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5 smart reasons to find us at CES
Written by Laura Langendorf | January 8, 2018 | Events
What better way to start of 2018 than with this year’s CES. For the past 50 years, it’s been a proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies. This year, major expectations center around smart cars and (our favorite) the Internet of Things. Of note is the keynote by Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who will share Ford’s ...read more
Cheat sheet: What has blockchain to do with the IoT?
Written by Jen Clark | December 14, 2017 | Business
Welcome to this week’s cheat sheet, your guide to the murky mysteries of IoT-related technologies. Our last installment explored the basics of blockchain: a digital ledger where transactions and contracts can be securely recorded and distributed. But what has blockchain to do with the IoT, and how does one help the other? Let’s find out. ...read more
Cognitive solutions and surviving the crew change
Written by Karen Lewis | May 12, 2017 | Asset Management
Easing workforce transitions Managing human resources—the most valuable asset of all—comes with its own special set of challenges and solutions. Long-term employees, for example, are continually edging toward retirement, which can mean a loss of knowledge and skills—and the expense of training new employees. This transition from an aging workforce to a younger workforce—often referred ...read more
Watson predicts the winners: Eurovision 2017
Written by Lynne Slowey and Demetre Quartey | May 10, 2017 | Blog
Yodeling rappers, dancing gorillas, a horse on a step ladder, excessive key changes – that’s right ladies and gentlemen, Eurovision 2017 is here, and this Saturday we’ll see who shines and sings to steal the show. I’ll admit I’m writing this post as an excuse to spend work time watching the rehearsals and reading up ...read more
Cognitive computing: Hello Watson on the shop floor
Written by Thorsten Schroeer | May 9, 2017 | Manufacturing
Cognitive systems are fundamentally different Cognitive computing refers to systems that learn at scale, reason with purpose and interact with humans naturally. Rather than being explicitly programmed, they learn and reason from their interactions with us and from their experiences with their environment. They are made possible by advances in a number of scientific fields ...read more
Cognitive energy with Woodside
Written by Karen Lewis | April 27, 2017 | Events
Woodside, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, is scaling the knowledge of engineers working in control rooms 70 miles offshore. Recognized globally for their success in oil exploration, development, production and supply, this 62-year-old organization has been breaking ground for years, and not just with their drilling rigs. The strategy behind Woodside’s success is in ...read more
Designing for success: Start with who, not what
Written by Ryan Boyles | April 26, 2017 | Blog
In between the many different discussions going on in and around the IBM Booth this week at Hannover Messe, I caught up with Marcel Baron, from the IBM Global Electronics Center of Competency. Marcel is a Senior Managing Consultant focused on Digital Strategy and Design Interactive Experience. It is Marcel who designed several of the ...read more
Did you know IBM does Aviation Maintenance?
Written by Anna O'Brien | April 24, 2017 | Asset Management, Continuous Engineering, Systems Engineering
If you are really being honest, you will answer that question in the negative. But, IBM does maintenance/enterprise asset management, Maximo for Aviation is built on the highest rated maintenance/EAM platform in the world – Maximo. “Maximo solutions are well proven in the industry, as they have had the leading overall market share in their ...read more
Check in to new cognitive hotel rooms and check out connected experiences
Written by Scott Stockwell | April 19, 2017 | Buildings, News / Press release
Remember the last time you stayed in a hotel? Did you remember what time the restaurant opened for breakfast? Were you able to work the thermostat for the air conditioning? And after that long-haul flight when you woke up at silly o’clock, did you struggle to find the switch for the bedside lamp and turn ...read more
InterConnect: Mythbusters – how Watson works
Written by Scott Stockwell | March 22, 2017 | Conferences
Have you ever wondered how Watson, IBM’s AI works? Attendees at IBM’s InterConnect 2017 were able to find out from Rob High Jr. IBM Fellow, VP, CTO Watson, IBM Academy of Technology. Rob kicked off by defining the characteristics of what IBM sees as AI before busting a myth or four. Cognitive systems understand human ...read more
Watson standing strong to beat cyber bullying
Written by Hannah Merry | March 21, 2017 | Conferences
Five-time Emmy winner and Grammy nominee, Wayne Brady has a strong message for online bullies, “I don’t want you as my fan.” And to millions of fellow cyberbullying victims – many of them adolescents – he says, “be yourself, no matter what anyone else says, be strong.” Brady gets bullied too When I was first ...read more
USA Cycling brings IoT data and analytics to the track
Written by Amy Bennett and Rhonda Edwards | February 1, 2017 | Sport and fitness
USA Cycling Women’s Team Pursuit joined forces with Watson IoT, IBM Analytics, and IBM jStart to incorporate real-time data analytics from the internet of things into their training. They broke their own world record and shaved more than 2 full seconds off of their results. They then went on to win Silver at the 2016 Olympic ...read more