Technology
Understand public cloud and its capabilities
Public cloud gives developers the possibility to provision resources on-demand and only pay for what they use, but what makes up a public cloud? Recently, I argued why IBM Public Cloud is unique and what makes it an industry-leading platform for businesses to run their applications. In this blog, I will help you break down […]
The Rise of the Risk Manager in Business
The unpleasant surprise and disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic have put a finger on a soft spot of most companies’ risk management and possibly also lack of resiliency and agility when an unwanted, unexpected critical event occurs. Risk managers, if any exist in the organization, tend to live their careers in the back-office, mainly for […]
CIMON SAYS… flies, feels, sees, hears, sings in space
You may remember that I wrote about the CIMON, Watson AI-powered assistant that could help the astronauts in the International Space Station (ISS), to perform experiments and to socialize a little, too. Now that was CIMON-1. CIMON-1 has retired and like any other astronaut, CIMON-1 will now spend his retirement, performing at events and in […]
Let’s fight mental health issues with tech
Whether we are aware of it or not, someone we know is most likely among the 100 of millions of people affected by mental health issues. Collectively, we face a global mental health crisis, and it’s taking a costly toll. Providing and acting on mental health information is one of the most important applications of […]
The Mayflower’s AI Captain goes to sea
A prototype of the Mayflower’s AI Captain will soon take to the water on a manned vessel – the Plymouth Quest – a research ship owned and operated by the Plymouth Marine Laboratory in the UK. It will be managed by the Watson-powered ‘AI Captain’, which will enable the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) to self-navigate […]
Breakthrough language technology now available for business
To support people in their daily work, AI must understand human language. The Natural Language Processing advancements achieved in IBM’s Research labs enable computer systems to learn, analyze, and understand human language with great accuracy as it understands sentiments, dialects, intonations, and more. With such insights in hand, organizations can radically improve everything from customer […]
A new year with tech-savvy news
At the IBM Digital Nordic blog, we hope you all have enjoyed your holidays. At the same time, we wish you a happy 2020. This year we, once again, look forward to keeping you all updated with the latest tech-savvy IBM related news, events and product portfolio knowledge. We will do this by sharing insights […]
How is IBM keeping up with the global IT trends?
How is IBM keeping up with the global IT trends? In my previous article, Iceland’s favorable location, climate and overall conditions for data centers were addressed. This article will center around the International Data Corporation’s annual FutureScape report that predicts the top 10 trends within the IT industrywide technology adaptation for the next five years. […]
Corporate Service Corps: IBM’ers, cheetahs and digital skills
On the 6th of June, I boarded a Finnair plane towards Johannesburg, South Africa. I was going to spend a month in Pretoria participating in an IBM pro bono program called Corporate Service Corps. The program, which has been running for more than 10 years, simultaneously delivers excellence in leadership development and impact for communities […]