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IBM is enhancing its cybersecurity measures through proactive threat hunting, which adds a layer to conventional security strategies by identifying unusual activities. The organization collaborates with entities to pinpoint crucial assets and concerns, leading to the creation of customized threat hunt reports and detection methods. According to IDC, the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in this process allows for a precise filtering of alerts based on extensive data collected from its global security operations centers over the last two years. This reduces the number of false positives and speeds up the detection process, enabling teams to concentrate on significant threats, including infrequent event detection.
Research and Development for Mainframe and Quantum Technologies
IBM has revealed a plan to allocate $150 billion in the United States over the next five years, which includes more than $30 billion dedicated to research and development aimed at the advancement of its mainframe and quantum computer manufacturing processes.
The company is set to launch the next generation of its mainframe system in June, featuring the cutting-edge z17 mainframe equipped with the 5.5 GHz IBM Telum II processor. This innovative chip includes a built-in AI accelerator, reportedly enabling customers to execute over 450 billion inferencing operations daily with a response time of just one millisecond. The processor’s architecture supports eight CPU cores per chip and 32 cores per system, complemented by 36MB of L2 cache memory, achieving an impressive 24 trillion operations per second. This represents a 40% enhancement in system throughput and a fourfold decrease in overall latency compared to its predecessor, the original Telum.
In the realm of quantum computing, IBM has been at the forefront for several years and asserts that it operates the industry’s largest fleet of quantum systems. Late last year, the company unveiled its most advanced quantum computer to date, featuring the 156-qubit Heron quantum processor. This system doubled the quantum computing capabilities of its predecessor and completed a task in just 2.2 hours that took 112 hours with the former technology.
IBM’s quantum roadmap outlines the ambitious goal of delivering a fully error-corrected quantum computer by 2029. The company anticipates that by 2033, it will have a quantum system boasting over 2,000 logical qubits, significantly enhancing operational efficiency. The Quantum Network facilitates access to IBM’s quantum technologies for nearly 300 Fortune 500 firms, academic entities, national laboratories, and startups, boasting over 600,000 active users, according to IBM.
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