IBM Infrastructure cloud provisioning and automation tools

whitePaper | December 6, 2019

Machine learning (ML)-driven personalization is fast expanding from social media to the wider information space, encompassing legacy media, multinational conglomerates and digital-native publishers: however, this is happening within a regulatory and oversight vacuum that needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Mass-scale adoption of personalization in communication has serious implications for human rights, societal resilience and political security. Data protection, privacy and wrongful discrimination, as well as freedom of opinion and of expression, are some of the areas impacted by this technological transformation.

whitePaper | August 10, 2020

2020 has posed significant, unexpected challenges to the world – and to IT departments in most organizations. Work practices have shifted rapidly and, given the volatile economic climate, many organizations are looking to protect against uncertainty and ensure business continuity by implementing cost savings initiatives. As an IT leader, you and your team are uniquely positioned to deliver added value to the organization by leveraging Technology Intelligence data to find these additional cost savings opportunities.

whitePaper | July 28, 2022

Many businesses have recently evolved to support large remote or hybrid workforces. This initial transition was imagined to be temporary, relying on home networks to provide the connectivity needed for work. Now, two years later, companies are contemplating technology improvements to address a more permanent remote workforce.

whitePaper | July 31, 2020

The current COVID pandemic has paralyzed large parts of our industry with significant movement limitations, occupancy restrictions, and in some cases complete shutdowns. Now, as the initial threat seems to be subsiding, governments and businesses must determine what is required to get back to some sense of normalcy. The biggest hurdles will be regulatory and/or safety-driven. Although the timelines and requirements for the easing of restrictions vary greatly, there are two common threads: limiting occupancy levels and contact tracing individuals who have tested positive for the virus.

whitePaper | August 5, 2020

Your cloud-enabled future loomed bright. Major budgets were allocated. Agonising hours were spent herding stakeholders. You’re now using cloud, but your teams and the wider business aren’t reaping the expected benefits. Even with the best intentions, tech leaders are struggling to fill those skills gaps, particularly when it comes to cloud implementation, migration and net new deployments. As a result, the business is held back – from capitalising on the cloud’s potential to deliver value internally (boosting efficiency and agility) and externally (delivering products and services that boost revenue).

whitePaper | December 15, 2019

The debate between experts over how automation will affect the future of work has been one of the most active cottage industries in labor economics in recent years. Numerous scholars forecast major disruptions of human work; others minimize those impacts. And yet, the field has nevertheless managed to generate a number of shared insights, with none more consistent than the finding that least welloff will suffer automation’s greatest shocks on the labor market.