IBM retrains Watson AI for IT operations

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna has a new assignment for Watson, the company’s AI software: working in IT. Best known for its roles as an advisor to oncologists and sometime quiz show contestant, Watson is now being pressed into service diagnosing and solving enterprise IT infrastructure problems, making it one of a growing number of tools…

Real-time analytics: 4 success stories

For companies seeking value from data as it flows into data systems, real-time analytics is the way to go. This emerging discipline blends technology and processes to help enterprises improve internal workflows or to provide insight into customer activities and marketplace trends as they unfold. Real-time analytics strategies provide business agility, whether they are outfitted…