Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

: Name: David Dial; Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States

I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Friday, April 07, 2017

IBM's Watson Analyzing Financial Trends

Brandon Butler reports that IBM's Watson and its capacity for trend analysis is being implemented in the financial services industry.

-DD

Labels: IBM, Trend analysis

Thursday, October 08, 2015

Big Data and Personal Privacy

James Niccolai recounts IBM data handling prowness .

-DD

Labels: IBM

Thursday, October 02, 2014

Co-investment in Training

Patrick Thibodeau observes that IBM has required that certain employees make a co-investment in training in order to retain their technology positions. This involves a 10% cut in pay until the necessary skill attainments are met. IBM will pay the entire cost of their training. Thibodeau muses whether this will become a trend in the industry.

-DD

Labels: IBM, Training

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Brain in a Box

Joab Jackson reports that IBM is developing a new technology where the processors act like nurons.

-DD

Labels: IBM, nurons