In this webcast, learn how the IBM DevOps solution, including the use of Rational Team Concert, supports continuous software delivery and continuous innovation for Watson solutions and allows the development team to leverage the key environmental constant in which all Watson solutions operate: change.
GRUC board president Carson Holmes joins IBM's Carl Kraenzel during the webcast, posing questions of high interest on behalf of Community members.
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Webcast Presentation: A DevOps Approach Speeds IBM Watson Solutions to Market
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2. Watson is ushering in a new era of computing
Tabulating
Systems Era
Programmable
Systems Era
Cognitive
Systems Era
1900 1950 2011
3. Watson is opening up a world of
new possibilities
size
speed
corpus
flexibility
#users
size
speed
corpus
flexibility
#users
2880 cores
Single user system
2-3 sentences input
5+ days to retrain
Wikipedia, general corpus
Single Power 750, 240% faster
1000s of users
20 pages of input
< Day to ingest and train
Medical corpus
Watson cloud service
Millions of users
Dialog chaining
Few hours
Broad industry corpus
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corp
flexibi
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4. Watson Business Unit announcement, January 2014
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New business unit brings together research, development,
service and go-to-market and features Innovation Hub with
incubator, client solutions center and design lab
IBM is stepping up its investments to bring cognitive products
and services to the marketplace
New Watson offerings enhancing research and data visualization
are being introduced
5. Delivering the cognitive experience to the masses
Watson Developer
Cloud
Watson Content
Store
Watson Talent
Hub
+
+
Tools and APIs enabling ISVs with self-
service training, development, and
testing of their cognitive application.
A source of free and for-fee data, including
general knowledge, industry-specific content,
and subject matter expertise
Helps to bridge ISVs’ resource gaps by providing
a marketplace for skills like linguistics, natural
language processing, machine learning, user
experience design, and analytics
6. 5
Compact releases
better matched to customer
expectations
Zero downtime required
for maintenance through
continuous availability
Reduced delivery cycles
from nine weeks to three weeks
Solution Components
• IBM® Rational® Team Concert™
• IBM Power® 750
DevOps approach speeds IBM Watson solutions to market
“DevOps helps us achieve continuous
delivery and deliver continuous value.”
Carl Kraenzel
IBM Distinguished Engineer,
Director Watson Cloud Technology and Support
7. • Learn more about Watson
– Join the Watson ecosystem on developerWorks
– Join the new Watson & Cognitive Computing VRUG
– Read “Five Steps to a Powered by Watson Application”
• Learn more about IBM DevOps
– Read the Watson/DevOps case study
– Read “DevOps: The IBM Approach” white paper
– Download the FREE “DevOps for Dummies”
– Register for Innovate, hear more in the new Watson Ecosystem +
Cognitive Computing track
– Share your Cognitive Computing expertise at Innovate – Call for
Speakers open through Feb. 7
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