This document discusses IBM's transformation into a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. It highlights IBM's history of innovation, from pioneering computer science to developing technologies like Watson. The document outlines IBM's focus on speed, design, teaming, and differentiation in products. Recent acquisitions support this transformation. IBM is developing cognitive computing technologies and cloud platforms like Bluemix and Watson Analytics. It is bringing public cloud innovations like DevOps and containers to private data centers with a hybrid cloud model. The company is also cultivating new types of "T-shaped professionals" skilled in fields like data science, security engineering, and design thinking.

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Transforming IBM in the Cognitive and Cloud Era
Steven Miller
December 6th 2016

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A strong history of innovation
some examples:
 Computer Science Discipline
 FORTRAN
 Fractal Geometry
 UPC Barcode
 Data Encryption Standard (DES)
 Relational Database
 Deep Blue
 Watson
 IBM Punched Card
 Magnetic Tape Storage
 The Mainframe
 DRAM
 Magnetic Stripe Technology
 Floppy Disk
 Copper Interconnects
 Spintronics
ibm.com/ibm100

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IBM is now emerging as a
cognitive solutions and
cloud platform company
(2015 annual report)

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Transforming IBM
Speed
Design
Teaming
Differentiation

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Recent acquisitions in support of our Transformation

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IBM Design
Design thinking
enables teams
to innovate at
speed.

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Left: IBM Internet of Things HQ in Munich
Bottom: IBM Watson West in San Francisco
Bringing Teams together

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Cognitive Computing (AI) Technologies drive differentiation
Decision Support People Insights
Cognitive Software and
Data Life Cycle
Reasoning and Planning
Human Computer
Interaction
Conversation
Query and Retrieval
Knowledge Extraction
and Representation
Learning
Natural Language & Text
Understanding
Visual Comprehension
Speech and Audio Embodied Cognition
Cognitive Computing
Platform Infrastructure
Signal
Comprehension
Reasoning
About Domains
Interaction Systems
Trust and Security

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Bluemix.net

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Watsonanalytics.com

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Built-in learning to
get started or go the
distance
The best of open
source + IBM value-
add create state-of-
the-art data
products
Community and
social features
provide
meaningful
collaboration
Learn Create Collaborate
Data Science Experience
datascience.ibm.com

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Reality Check – Not everything is moving to the Cloud
Bringing innovations from public cloud to your data center with the
Hybrid Cloud, such as:
 DevOps
 APIs
 Containers
 Secure Gateways
 Mobile Apps

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T-Shaped Professionals skilled in Design Thinking
New roles + skills:
Data Scientists
Data Engineers
Site Reliability Engineers
Cognitive Engineers
Cyber Security Engineers