IBM expands Institute for Electronic Government
Published Wednesday, 2nd March 2011
IBM is launching a major expansion of its Institute for Electronic Government (IEG) in Washington, DC, adding cloud computing and analytics capabilities for public sector organisations around the world.
IBM has moved and expanded the facility in order to meet the growing demand from government, health-care and education leaders who recognize the potential of cloud computing environments and business analytics technologies to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and tackle energy and budget challenges.
According to recent IBM surveys of technology leaders globally, 83 per cent of respondents identified business analytics — the ability to see patterns in vast amounts of data and extract actionable insights — as a top priority and a way in which they plan to enhance their competitiveness. In addition, an overwhelming majority of respondents — 91 percent – expect cloud computing to overtake on-premise computing as the primary IT delivery model by 2015.
Read more here …
RELATED NEWS
Latest Insight
Germany’s no-nukes plan leads to gas pains
Germany’s already an undisputed powerhouse in renewable energy, but it will need to
Which countries produce the most wind energy?
The world was producing nearly 238 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy as of
