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May 2016   Top Stories ‘C’ is for cognitive learning: Sesame Street and IBM Watson team to advance early childhood education Transactions at the Speed of Digital: Don’t miss the IBM and DocuSign webcast May 19 Answer tougher questions faster: Learn how at the Apache Spark Maker Community Event How leading CMOs rise Above the Clutter: Watch the video series IBM DevOps named a market leader in three Ovum Decision Matrix reports Download the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 beta IBM expands its flash storage portfolio to target new, intelligent apps in the cloud Unlock the secrets to better business performance: Announcing IBM Kenexa Employee Voice PLUS scroll down for more news about Analytics, Cloud, Commerce, Mobile, Security, Watson, IBM Systems, DevOps and more. Analytics Answer tougher questions faster: Learn how at the Apache Spark Maker Community Event. On June 6 – after the first day of the Spark Summit San Francisco – leading minds from Tesla, Netflix, Silicon Valley Data Science and IBM will demonstrate new Apache Spark apps and tools, share use cases, and answer questions. Attend in person or via Livestream. Plus: Outthink Disruption: Innovate new possibilities with analytics – watch TODAY May 11 at 2 p.m. ET NEW IBM DB2® 11.1 for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows®: No-boundaries database for ground and cloud Chief Data Officer (CDO) ‘Look Book’ – How CDOs can meet weighty expectations Cloud IBM launches its first highly secure Blockchain services for finance, government and healthcare. IBM also announced a new framework for securely operating Blockchain networks; IBM Blockchain for Hyperledger (available on DockerHub); and a beta release of IBM Blockchain for Bluemix®. Learn more. Plus: IBM makes quantum computing available on IBM Cloud to accelerate innovation What’s keeping application managers up at night? Plenty: Read the white paper. Thoughts on Cloud: Using cloud, UmbraGroup protects data from earthquakes Commerce How leading CMOs rise Above the Clutter. CMO Club founder Pete Krasnik talks with CMOs at premier organizations – the St. Louis Cardinals, Steinway & Sons, the GRAMMY Awards, Home Depot and more – to learn who they are, what drives them, and how they create great marketing. Watch the series. Plus: There’s still time to Outthink Ordinary: Join us at IBM Amplify 2016, May 16-18 in Tampa IBM a leader for the sixth straight year: Read the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Campaign Management SlideShare: How the cloud can facilitate B2B integration Mobile Download the IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation 8.0 beta. Get early, hands-on experience with the open, integrated and comprehensive mobile app development platform – redesigned for cloud agility, speed, and productivity. Use it in the cloud (via IBM Bluemix) or on premises. Get started. Plus: IBM MaaS360® massively reimagines enterprise mobility management (EMM) Digital Transformation: Mac’s Continued Rise in the Enterprise. Read the IBM Think blog. Drive stronger mobile engagement among customers and prospects: Get the guide Security Are you ready for cognitive security? Find out May 17. At IBM Security, we’re training a new generation of systems to understand, reason and learn about constantly evolving security threats. Attend this webinar to see how IBM is ushering in this new era of security. Register and join us live. Plus: Think like a hacker: New attacks, new approaches. Watch on demand. Ten security lessons learned from the Panama Papers breach The numbers are in: Gartner's 2015 Security Software Market Share Rankings Watson ‘C’ is for cognitive learning: Sesame Street and IBM Watson team to advance early childhood education. The collaboration will combine Watson’s cognitive computing technology and Sesame’s early childhood expertise to help advance preschool education around the world. Learn about it. Plus: Marchesa, IBM design ‘cognitive dress’ for Met Gala that changes colors to reflect social media mood In VentureBeat: Samsung and IBM show how Watson has improved conversational speech recognition How innovative organizations are using cognitive technology to disrupt markets IBM Systems IBM expands its flash storage portfolio to target new, intelligent apps in the cloud. The new products incorporate IBM MicroLatency® technology to transfer data at unprecedented speed, to solve the challenge of accessing massive amounts of data quickly for cloud-based applications and workloads. Learn more. Plus: Ubuntu for LinuxONE™: A Compelling Combination for Cloud NEW from IBM Redbooks®: How Walmart Became a Cloud Services Provider with IBM CICS® IBM i in the Modern World: Learn about the latest release, and the software roadmap. DevOps IBM DevOps named a market leader in three Ovum Decision Matrix reports. The analyst names IBM a market leader in DevOps Release Management, Application Lifecycle Management, and Agile Project Management Solutions. Download all three reports at the Invisible Thread blog. Read the blog. Plus: On-demand webinar: Smarter DevOps – The next step in your DevOps journey 'DevOps Journeys of Large Enterprises' – highlights from the video series The New Faces of DevOps: Meet three women leading in the DevOps space More News Unlock the secrets to better business performance: Announcing IBM Kenexa Employee Voice. Is your challenge retention? Lack of innovation? Inefficiencies? Listen to your employees to drive greater engagement, and show how HR can make a bigger impact on your business. Learn more. Plus: IBM announces new Information Integration and Governance cloud offerings See what’s new in the enterprise email market: Watch the on-demand webcast What IBM skills to you want to learn today? Visit the new IBM Training and Skills site. Back to top    IBM Edge Super Saver discount ends May 31 Attend Edge 2016 (Sep. 19-22 in Las Vegas) – and join the IT leaders who will deliver infrastructure for the cognitive era! Call for Speakers ends May 23 – submit your proposal today. And save $600 when you register by May 31.   More IBM events IBM Technical University Comes to You in Chicago, Boston, Baltimore and more – get the details and enroll now   IBM Kenexa HR Summit – Toronto 2016, May 17: Help your organization win in the Cognitive Era 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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