What is IBM advertising exactly?

[bran987]

I have a cloud.

What is a cloud?

A cloud is a computer surrounded by other computers and it makes me smart.

My cloud makes my electric bill cheaper.

Don't forget I am worldwide I have an accent.

My cloud makes the world better.

Don't forget I am a woman, and I may be an asian cloud too, or black. Or white.

My cloud makes me avoid traffic.

I'm an IBM'er my cloud makes the world better.

What am I supposed to call them up and ask them for?

 

[bruce9241]

They're trying to be progressive and appeal to hipsters and liberal faggots.

 

[Mr. dB]

Get off my cloud!

 

[stilleto]

cloud computing. the new buzzword.

 

[KillahBee]

smarter planet campaign. i have the campaign guidelines "cookbook" at my desk if you'd like to take a look. i know way too much about it already. killmyself.

 

[mrplunkey]

It was Sun Microsystems idea back before it was IBM's.

They envisioned almost all services you deal with day-to-day coming from a computing cloud somewhere out in cyberland.

 

[EnderJE]

The part that I don't really get about the cloud computing is how people don't see how much it's going back to the mainframe era (ie one large server in cyberland and a bunch of smarter terminals around it).

 

[javaguru]

In the late 1990's IBM cut their R&D staff in half and since then have been transition their business to be more service oriented (consulting etc.).

 

[PICK3]

It was Sun Microsystems idea back before it was IBM's.

They envisioned almost all services you deal with day-to-day coming from a computing cloud somewhere out in cyberland.

I remember laying in a fresh cut field looking up at the sky on a beautiful fall day and thinking ... all the clouds looks like vags

 

[SpyWizard]

shared computing process has been around a long time,,,, but now it can be done with server level vs MF computers

 

[javaguru]

shared computing process has been around a long time,,,, but now it can be done with server level vs MF computers

Parallel computing is a very hot topic in CS these days...that and AI.

 

[bruce9241]

All this new high tech computer shit. The computer industry needs to get back to the old days of "hi wanna chat? a/s/l?"

 

[bakemeacookie]

IBM is making a killing these days with large scale contracts. Especially worldwide. and yeah - they're trying to appeal to the young week smoking hipsters out there.

Funny, coming from a firm that forces ties, suits, no piercings or tats.

c

 

[KillahBee]

All this new high tech computer shit. The computer industry needs to get back to the old days of "hi wanna chat? a/s/l?"

lmfao, I'm with this dude. i used to PWN MTV chat.

 

[Smurfy]

lmfao, I'm with this dude. i used to PWN MTV chat.

16/f/Arkansas/6 kids/3 teeth/titties to the floor

 

[miplank]

IBM is making a killing these days with large scale contracts. Especially worldwide. and yeah - they're trying to appeal to the young week smoking hipsters out there.

Funny, coming from a firm that forces ties, suits, no piercings or tats.

c

*weak

 

[Mr. dB]

*weak

weed

 

[miplank]

weed

no thanks

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Parallel computing is a very hot topic in CS these days...that and AI.

With multithreading and AI advancements these days...won't be long before Skynet takes over!

 

[mrplunkey]

With multithreading and AI advancements these days...won't be long before Skynet takes over!

It's really more about the programmer and compiler now than it is about the hardware.

You can wire together 1,000 multicore processors but now it's all about distributing the code to use all the hardware more evenly.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

I have a cloud.

What is a cloud?

A cloud is a computer surrounded by other computers and it makes me smart.

My cloud makes my electric bill cheaper.

Don't forget I am worldwide I have an accent.

My cloud makes the world better.

Don't forget I am a woman, and I may be an asian cloud too, or black. Or white.

My cloud makes me avoid traffic.

I'm an IBM'er my cloud makes the world better.

What am I supposed to call them up and ask them for?

Think google apps, sales force and microsoft now, virtaulized applications via the interweb great idea but you must assume your network is always up or your FUBAR.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

IBM is making a killing these days with large scale contracts. Especially worldwide. and yeah - they're trying to appeal to the young week smoking hipsters out there.

Funny, coming from a firm that forces ties, suits, no piercings or tats.

c

Global services has and always will be there top gross profit product line.

 

[bran987]

Hmm. I don't see why they advertise that during football games.

Jesus Christ you guys actually know what this shit is.

I guess somebody needs to catch up on the last few years of Popular Science...

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Hmm. I don't see why they advertise that during football games.

Jesus Christ you guys actually know what this shit is.

I guess somebody needs to catch up on the last few years of Popular Science...

I sell this shit I better know what it is.

A lot of IT guys watch football one of my old customers was a huge bills fan actually a huge sports fan in general. They are not all nerds that is for sure but good lord the ones that are nerds

 

[mrplunkey]

I remember laying in a fresh cut field looking up at the sky on a beautiful fall day and thinking ... all the clouds looks like vags

And then you ran for cover screaming "the sky is full of roast beef!!! Make it go away! Fly away fish! Vestigial organs everywhere! Ahhhhhh!"

 

[UA_Iron]

IBM is making a killing these days with large scale contracts. Especially worldwide. and yeah - they're trying to appeal to the young week smoking hipsters out there.

Funny, coming from a firm that forces ties, suits, no piercings or tats.

c

they're dress code is extremely lax for programmers.

Unless you have to interface with the customer there really isnt one to be honest.

 

[nimbus]

international business machines

 

[javaguru]

With multithreading and AI advancements these days...won't be long before Skynet takes over!

Raises hand hoping to be part of the team for the modern version of HAL!

 

[bran987]

It's really more about the programmer and compiler now than it is about the hardware.

You can wire together 1,000 multicore processors but now it's all about distributing the code to use all the hardware more evenly.

Well, yeah, I considered this to be honest. Bur when I took into account the flux capacitor I had to rule out the multicore code distribution element entirely.

 

[bakemeacookie]

they're dress code is extremely lax for programmers.

Unless you have to interface with the customer there really isnt one to be honest.

they must've been forced to change lately. Last time I went, their offices were all guys wearing white shirts, ties and black slacks. It was like a picture from the 50's.

c

 

[mrplunkey]

Well, yeah, I considered this to be honest. Bur when I took into account the flux capacitor I had to rule out the multicore code distribution element entirely.

Which of course assumes your dilithium crystals are completely regenerated.

 

[Lumberg]

Parallel computing is a very hot topic in CS these days...that and AI.

Parallelism is the only direction to go in to increase processing speed because Moore's law has fizzed out.