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Houston, We’re Live Streaming
Since people around the world first gathered around black-and-white televisions to watch the 1969 moon landing, the general public has been fascinated by space, craving more visual information about the final frontier. At NASA today, we are on a mission to find new ways to share our discoveries on Earth and in space. Before the […]
An Open Letter to the President-Elect
International Business Machines Corporation Office of the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer One New Orchard Road Armonk, New York 10504-1783 November 14, 2016 Mr. Donald J. Trump Office of the Presidential Transition 1800 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear Mr. President-elect: Congratulations on your election as the 45th president of the United States. […]
How New Algorithms Are Helping to Predict Food Dangers
Thanksgiving in the United States, like other holidays around the world, places food at the center of a joyful celebration — and at the forefront of our minds. As we plan, shop, prepare, cook and share our celebratory meals, we are careful to include not only flavors that our loved ones enjoy, but also foods […]
Pharma: Today’s Premier Global Data Hub
While U.S. healthcare is largely localized, it is important to look beyond our geographical borders to identify those actors and entities in healthcare – specifically those with global reach – that have the power to drive real improvements in care delivery. And today – effectively reaching hundreds of millions of patients across the world each […]
Cognitive Solutions: The Next Chapter In Streaming Video On Demand
“Now that we’ve found love what are we going to do with it?” The lyrics to a popular 1970’s song pose a question that is at the heart of the rapidly advancing world of streaming video services. Digital video has become the fastest growing data type in cloud workloads, expected to exceed 80 percent of […]
Reinventing Time on the Move
Drivers spend an average 46 minutes a day at the wheel, negotiating congestion, gridlock, and parking woes, while feeling disconnected from their smart phones, causing the serious new phenomenon of #FOMO – a fear of missing out. In their increasingly connected lives, drivers expect more on the go, which we see as an opportunity to […]
Making “Cognitive Music” with IBM Watson
It’s no surprise to find music at the center of many important moments of our lives – think of a wedding march, a “Happy Birthday,” or even a funeral procession. Music is deeply tied to the human experience; each song and each moment is personal to the listener. Over the last year, Watson has been […]
How To Boost Competitive Advantage with Cognitive Computing
Between AI-powered chatbots and gadget-based voice assistants, cognitive computing capabilities have captured the public imagination. But consumer products are just the tip of the iceberg. Under the surface, cognitive computing adoption in the business world is growing rapidly. In fact, IDC predicts that global spending on cognitive systems will grow to more than $31 billion […]
Using Cognitive to Help Answer Questions About Cognitive
As cognitive computing grows in acceptance as a capability, as well as a concept, business leaders are beginning to ask new and important questions about how to approach these innovations. They want to know things like, how to apply cognitive to particular businesses and business challenges; where and how to get started; and what goals […]
How Cognitive, Analytics Hold the Keys to Your Heart
Across Canada, millions of people live with heart rhythm disturbances, otherwise known as arrhythmias. Some of the most common arrhythmias include atrial fibrillation (AF), electrical disturbances of the upper heart chambers; syncope, which is the sudden loss of consciousness; and, sudden cardiac death – all of which dramatically and negatively affects our citizens’ quality of […]
A Closer Look at One School District’s Digital Transformation
For the past 10 years, the focus of Coppell Independent School District (ISD) has been on transforming educational practices. We have worked hard to move away from the “stand and deliver” teaching model to one in which the teachers serve as facilitators and the students take more ownership of their learning. Coppell ISD is in […]
Bringing Cloud Storage into the Hybrid Era
An interesting anomaly has quietly evolved in large enterprises in recent years. As organizations have rightly come to revere cloud computing as the path to true scalability, efficiency, and economics, one corner of it – storage – has been left to wallow in the silos of yesteryear, with limited advances or innovation. Researchers continue to […]