Podcast appearances and mentions of watson data platform

Episode 51 - Kevin Craine speaks with Sid Probstein, CTO and Vice President of Solution Delivery with AI Foundry about his 8 for '18 Banking technology predictions. Also, excerpts from 2017 interviews with Alan Peltz-Sharpe of Deep Analysis, Rich Howarth, Vice President of Engineering for the Watson Data Platform at IBM, and Allen Podraza, Director, Records Management & Archives, American Medical Association. Host, Kevin Craine AIIM.org/podcast

Episode 38 - Professor Edward Hess discusses The New Smart Machine Age and where humans fit in. Will smart machines and robots start taking our jobs? What can we do to prepare for the inevitable transformation to robotics and automation? Ed is a Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. You’ve seen and heard him in places like WSJ Radio, CNBC, NPR, and Investor’s Business Daily. Also, part two of an interview with Rich Howarth, Vice President of Engineering, Watson Data Platform at IBM, discussing Watson, AI and analytics. Host, Kevin Craine

Episode 37 - Bob Larrivee, Vice President and Chief Analyst of Market Intelligence at AIIM International, discusses the new AIIM Industry Watch Report Business Process Automation 2017 – Designing an Intelligent Workplace. Bob also discusses recent research on Understanding GDPR Readiness in 2017. Also, part one of an interview with Rich Howarth, Vice President of Engineering, Watson Data Platform at IBM, discusses innovations in analytics, cognitive capture and how Watson fits into the new paradigm of Intelligent Information Management. Stay tuned for our next episode featuring part two with Rich. Host, Kevin Craine

Derek Schoettle, General Manager of IBM’s Watson Data Platform, had a fantastic keynote speech at the Apttus Accelerate event in San Francisco. Demystifying all those not so user-friendly phrases such as AI, Machine Learning, and cognitive business just before lunch was a tough ask but he made it look effortless. If today's cognitive businesses are already achieving new levels of performance – from improving customer engagement to scaling expertise to driving innovation and growth.  I had to find out more. I caught up Schoettle and asked him to share an insider’s view to the innovation that drives IBM Watson and for providing insight on how to build your cognitive business. Most importantly, the examples of real-world ROI from leveraging Watson for Quote-to-Cash and business performance.