It seems a mix of both. The press release states that:
IBM SaaS solutions for Smarter Cities, Smarter Commerce and other applications will be made available via SoftLayer over time, providing line-of-business clients improved time to value and new innovation across an increasingly integrated portfolio of solutions that accelerate business process innovation, provide analytics at the point of impact, and connect collaborative business networks within and across organizations.
So that seems to say that "SoftLayer has something that we didn't have." But the release also states:
In the last two quarters, more than 60 new gaming companies have moved to the SoftLayer global platform, frequently migrating from commodity cloud platforms because of problems with cost, latency, availability and raw performance.
So that seems to look like they want the existing infrastructure, and more importantly, the existing customers as well.
Either way, it looks like IBM really wants that "Biggest Cloud Provider on the Block" Cub Scout Badge.
Usually, politicians play the anti-child-porn card when they want to distract the general public from some other failing, scandal or downright incompetence that the government has recently shown.
Has anything happened recently in the UK that fits this mold . . . ?
. . . oh those crazy computer kids will just find some way to "unlock" or "jailbreak" their killer robots, and do whatever they damn well please with them . . .
Who needs Tang? If astronauts could somehow feed off radiation, we'd be all set, and solve the food problem, too!
"Hello, Houston? This is Mars Sprinter 3. We're all feeling hungry, so we're going to plop ourselves into the nuclear warp drive pool for a snack. Be back in a few minutes."
Like, feed babies a diet of magnetized iron, so that they develop their own radiation shield in their blood. Or something like that. Let science fiction be your guide.
Cockroaches can withstand radiation . . . maybe modern gene therapy could help humans to replicate that process in themselves . . . ?
Hopefully, without turning them into cockroaches . . .
The DOJ loves that this has become a Red/Blue slug fest. It diverts the public's attention from the real issue.
Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the DOJ is throwing fuel on that fire. If the Reds and Blues hung up their gloves for a minute, and really thought about it . . . they would both direct their guns at the DOJ instead of each other.
IBM used to produce chips in Sindelfingen, Germany. They shut it down a long time ago. On the other hand, Mercedes Benz automobiles are still rolling off the Daimler assembly line in Sindelfingen. So it's not like it's the location or lack of skilled workers or anything like that.
So why is that . . . ? Of course, cars are not chips, despite the Slashdot penchant for car analogies. But it would be interesting to know why someone like IBM pulled out, before dumping a bunch of money on the problem . . .
And what about Siemens . . . ? Do they still make chips . . . ?
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It seems a mix of both. The press release states that:
IBM SaaS solutions for Smarter Cities, Smarter Commerce and other applications will be made available via SoftLayer over time, providing line-of-business clients improved time to value and new innovation across an increasingly integrated portfolio of solutions that accelerate business process innovation, provide analytics at the point of impact, and connect collaborative business networks within and across organizations.
So that seems to say that "SoftLayer has something that we didn't have." But the release also states:
In the last two quarters, more than 60 new gaming companies have moved to the SoftLayer global platform, frequently migrating from commodity cloud platforms because of problems with cost, latency, availability and raw performance.
So that seems to look like they want the existing infrastructure, and more importantly, the existing customers as well.
Either way, it looks like IBM really wants that "Biggest Cloud Provider on the Block" Cub Scout Badge.
In the early '90s, everyone said that IBM couldn't survive. Look where they are now.
In the late 80's, everyone said that DEC would crush IBM. Look what happened to them.
So I guess it could go either way:
Megasoft Business Services . . . ?
. . . or iSoft . . . a division of Apple Galactic Life Systems . . . ?
. . . will get the most from the "Big Data" Pie . . . all that needs to be stored somewhere . . .
. . . is anyone selling "Big Data Clouds" already . . . ?
. . . fried whale, whale sashimi, whale soup, and some udon noodles . . .
"But I don't like whale . . . do you have something without whale . . . ?
"You mean . . . udon noodles, without whale . . . ? Uck!"
"Can I have spam, instead of whale . . . ?"
