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Blockchain for me, a real disruptor... @IBMSystems

I may be a bit biased, but my favorite example at the moment is @openstack. Anyone can have a cloud of any size and change the way their cloud is built.

A7: Linux is a clear example of how open technologies get broader adoption at lower cost @IBMSystems

I'll go back to my old friend the REST API...the bringer of integration and lacker of documentation :)

Blockchain will disrupt many industries, diamond distribution with #Everledger for instance @IBMSystems

in all seriousness cloud, containers, virtualization, linux...all disrupters

@majorhayden agree #OpenStack is making waves, just worry its losing momentum

It's also an amazing feeling to find a bug and be able to fix it yourself. There's no need to open support tickets, wait for product releases, etc.

@andrewsmhay containers is a must for Cloud....

A great new example is #OpenCAPI! http://ibm.co/2dPztU... #ILeadIT

Linux first of all

@IBMPowerSystems Oh, I'd certainly be remiss if I forgot about OpenPOWER and OpenCAPI. ;)

IBM donating mainframe code to #github shows how even big blue can adapt @IBMSystems

@majorhayden Thanks for the shoutout, Major! 👍

The @openmfproject is working on #blockchain and #openstack projects as a community @IBMSystems

@StevenDickens3 it will be quite interesting to see the way #blockchain disrupts

working with your vendors, partners, peers in the org to come to the optimum 'fit'

IT execs absolutely must leverage collaborative development @IBMSystems

A4: Break down silos to get engineers, designers and SMEs to create new lines of business @IBMSystems

It's not just the IT department on an island any longer. If marketing or finance wants real time data, they must become part of the innovation.

Clients have to partake in initiatives such a Linux Foundation Collaborative Projects @IBMSystems

in one word: OpenPOWER foundation

In 3 words Open Mainframe Project @IBMSystems

@StevenDickens3 This is a big one. Simply using open source applications can help, but if you're not getting involved in those communities in some way, you're getting half the benefit you could be getting.

collborative is code word for "digital transformation"

www.openmainframepro... @IBMSystems

@furrier hi John, good to talk. Completely agree

collaboration is the only way to create innovation, one company alone can't no more bring so much innovation like a community

Channels like Slack and Discourse are vital developer tools @IBMSystems

@sangioluca surely that OpenPOWER Foundation is 2 words, #justsaying

Data security is an obstacle @IBMSystems

We need new ways to access data. The volume of data is one thing, but keeping it structured in a useful format is something else entirely. Cognitive tech is worthless if the data is difficult to access.

where the data is located, its sensitivity, who has access to it, its age, how much it changes...the list goes on :)

A3: Data has to be moved to where it is most useful: if that's the cloud and the data is large, there will be blood! @IBMSystems

@RyanBares Always. The CIA triad always finds a way to get wedged into any decisions. ;)

@RyanBares always, Security must be top of mind

Cloud and security are not natural bed fellows, @IBMSystems

Managing the growth and volume of data, it's always increasing! @IBMSystems

becoming "data aware" is the first step towards any plans to make sense of data

@StevenDickens3 Haha, not naturally, but they can be made to work together well. ;)

backup and access

security but also semantic data, to let the machines understand what they are doing and what they can do

@andrewsmhay couldn't agree more. As data sensitivity is vital then it drives platform choices as well as consumption models

Good data that is left to age rather than leveraged, will rot. @IBMSystems

For me a big obstacle is that cloud = x86 for most C-Suite execs @IBMSystems

@mdcunha data is not like wine, it does not get better with age

Collaborating on proprietary software isn't easy. Open source software and open technologies level the playing field within a company and between companies.

a closed ecosystem prevents collaborative innovation from ever starting. A walled garden approach does not foster collaboration - especially between technologies...

A6: Building on the shoulders of giants is a huge competitive advantage @IBMSystems

Has to be open and meritocracy driven innovation for it to drive the right behaviours @IBMSystems

@mdcunha couldn't agree more, its a community = volume of developers

Open technologies help companies understand more use cases. Products have wider applications and more buyers.

@majorhayden couldn't agree more

becuase so you are interoperable and avoid vendor lock-in

For me its speed + quality only open source drives that at the required pace @IBMSystems