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July 2015   More News: Now available on the Watson Developer Cloud: Language Translation and Speech Services Be among the first to try IBM Analytics for Apache Spark on Bluemix – sign up for the beta Webinar: Introducing the IBM Upgrade Service for iOS9 NEW Kenexa Open HR: All HR data and applications welcome! IBM Holiday Readiness Benchmark Assistant: Are you ready for the holidays? Try mobile with your mainframe, at no cost: Take the IBM Mobile Test Drive IBM CIO in Forbes: How “thinking like a developer” disrupts the boardroom Top 5 reasons your enterprise needs an Internet of Things strategy Plus scroll down for more on IBM solutions for Analytics, Mobile, Security, Cloud, Social Business, DevOps, Commerce, IBM Systems, Watson and more. Analytics Be among the first to try IBM Analytics for Apache Spark on Bluemix™ – sign up for the beta. Make your apps smarter through built-in analytics. Perform real-time interactive and batch analytics. Speed up processing times by up to 100x! See how IBM and Spark deliver power of data, simplicity of design, and speed of innovation. Sign up today. Plus: Protecting people, property and infrastructure: Public Safety solutions from the IBM Safer Planet portfolio Watson Analytics sparks innovative thinking about sales and pricing – in first 30 minutes For marketers, every tech trend hinges on big data and analytics Cloud IBM delivers Docker-based container services for enterprise cloud application developers. IBM Containers, based on Docker and built on IBM Bluemix, make it easier to deliver production applications across hybrid environments, and enable faster integration and access to analytics, big data and security services. Get the details. Plus: Node.js Foundation is open for business – and IBM is a platinum partner Embedded communications: Creating awesome experiences with Bluemix and Twilio (webcast July 29) SoftLayer® delivers cloud without the cloudy pricing – take a look Security New IBM X-Force Interactive Security Incidents: Just click to explore years of security incident data. Fueled by IBM X-Force® data, this interactive visualization lets you drill down into notable security incidents around the globe from 2011 to present, revealing the attack type, relative cost impact, and other details of each incident. Take a look. Plus: TODAY July 15 @ 11 a.m. ET – IBM BigFix®: Bridging the Endpoint Gap Between IT Ops and Security Build a strategy to optimize your security program: The hybrid approach We’ve met the bad guys, and they are us: Insider threats outrank external attacks Mobile Webinar: Introducing the IBM Upgrade Service for iOS9. Learn how IBM’s Upgrade Service for iOS9 can prepare your enterprise mobile applications for the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system – so you can focus on delivering the new capabilities it enables. Watch on demand. Plus: New IBM Presence Insights: Get the same insight into in-store customers as you do into online customers Analyst: Five reasons you should talk to IBM first about managed mobility services What the ‘third platform’ is – and how IBM Bluemix can take your enterprise there Social Business Introducing Kenexa Open HR: All HR data and applications welcome! The days of single-vendor HR suites are gone. The IBM Kenexa® Open HR initiative embraces a multi-vendor approach – and gives your organization choice and flexibility as you build out your next-generation HR systems. Learn more. Plus: In case you missed it: See who won the New Way to Work Startup Competition Video: What does the workplace in 10 years look like to you? Try IBM Connections for 60 days at on the IBM Cloud – no charge, no credit card required Commerce IBM Holiday Readiness Benchmark Assistant: Are you ready for the holidays? Take a five-question quiz to learn how your site performs against the IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark – and get resources to help you make this coming holiday shopping season your most profitable yet. Try it now. Plus: Digital marketing experience on cloud: Get started in three steps How IBM Commerce powers customer engagement at Dollar Bank, Bank of Montreal, and ING IBM Customer Experience Analytics Demo: A New Way to Understand Your Customers (Webinar July 30) IBM Systems Try mobile with your mainframe, at no cost: Take the IBM Mobile Test Drive. Receive up to two weeks of on-site support from IBM z Systems™ mobile experts, who work with you to understand your mobile priorities, and provide hands-on help designing and prototyping your new mobile solution. Read the flyer. Plus: IBM Spectrum Control Storage Insights is now available – try it for 30 days at no charge POWER8® packs more than twice the big data punch of x86 in STAC-A2 benchmarks Integrate Hadoop, Spark and born-on-the-cloud apps on a shared services infrastructure Watson Now available on the Watson Developer Cloud: Language Translation and Speech Services. The new services – including IBM Watson™ Language Translation, IBM Speech to Text, and IBM Text to Speech – are now open to all developers, and included in the 30-day Bluemix free trial. Learn more. Plus: Ready to do some cognitive cooking? Try the Chef Watson with Bon Appétit web app. CIO.com slideshow: How IBM Watson apps are transforming 7 industries Watson’s Next Feat? Taking on Cancer. Read the feature in The Washington Post. DevOps IBM CIO in Forbes: How “thinking like a developer” disrupts the boardroom. Established businesses no longer have the luxury of ‘tweaking’ their way to sustained innovation. Jeff Smith, CIO, IBM, explains how DevOps can help larger companies stay ahead of disruptive, more agile competitors. Read the article. Plus: New IBM DevOps and Docker Containers on cloud: Get started in 3 steps IBM Enterprise Content Management: A DevOps success story at IBM Variable Speed DevOps: A Deep Dive – replay the full webinar series, on demand More news Top 5 reasons your enterprise needs an Internet of Things strategy. The promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) is great. But without a strong game plan for harnessing the opportunities of an uber-connected world, you risk falling behind. Read the blog. Plus: Watch on demand: Enabling multi-speed IT transformation with WebSphere® Application Server and Java® EE 7 News: Updated IBM Integration Bus and new IBM MQ PureApplication™ patterns New from IBM Press: Master common information models (CIMs) – save 35% with code IBM6150 at checkout Back to top    Maroon 5 to perform at IBM Insight 2015! Don't miss an exclusive Wednesday night performance by GRAMMY Award winner Maroon 5! Save $700 when you register for Insight 2015 by August 3. Other upcoming events IBM New Way to Work Tour: New dates added! Join us in a city near you.   NEW: IBM i2 Summit for a Safer Planet, Sep. 1-2, Washington DC – register by Aug. 5 and save   IBM Smarter Workforce Summit, Oct. 4-6 in Orlando: $200 Early Bird Savings end Jul. 31   IBM Systems Technical University, Oct. 5-9 in Orlando,  featuring IBM z Systems & IBM Power Systems: Learn more IBM Connect Events: Join industry experts, thought leaders and peers at events worldwide More information IBM home Training news Training resources Case studies Software Subscription and Support IBM Support Portal Software Support Handbook (online) Software online catalog Manage your subscription Send this newsletter to a friend or colleague Subscribe Unsubscribe Contact editor Subscribe | Unsubscribe |

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