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• Excess privilege in the cloud is a universal problem, IBM says

  Excess privilege granted to cloud identities is a key component in 99 per cent of all security tests performed by IBM’s X-Force Red penetration testing team.

• VMware expands joint options for hybrid cloud with IBM

  VMware support for IBM's Cloud Satellite means consistent infrastructure and security across IBM's public cloud and its on-premises cloud services.

• Global cost of data breach reaches record high of $4.35M

  The global average cost of data breaches reached an all-time high of $4.35 million in 2022 compared with $4.24 million in 2021, according to IBM.

• IBM bolsters quantum cryptography for z16 mainframe

  IBM adds NIST’s new public-key encryption and digital signatures algorithms to defend against attacks by future quantum computers.

• Geopolitical events put pressure on IBM earnings

  Despite posting a revenue increase, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the strengthening of the dollar have caused IBM to revisit its 2022 outlook.

• Turbonomic channel boss Verity White promoted to IBM ecosystem lead

  ​Turbonomic channel chief Verity White has been promoted to a new partner-led role within IBM’s Asia Pacific ecosystem.

• IBM acquires data observability firm Databand.ai

  Databand’s data observability platform allows data engineers to tackle challenges associated with bad data at source.

• IBM brings hybrid-cloud app services to z/OS mainframes

  IBM has introduced a service for its mainframe customers to create a cloud environment for developing and testing applications.

• Global public cloud Q1 revenue cracks $126B

  Operator and vendor revenues in the global public cloud market reached US$126 billion during the first quarter of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 26 per cent.

• IBM CIO Kathryn Guarini on being Big Blue's first customer

  Kathryn Guarini is taking her expertise in developing emerging technologies to the realities of the business in a role that blends vendor and client.

• IBM adopts ‘Rise with SAP’ for internal ERP cloud move

  IBM will also offer to host clients’ S/4HANA systems on Power servers under the Rise umbrella.

• IBM wants a 4,000 qubit quantum computer by 2025

  IBM lays out a quantum computing roadmap that incorporates classical computer hardware, quantum parallel processing, and error mitigation.

• Post Kyndryl, software and consulting boost IBM financials

  IBM saw revenue rise eight per cent for the first quarter of the year, as demand for its hybrid cloud software and consulting services spiked.

• IBM brings corporate trainer Aventis to the cloud in Singapore

  Singapore-based corporate trainer Aventis Learning Group has partnered with IBM to move its training management system to the cloud.

• Looking back on IBM's game-changing mainframe moments

  The latest generation of IBM mainframes, the z16, is just the most recent chapter of one of the longest running tech success stories.