IBM THINK Blog
Meet the Newest IBM Fellows
Since the first class of IBM Fellows in 1962, IBM has honored its top scientists, engineers and programmers, who are chosen for this distinction by the CEO. Among the best and brightest of IBM’s global workforce are 12 new IBM Fellows who join 293 of their peers who have been so recognized over the last […]
IBM Statement on the Coronavirus and Events
The health of IBM’s clients, employees and partners is our primary concern. In light of global precautions for the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and building upon recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), IBM is taking a new approach to its signature events and adopting new travel policies. “IBM Think 2020,” the company’s premier client and developer […]
Building on Alliances, from Office to Open Waters
Bob Breitel likes to swim a bit. You might find him marathoning across a placid lake connecting the US and Canada, or training for 5 miles in open ocean off the Florida coast, where alligators fear to tread. So, while Bob swims a bit, he tests himself a lot—and not just alone or on the weekends, […]
How Drones Help Visualize the Wireless Grid to Serve Stronger 5G
Wireless signals have become essential for our daily life — whether WiFi, 3G, 4G, LTE, or the soon-to-be-ubiquitous 5G. But the physics of those 5G signals may prove to be challenging according to Ryan Anderson, Platform Strategist, CTO Group for Edge Development at IBM. Our offices and homes and urban spaces were made for the […]
Q&A with Hillery Hunter, VP & CTO IBM Cloud on IBM’s Software Transformation
A couple of weeks after having closed its landmark acquisition of Red Hat, IBM is announcing new cloud capabilities that will transform the way clients do business and accelerate their journey to the cloud. This includes: IBM Cloud Paks, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Z and LinuxOne, and Consulting […]
The Apollo 11 Lessons We Live by Today
In 1969, more than 4,000 IBMers worked alongside NASA to land Apollo 11 on the moon. And for each day of the many months they worked writing code, programming computers and running simulations, they never stopped thinking: What else could we do? What contingency can we plan for? What are we forgetting? In fact, it […]
Q&A: IBM’s Landmark Acquisition of Red Hat
Arvind Krishna, Senior Vice President, IBM Cloud & Cognitive Software and Paul Cormier, Red Hat Executive Vice President and President, Products and Technologies discuss the landmark acquisition. How will IBM and Red Hat benefit from joining forces? Paul: Red Hat is an enterprise software company with an open source development model. A fundamental tenet […]
Toronto Raptors Use Data-Driven Command Center on Path to NBA Finals
For the first time in their 24 years as an NBA franchise, the Toronto Raptors are in the NBA Finals, squaring off against the Golden State Warriors in the best of seven games series. The Raptors are going up against one of the most talented and accomplished NBA teams. The Warriors are the defending NBA […]
IBM Watson Wins Prestigious Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize
Switzerland’s Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute has awarded IBM Watson the 13th Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize in recognition of the crucial role artificial intelligence will play in helping humanity address some of the world’s greatest challenges. John E. Kelly III, IBM’s Executive Vice President, accepted the award on behalf of IBM during a special ceremony on May 7 […]
Carrefour and Nestlé Partner with IBM to Extend Use of Blockchain to New Food Categories
Blockchain technology is bringing much-needed transparency and traceability to more parts of the global food supply, including lettuce, spinach, berries and, now, mashed potatoes. International food companies Carrefour and Nestlé announced this week that they will add Mousline purée, a popular instant mashed potato mix available in France, into the Food Trust blockchain network. Mashed […]
An Appreciation: Jane Cahill Pfeiffer
Jane Cahill Pfeiffer, the second female vice president of IBM, died on March 5, 2019 in Vero Beach, Florida. She was 86 years old. Jane was born on September 29, 1932 in Washington DC to John Joseph Cahill and Helen Reilly Cahill. In 1954, Jane graduated with a B.A. from the University of Maryland at […]
How IBM PAIRS Helps Agribusiness Generate Better Forecasts, Yields
On February 6, IBM announced it would make IBM PAIRS Geoscope – the company’s AI-enabled cloud technology built for geospatial-temporal data – widely available, offering it to data scientists and software developers in industries as diverse as agriculture, finance, retail, energy, and government. IBM had previously made PAIRS (Physical Analytics Integrated Data Repository & Services) […]