In which a cloud are your photos? And your documents? WhatsApp Backup? Imagine everything is on a different cloud service. How much work! Everything gets worse if it happens in the business sector. With that in mind, the IBM announced on Tuesday (12) that the Watson can be used in any cloud service, even a competitor. 5l6v2k
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Currently, it is common for a company to be punished for using more than one cloud service, as there is no communication between the data collected, which makes it more difficult to use the information. With the announcement made in IBM Think 2019, Watson ushers in a new era in the cloud industry.
“Enterprises have had largely limited experience with artificial intelligence, due to limitations caused by blocking data from cloud providers,” he said. Rob Thomas, general manager of IBM Data and AI. “With most organizations storing data in hybrid cloud environments, freedom and choice is required to use AI on data wherever it resides. By opening up this infrastructure, we can help companies accelerate their transformation through artificial intelligence.”
In a bold strategy, the IBM wants to win over rivals' customers Amazon e Microsoft, even if it is not necessary to change providers. For this, a series of services will be offered, with emphasis on the assistant and openscale. This will be possible through Kubernetes, an open source software package, responsible for making links with rival clouds.
O Watson assistant is a conversation tool for apps and devices. More advanced than a traditional chatbot, Assistant allows companies to create their own MyMovies |, like Alexa, but with specific use of customer service and intensive machine learning.
Meanwhile, the Watson OpenScale lets you manage multiple AI instances. As an open platform, the purpose of the service is to give the customer greater clarity of how AIs work, how to justify the decisions taken in real time. It is an ideal service in the current scenario where 81% of companies do not understand AI data and how to access it, second MIT Sloan report.
A IBM has already announced news that will arrive at Watson later this year, such as Knowledge Studio e Natural Language Understanding. The machine learning service will gain a new accelerator, making proces to 10x faster than competing solutions.
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A IBM brings together your cloud information management services on Cloud Private for Data. It has the task of unifying data collection, organization and analysis. The platform offers a number of services, such as those already mentioned, in an ever-growing list.
“What makes IBM Cloud Private for Data especially attractive is that it allows us to quickly develop and deploy new models, bringing the tools to the data, not the other way around,” says Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, CEO of Qata Development Bank.
The idea of making the Watson compatible with any cloud is consistent with the new strategy of IBM. The company has been investing less in classic hardware and software to focus on innovative business services. Visible when purchasing Red Hat for $ 34 billion.
By taking part of the I for Data to rival services, IBM is forging a new innovative strategy. It is the conquest of customers within the base of competitors.
Source: IBM News Room
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