |  | | Free ebook: Acquire, grow and retain customers with big data and analytics
Learn how big data and analytics help you create the personalized, insight-driven messages and interactions you need to acquire new customers, increase customers’ lifetime value and profitability, and retain your most valuable customers by avoiding churn. Download the ebook – no registration required
| |  | | New: IBM Redbooks mobile app for iOS and Android
Get the information you need, when and where you need it! The IBM Redbooks® mobile app – available for both Apple iOS and Google Android devices – gives you on-the-go access to IBM Redbooks publications, announcements, and social media content. Learn more and download your app
| |  | | Half a billion reasons why data security still faces major challenges
The new IBM X-Force® Threat Intelligence Quarterly is the first X-Force publication to include data from researchers at Trusteer – and summarizes the myriad ways that attackers are optimizing their efforts to reach the largest number of potential targets with the smallest amount of exploit effort. Read more on the Security Intelligence blog
| |  | | Focus on your work, not your inbox, with new collaboration solutions – watch the webcast replay
Listen as a cast of IBM experts reviews the collaboration solutions announced at Connect 2014. Topics include IBM Mail Next, the IBM Connections rebranding, IBM Domino® Applications in the cloud, IBM Smarter Workforce and IBM Digital Experience solutions. Tune in on YouTube (1 hr 10 min)
| |  | | 60-day FREE trial: New WebSphere Application Server Liberty Core
This new lightweight edition of IBM WebSphere® Application Server delivers the core components of the popular Liberty Profile – at an entry-level price. It’s ideal for projects where the rapid development and deployment of lightweight web applications is paramount. Learn more and download the trial
| |  | | Lessons from the front lines: IBM PureApplication System Best Practices
This new IBM Redbooks publication documents IBM PureApplication System preferred practices for consolidating workloads, automating routine process, reducing costs and increasing agility – all based on real-world IBM client and Business Partner experience. Learn more and download for free
| |  | | Smarter Commerce Global Summit Early Bird savings end March 31
Moments with customers matter! At the Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2014 (May 12-15 in Tampa, FL) you’ll learn new strategies and best practices to help you delight your customers – and transform your business immediately. Register by March 31, 2014 to save US$400 off the standard registration fee. Learn more and register today
| |  | | Into UrbanCode? Visit its new home on developerWorks.
Find detailed feature information for the latest releases IBM UrbanCode Deploy, for application deployment automation, and IBM UrbanCode Release, for enterprise release management. And get links to a wealth of resources including how-to articles, webinars, ebooks, blogs, videos, plug-ins and more. Dive in
| |  | | Estimator from Forrester Consulting: IBM Rational Solution for CLM
Just enter values based on your business to calculate a high-level estimate of the value you can gain by implementing the IBM Rational® solution for collaborative life cycle management (CLM). The calculator is based on a Forrester Consulting study of IBM clients’ self-reported results. Register and estimate your gains
| |  | | Making the extraordinary possible: The IBM Mainframe turns 50
The first mainframe customers created the modern world. And today’s mainframe continues to transform businesses, entire industries, and life as we know it. Learn how the mainframe is driving new approaches to cloud, analytics, security, and mobile – and helping companies like yours make the extraordinary possible. Can you go five minutes without using a mainframe? Watch the video. Visit and bookmark the IBM Mainframe50 site
| |  | | CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.2 open beta now available
Experience first-hand how IBM CICS® Transaction Server is taking agility, operational efficiency, and cloud enablement to a new level – and how new workloads, such as those driven by mobile devices, can be quickly and efficiently incorporated into existing CICS systems. Learn more and download the beta
| |  | | How your company can put Watson Foundations to work – white paper
Acquire, grow and retain customers. Optimize operations. Counter fraud and threats. Improve IT economics. Read IBM’s new thought leadership paper, Better business outcomes with IBM Big Data & Analytics, to learn how IBM Watson Foundations can help you address these and other pressing business imperatives. Download the paper (PDF, 1.25MB)
| |  | | Which edition of DB2 is right for you?
This simple interactive online tool asks a few straightforward questions about your data management challenges, downtime costs, data center infrastructure, and business and IT goals – and recommends the edition of IBM DB2 that best fits your requirements. No registration required. Try it to day
| |  | | Video: IBM’s Point of View on Mobile Enterprise
Mobile is no longer merely pervasive – for many, it has become the primary mode of transaction. Robert LeBlanc, IBM Senior VP, Software and Cloud Solutions, explains IBM’s point of view on mobile, and how IBM is partnering with clients along their mobile enterprise journey. Watch on YouTube
| |  | | Video: Introducing the IBM Mobile Security Framework
IBM’s Caleb Barlow discusses how IBM's acquisitions of Trusteer, Fiberlink, Worklight® and Tealeaf® work with mobile capabilities from IBM Security Identity and Access Manager and IBM Security AppScan® to deliver a comprehensive mobile security framework. Watch
| |  | | Like CSI for software: Rapidly retrace security incidents
IBM plans to announce IBM Security QRadar® Incident Forensics, a solution to help you retrace the what, when and how of a security incident, and to take corrective and preventative action faster. Read about it on the Security Intelligence blog. Learn more about the planned offering
| |  | | 5 Ways HR can use social technology to build a smarter workforce – white paper
Human resources (HR) departments are using social technology to improve recruiting, on-boarding, knowledge sharing, mergers and acquisitions transition, and learning and development – resulting in increased job satisfaction, employee retention, and bottom-line performance. Download now (requires UBM Tech registration)
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 Ginni Rometty’s Mobile World Congress keynote
IBM's CEO talked about the technologies that are transforming global business, and how “mobile and cloud together will redefine development as we know it.”
Introducing “IBM as a Service”
Robert LeBlanc, IBM Sr. Vice President, puts IBM's latest cloud investments in perspective for customers.
AT&T & IBM announce cybersecurity alliance
The companies will offer a new joint service that combines security network infrastructure with advanced threat monitoring and analytics.
Start innovating now with IBM Cloud SaaS
Choose from 120 software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings – all delivered with enterprise-grade security, availability and elasticity.
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