IBM missed analyst expectations for the third quarter and weakness in traditional services is to blame. Customers appear to be scaling back, especially as the economy worsens in the United States and Europe. But ironically, its cloud services business is up significantly. It’s a paradox for IBM. And one for the tech sector to watch ...

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Pat Hanrahan, chief scientist and co-founder at Tableau Software, a leader in the data visualization field. In part one of our two part Q&A, Hanrahan discusses how data visualization has changed, the hindrances people face and the rise of data analytics technologies. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: ...

Dell is dropping EMC, ending a 10-year alliance that has become increasingly rocky in the past few years. Dell ended the relationship two years early. In a statement to Computerworld, Dell stated that it has “met the terms of the relationship agreement, and will service and maintain systems past 2013, through EMC’s end of life ...

The one nice thing about a Microsoft infographic about Skype? No Silverlight required! If you want to see the video of Microsoft Skype President Tony Bates, that’s a different story. You’ll need Silverlight to see the interview with the new chief. Remember, this is Microsoft after all. Lync is the corporate cousin of Skype. I ...

Steve Ballmer gave a glimpse of the new Windows 8 on the client and server today at Dell World. Ballmer also used the keynote to show Lync with new capabilities that will allow for Skype integration with corporate instant messaging. Incidentally, the Skype acquisition closed today. Ballmer framed the keynote by showing how Microsoft is seeking ...

Developers are the new king makers. I hear that RedMonk phrase more often these days. It came up again yesteday in an interview at Dell World with Barton George, Dell’s cloud computing evangelist whose core focus is to build a developer community. It’s a smart move. Dell sells servers to companies like Facebook and Zynga. ...

I am at Dell World and there’s a lot of buzz that Dell will drop Android and go all in with Windows 8 for the tablet market. Dell CEO Michael Dell hinted at the news during a press and analyst event yesterday. He followed up today in his keynote with jabs at Android and pumping ...

Dell took a swipe at HP to start off its inaugural Dell World event with a survey it did in conjunction with a research group that found customers with 500 or more people are uncertain about the direction HP is taking. It’s quite a start to Dell World and signals Dell’s intent to really go ...

The new services paradox goes something like this: The new services companies want to grow and get big. Companies like Box.net dream of being as big as Microsoft. Salesforce.com dreams of slaying the Oracle beast. The technology giants want to be young again. They want that magic back. Their dream is to be as nimble ...

The week seems so quiet. Last week, here we were, enjoying the spectacle of Oracle OpenWorld and the battles between Marc Benioff and Larry Ellison. Now what do we get? An infographic! What a fitting ending to the mad capped frivolity of the past week. And this infographic from Focus is as shallow as they ...