IBM moves scientists out of Almaden Research Center

IBM, which employees say stands for "I've Been Moved" due to frequent relocation directives, is moving research scientists from its Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California, to its Silicon Valley Lab a few miles east.

The fate of the facility has yet to be clarified. Founded in 1986 in an idyllic location on the outskirts of San Jose, Almaden is an important piece of IBM's once-upon-a-time history as the most important tech company in the world, and the scientists based there pioneered innovations like the world's first hard disk drive and relational database, the company once boasted.

The move has been confirmed by Jay Gambetta, IBM Fellow and VP of Quantum, in a social media post, amid claims that IBM employees have been asked not to disclose the plan on social media.

Gambetta was responding to a valedictory lament for the Almaden facility from Darrell Long ...