This document discusses developments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence as a service (AIaaS). It notes that while software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) can reduce costs, platform as a service (PaaS) allows companies to build unique applications and architectures. Major tech companies like AWS, Microsoft, IBM, and Google offer AI capabilities through their PaaS platforms. The document also discusses the potential of combining quantum computing with AI cloud services.

2. From PaaS to DBaS/AIaS/BotaS
2017 Jun.
六月份關注焦點 -
Revisiting Cloud
Computing

3. 碩士班、博士班、EMBA班等，已
畢業校友會（非營利組織）
政大科技管理研究所與智慧財產研究
所為強化與校友間的連繫，於2002年共
同成立政大科管所暨智財所校友會。為
求校友會得以永續經營發展，便向內政
部申請成立正式的社團法人，2004年4
月10日「崇智協會」正式獲准立案。
崇智「科技參謀室」，係由崇智科技產業
組所籌辦，每個月選擇一個科技主題，
每雙週聚會一次的產業知識與情報交
流、討論的活動，以聯絡校友情誼。（也
開放給非校友人士參加）

4. Agenda
新知情報1 品茶論「見」 新知情報2 品茶論「見」

5. 2010 Gartner Hype Cycle
Cloud Computing/Web
Platform 首次現身在預測內

6. IMHO. We are in “Cloud 2.0” and
moving toward “Cloud X”

7. SaaS/IaaS may help
you Cost Efficient
but not “Unique”
It is PaaS deliver
your Next Biz
Archit. & Value

8. source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/louiscolumbus/2012/11/08/cloud-computing-and-enterprise-software-forecast-update-2012/#248584493517
The following 4
categories took >
60% of PaaS
Market distribution
:
● Application
Development
● Application
Lifecycle
Management
● Business
Process
Management
● Application
Integration

9. So, you can learn the Logic
behind why IBM、MS、FB、
Google、AWS、SFDC、SAP、
Oracle all jump into PaaS ( AI as
Service/Blockchain as Service )

11. 新知情報1
https://youtu.be/VsSt8orqeeU 1:51
「AI for Service」 / Salesforce.com
https://youtu.be/4P048MxXn1o 17:46
「The Next Generation of AI: Chatbots &
Cognitive Services」/ Microsoft in Business
https://youtu.be/mpw_FB2QrjQ 5:44
「Two robots talking to each other. Gone
wrong」/ Zhen Tech

12. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gilpress/2017/01/23/top-10-hot-artificial-intelligence-ai-technologies/#558a1c781928
「Top 10 Hot Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies」/ 2017 Jan. 23 Forbes
此文出自 Forbes 雜誌，整理了 Forrest Group 這一家科技產業市場
分析情報公司的報告，而寫成的 10 大 AI Technology 的當前研究
熱點。是純以 AI 科技的技術演變與進化角度看。但是，如果用它去
對照看一些 Cloud Service 巨頭，如 AWS/Google/MS/IBM所提供
的 AI as Service ，會發現當中相當的共同點。
此文每一項研究熱點均提供了代表性的廠商，幾乎每一項都已經有
廠商提供 Cloud Based Service 了。只有第九項，Robotic Process
Automation ( RPA ）是比較特別，少有 Cloud Base Service.
1. Natural Language Generation
2. Speech Recognition
3. Virtual Agents
4. Machine Learning Platform
5. AI-Optimized Hardware
6. Decision Management
7. Deep Learning Platform
8. Biometrics
9. Robotic Process Automation
10. Text Analytics and NLP

13. AWS 官網上的 AI 專區 https://aws.amazon.com/tw/amazon-ai/
Microsoft Azure 官網上的 AI 專區，跟 IBM
一樣用了 Cognitive Services 這個名稱
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/c
ognitive-services/

14. IBM 的 AI as Service PaaS 也是在 Bluemix 之外，另
設一個官網，並命名為「 Watson Developer Cloud」
（IBM 其實在醫療領域正積極開發 SaaS 也是基於
Watson AI）
https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/
Google 的 AI as Service PaaS 則是設立在 Google Cloud Platform 下，
並以 Machine Learning 機器學習領軍
https://cloud.google.com/products/

15. SAP Strategy is more like IBM. SAP S4/HANA
enhance with AI SaaS. And, SAP Cloud Platform
PaaS with ML named SAP Leonardo.

16. Surprisingly, I failed to find any AI or ML
related offers in Oracle Cloud Platform ( SaaS
or PaaS )
https://cloud.oracle.com/paas
Nevertheless, Oracle do offer Chatbot ( AI ) in
their Mobile Cloud Platform ( kind of PaaS )
https://www.oracle.com/solutions/mobile/bots.html

17. Cloud SaaS leading vendor - SFDC
Their AI product named as Einstein, which is developed
into their well known SaaS CRM suite. Not selling as
PaaS.

18. The Other AI Power House is FACEBOOK AI
Research (FAIR) ,
https://research.fb.com/category/facebook-ai-research-fair/
FB Open source their works and open their
projects but not running any PaaS like or AI as
Service business yet.
AI-based services or AI as PaaS
Packaged services that rely on ML/AI to provide easy-to-use
services. The most represented category here would be
Natural Language Processing with companies like
Chatbot
Recast.AI, http://recast.ai/
api.ai http://recast.ai/
wit.ai http://wit.ai
Manthan ai http://www.manthan.com/ai
chatbots.io http://chatbots.io/
ParalleoDots, http://paralleldots.com/
moni.ai http://moni.ai (An AI service built on top of IBM
Bluemix cloud platform)
You have also Vision services (face recognition, …) such as
Lambda Labs https://lambdal.com/
Angus.ai. https://www.angus.ai/
craft ai http://craft.ai/

19. One impressed news announced from JP supercomputer power
house - FUJITSU work with 1QBit
http://www.ednasia.com/news/article/collaboration-applies-quantum-tech-to-ai-cloud-s
ervice
“ 1QBit’s quantum computers software will run on Fujitsu’s AI cloud
platform, aiming to introduce new solutions to computational
challenges in a variety of fields.”

20. CrowdAI, a new start up from Y Combinator. Focus on
specific vertical industrial/application ( image recognization
) and offer AI as Service
https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/05/crowdai

21. 品茶論「見」
AI as Service
AI PaaS
我們的新創應該專注？需要的能力
與資源？

23. 新知情報2
科技的世界裡，總是有人走在很很很
前面 ！！（DARPA Perspective on
AI )
http://www.darpa.mil/about-us/darpa-perspecti
ve-on-ai
Video : https://youtu.be/-O01G3tSYpU 16 min.

37. 品茶論「見」

38. We have to ask the right questions
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