Author: Jeff Reser

Asteroid Day is a UN-sanctioned global awareness campaign supporting thousands of independently organized events on June 30th and providing online educational asteroid resources. In support of Asteroid Day, I would like to share a story about an ongoing project at NASA that addresses the asteroid threat to our planet. Oh, by the way, the threat […]

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As I’ve been discussing in recent posts, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world as we speak, in part because of its ability to humanize technology. Another reason AI is having such an impact is that it’s becoming more natural and powerful. Interacting with AI has become so natural to us that we no longer […]

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As discussed in my recent blog post, artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed more often—and by a wider variety of organizations—every day. One reason for this is AI’s ability to humanize technology. I realized how important this could be when watching a friend’s daughter interact with Alexa, Amazon’s voice-controlled assistant. Here was a girl under […]

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Robot butlers and flying cars aren’t quite the norm yet, but it’s easy to start dreaming about future innovations when talking about artificial intelligence (AI). The truth is, AI isn’t just a fun topic for discussions about tomorrow—it’s here today, happening all around us, and swiftly growing into a force for change in business and […]

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Through the lens of a new wave of technological advances built around advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, container development, blockchain, cloud and data security, there’s a shift occurring in how IBM Z systems (and LinuxONE systems) are being used and leveraged. These systems are being refreshed with features around Linux, pervasive encryption, virtualization and performance—all […]

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Whether you are running business-critical systems like SAP HANA on IBM Power or managing highly transactional workloads on IBM Z, maintaining business continuity is essential in today’s nonstop business environments. Many companies around the world are looking to ensure faster response times and low maintenance overheads through high availability techniques and technologies.  One such company […]

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The need for Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) is growing by leaps and bounds with the precise timing requirements of telecommunications, complex processes, and the Internet of Things.  Even things like the Mars Curiosity Rover has an integrated RTOS, where all tasks need to be precise and synchronized – from moving the arm to gather […]

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IBM Systems Magazine recently published an article showcasing Connor Krukosky’s unusual journey to a wonderful IBM career working with Linux and the IBM Z platform.  As a young teenage mainframe enthusiast, Connor started collecting vintage computers about 4 years ago.  Here is an earlier rather funny video about what happens when 18-year-old Connor buys an […]

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SUSE will have a strong presence at the SuperComputing17 (#SC17) conference in Denver, November 13-16.  One of the main attractions in our SUSE booth (1681) this year is a Partner Theater – and we’ve lined up some great content that many of our High Performance Computing partners will be sharing with you. Here is the […]

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Applications like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics are driving demands for massive improvements in capacity, capability, and efficiency to achieve exascale computing.  We see more and more interest in running high performance applications like these on ARM processor-based servers – as customers across many industries start running and managing HPC workloads in-house.  The […]

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