Tag: IBM
Google Cloud looks ready to board the blockchain train
Blockchain is surely the buzzword of the day. All you need to do is put blockchain in your title and your stock goes up, as we actually saw a soft drink company attempt at the end of last year. Yet,...
IBM finally returns to positive revenue driven by cloud biz
For 22 quarters or 5.5 long years, IBM reported negative revenue growth, but last week the company finally announced a positive quarter. Revenue increased to $22.54 billion — and that beat analysts’ estimates. A good portion of that could be attributed...
Cloud 5: Cloud’s tipping point, serverless or containers
Welcome to The Cloud 5, our weekly feature where we scour the web searching for the five most intriguing and poignant cloud links we can find. Before we jump into this week’s links, please have a look at one of...
IBM could finally be moving in the right direction
IBM has been having a rough time for, oh, the past five and a half years. The company has had declining revenue for 22 straight quarters, but yesterday while it still had declining revenue, Big Blue gave an earnings report...
Cloud 5: Microsoft’s green Irish cloud, AI as a service takes off
Welcome to The Cloud 5, our weekly feature where we scour the web searching for the five most intriguing and poignant cloud links we can find. Before we jump into this week’s links, please have a look at one of...
Blockchain is the cloud’s latest obsession
Every year it seems, the cloud gets obsessed with a shiny new toy. Last year it was artificial intelligence and machine learning. This year, it’s blockchain and the various cloud platform companies are competing for your attention. With Platform-as-a-Service, a...
Rackspace fortifies its position in the managed cloud market with Datapipe acquisition
When Rackspace bought rival Datapipe this week, it made a move that solidified its position as the number two company in the managed cloud market, and in the process created a bigger company to battle market leader IBM (according to data from...
In latest volley in cloud wars, IBM sues to stop former exec from joining AWS
The cloud battles are beginning to get a little nastier, if that was even possible. First there were price wars where each company tried outdo the other with even cheaper offerings. This week it reached the personal level when IBM sued...
IBM is still struggling to find success in the cloud
IBM’s filed its Q2 2017 earnings report this week, which was never a pretty sight in recent years, and sure enough the company suffered through its 21st straight quarter of declining revenue. It’s an astonishing streak. If IBM were a...
