Transforming Retail this Holiday Season with Cognitive Computing
Holiday shoppers have an infinite digital world of products available for viewing at their fingertips. Stepping into a brick-and-mortar store seems to have lost its appeal. In reality, 85 percent of customers still preferred to shop at physical store last year according to Time Trade. Though that’s positive news for brick-and-mortar retailers, many brands still […]
Canadian Military Healthcare Consortium Taps Analytics for More Comprehensive Research
Canada is the second largest country by land mass worldwide and is home to a significant military population: more than 60,000 serving members in the Canadian Armed Forces, 20,000 serving members in the Primary Reserve Forces, and more than 700,000 Veterans. The Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) is a consortium of […]
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 […]
How Cognitive Could Help Companies Respond to Cyber Attacks
The state of cybersecurity is at an inflection point. As the volume and sophistication of threats grow exponentially, security operations teams struggle to stay abreast using traditional approaches. At the same time, many organizations are faced with a lack of security experts with the right skills. These different stresses make it difficult for organizations to […]
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 […]
New Research Isolates Early Evidence of Cancer to Aid Diagnostics
Next time you’re seated at a table over dinner with four of your friends, pause for a moment and consider the following: statistically, it’s likely that two of you will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during your lifetimes. These two are 2.5 times more likely to go bankrupt because of the high cost […]
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 […]
10 Ways to Help Women Succeed in Technology
I grew up in the era of the feminist movement and Gloria Steinem. I went to an all-girls high school where every leadership role was held by a woman, and taking accelerated math and science didn’t stereotype you. It never even occurred to me to question whether I could succeed in a tech career, or […]
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 […]