Best backup and disaster recovery for South African businesses
South African companies should have robust backup and disaster recovery systems to protect their critical data and that of their customers.
Several factors, including power outages, hardware failures, and cyber attacks, can lead to...
IBM shares drops following president's exit
International Business Machines Corp. President Jim Whitehurst is stepping down after three years at the century-old technology company. The shares fell the most in five months.
The departure marks one of the first major corporate reshuffles under...
IBM unveils its revolutionary 2nm processor
IBM has unveiled the world’s first 2nm chip, reaching a new milestone in semiconductor technology.
The multinational technology company said that its 2nm chip will be able to fit up to 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail...
When I was younger, before all this "gaming" mechanical keeb hype, I gave away a hand-me-down IBM M style keyboard that was entirely mechanical. Now I'm sorry that I gave it away... Looking for one again...
I don't want this new RGB style nor a custom keyboard with the Cherry MXes and stuffs...
IBM's new CEO is a mastermind
In July of 2017, International Business Machines Corp. executive Arvind Krishna walked into a routine meeting with senior leaders and delivered a surprise pitch that changed the course of the iconic 108-year-old company’s future.
For months Krishna, the head of...
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty steps down
International Business Machines Corp. named Arvind Krishna as chief executive officer, replacing longtime CEO Virginia Rometty.
Krishna, 57, is currently the head of IBM’s cloud and cognitive software unit and was a principal architect of the company’s purchase...
Item wanted: i5 or i7 Thinkpad T460, T450, T430, T530, or X230, in order of priority. Must have either ThinkLight or backlit keyboard. Fingerprint reader not important
Desired age and condition: Every function must work and the case must not be broken, no dead USB ports. Signs of normal use are...
IBM fired up to 100,000 employees
International Business Machines Corp. has fired as many as 100,000 employees in the last few years in an effort to boost its appeal to millennials and make it appear to be as “cool” and “trendy” as Amazon and Google, according to a deposition from a former vice...
IBM closes its $34-billion acquisition of Red Hat
IBM closed its $34 billion purchase of Red Hat, sealing the world’s second-largest technology deal ever and setting up the iconic U.S. technology company on a path to try and compete with top software purveyors in the cloud.
The 108-year-old...
IBM acquires Red Hat to take on Amazon and Microsoft
IBM’s purchase of Red Hat Inc. is a $33 billion bid aimed at catapulting the company into the ranks of the top cloud software competitors.
The cash deal, IBM’s biggest ever by far, boosts the 107-year-old computer-services giant’s...
IBM shares fall due to disappointing sales
International Business Machines Corp. missed analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates, ending a short-lived streak of sales gains and casting doubt on its strategy to boost growth through new businesses like cloud and artificial intelligence.
The shares...
IBM launches blockchain platform for banking
IBM has partnered with CLS Group to release a platform which makes it easier for banks to access blockchain technology.
The solution is called LedgerConnect and is designed to easily deliver a selection of blockchain applications to financial...
IBM and Maersk start blockchain company for cargo tracking
IBM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S have started a company that will use new blockchain to track cargo movements.
IBM makes quantum computer breakthrough
Researchers at International Business Machines Corp. have developed a new approach for simulating molecules on a quantum computer.
New IBM mainframe encrypts everything
IBM has revealed its new Z mainframe system, which can automatically encrypt all data associated with an app or service.
Bad days pile up in Tesla and IBM
As always, the motion of benchmark indexes tells only some of the story in the stock market. Below the surface, pain is getting hard to bear in some spots.