No matter how easy to use some new technology is, someone will still need help with it.
As to your father, he I'm guessing he will be able to learn enough to help others with it.
No matter how little you think you know about something, there are still plenty of other who know even less.
I'll go back to breathing normally now.
. . . not if you get the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, you won't . . . !
The "Nuclear Boy Scout" did it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn
He used smoke detectors for fuel.
. . . is one of the perps named "Justin Bieber", by any chance . . . ?
Usually, politicians play the anti-child-porn card when they want to distract the general public from some other failing, scandal or downright incompetence that the government has recently shown.
Has anything happened recently in the UK that fits this mold . . . ?
I think it was back in the old Chicago days
Given the recent IRS shenanigans, I think we have the new Chicago days now.
Dear Mr. Google,
Please tell me when your satellite gadget is going to be flying over me taking snapshots. I would like to go outside, and show the IRS my better side.
Thanks,
Mr. Kid
They have a big bang for the buck: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahya_Ayyash
They would love to see high level Iranian officials using their products.
We need military levels of record keeping to keep track of school children getting on buses?.
Follow the money. Whoever implemented the system for a juicy fee probably has good connections to the school board.
The whole thing sounds like boondoggle pork to me.
. . . oh those crazy computer kids will just find some way to "unlock" or "jailbreak" their killer robots, and do whatever they damn well please with them . . .
. . . "audit", with "extreme prejudice" . . .
Yes digging a hole in space is a dumb idea.
. . . not if it's a wormhole. It would help you get there faster, and skip the long space radiation part of the trip.
Assuming that wormholes are radiation free . . .
We need 21st Century TANG!!!!
Who needs Tang? If astronauts could somehow feed off radiation, we'd be all set, and solve the food problem, too!
"Hello, Houston? This is Mars Sprinter 3. We're all feeling hungry, so we're going to plop ourselves into the nuclear warp drive pool for a snack. Be back in a few minutes."
Like, feed babies a diet of magnetized iron, so that they develop their own radiation shield in their blood. Or something like that. Let science fiction be your guide.
Cockroaches can withstand radiation . . . maybe modern gene therapy could help humans to replicate that process in themselves . . . ?
Hopefully, without turning them into cockroaches . . .
By finding "everyday uses" for it, such as in movies, people form a much more functional use for the language.
". . . may the horse be with you . . . use the horse, Luke, use the horse . . ."
So how was the Washington Post able to get a copy of the Confidential report from the Defense Science Board?
. . . the Justice Department will obtain all the phone records and emails from Washington Post employees to find out . . .
meaning roughly "he who causes being"
Hey, then the Higgs Boson really IS the God Particle . . . if you take "he who causes being" to mean, "he who causes mass".
. . . I wonder if those texts have any ancient doodles or jokes on the side margins . . . ?
Most folks drink bottled water, although the tap water is fine to drink. The tap water quality is carefully monitored.
If you order water in a restaurant, it will come from a bottle. You won't get a 5 gallon pitcher of tap water.
FTA:
the late king’s body was reportedly stripped naked, despoiled and publicly displayed for three days before it was buried
. . . and someone was in a rush to get what was left of him underground . . . lest his remains doth starteth to again walk . . .
The DOJ loves that this has become a Red/Blue slug fest. It diverts the public's attention from the real issue.
Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if the DOJ is throwing fuel on that fire. If the Reds and Blues hung up their gloves for a minute, and really thought about it . . . they would both direct their guns at the DOJ instead of each other.
IBM used to produce chips in Sindelfingen, Germany. They shut it down a long time ago. On the other hand, Mercedes Benz automobiles are still rolling off the Daimler assembly line in Sindelfingen. So it's not like it's the location or lack of skilled workers or anything like that.
So why is that . . . ? Of course, cars are not chips, despite the Slashdot penchant for car analogies. But it would be interesting to know why someone like IBM pulled out, before dumping a bunch of money on the problem . . .
And what about Siemens . . . ? Do they still make chips . . . ?