Larry Carvalho

2 weeks ago | robustcloud.com | Larry Carvalho

IBM held its annual conference in May in Boston. After listening to the keynote recordings, here are some observations on IBM’s strategy. This piece also provides a brief perspective on IBM Quantum Starling (see Figure 1 below), which was announced on June 10th. The IBM Think keynote session was divided into discussions about IBM’s portfolio and talks with two customers. The following are some key observations about IBM’s overall strategy.

1 month ago | robustcloud.com | Larry Carvalho

Introduction: The tariffs imposed by the current US administration are causing concern across all geographies, and countries are taking action to ensure control over vital cloud infrastructure. While the United States Cloud Act of 2018 was intended to combat crime, concerns have arisen that the law could be used to compel US-based cloud providers to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.

2 months ago | robustcloud.com | Larry Carvalho

Introduction: To stay competitive, businesses must strategically adapt to Gen AI, achieving greater efficiency. Most enterprises utilize Software as a Service (SaaS) to run operations across a wide area of business processes. Although Gen AI is a relatively new technology, automating SaaS processes using Gen AI is widespread due to the ease of implementation. To support this demand, software companies like Oracle are rapidly integrating Generative AI capabilities into their products.

Feb 15, 2025 | robustcloud.com | Larry Carvalho

AI adoption is growing at a breakneck pace and is reshaping commerce, societies, and global power structures. The Paris AI Action Summit, held on February 10–11, 2025, convened world leaders, technical experts, and researchers to navigate the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.

Jan 23, 2025 | robustcloud.com | Larry Carvalho

Overview: In recent decades, many enterprises have invested significantly in the best available tools to drive transformation. While COBOL and the .NET Framework were once cutting-edge solutions, these choices often led to businesses becoming locked into mainframe or Windows-based environments. Similarly, enterprises that adopted VMware platforms now find it challenging to keep pace with the innovation enabled by cloud-native architectures.