Introduction: Watson Services on IBM Bluemix Webcast

Webcast Replay: Watson Services onIBM Bluemix™

Watson’s address is Bluemix.net

Speakers

Nathan VegaDeveloper Engagement, IBM Bluemix @IBMBluemixBluemix Blog

Swami ChandrasekaranExecutive Architect, Watson Innovations @SwamiChandraSwami’s Blog

http://www.nirvacana.com/

Watson is creating a new partnership between people and computers that accelerates, enhances, and scales human expertise.

Agenda

Chapter 1: What are IBM Watson & Bluemix

Chapter 2: What are the Watson Services

Chapter 3: Watson powered App Demo

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Mobile Social

Cloud

Analytics

The Mega Trends

IBM Bluemix

Compose Apps from a rich library of IBM, 3rd party and open source runtimes, services and APIs.

Code w/ Confidenceknowing IBM’s cloud platform is built on a foundation of open standards.

Deploy and Scale new applications and services with infrastructure services from IBM SoftLayer.

• DevOps• Big Data• Mobile• Cloud Integration • Security • Internet of Things• Business Analytics• Database• Web and application• NEW -Watson Services

Bluemix services include:• Run apps in any

language• Built on open standards• Integration services to

systems of record• Designed for mobile• Provides DevOps

services

About Bluemix

We have introduced more than 60 IBM and 3rd party boilerplates, runtimes and services with thousands of developers interacting with us daily.



Watson has opened up a world of new possibilities

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Single Power 750, 240% faster1000s of users

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Watson is ushering in a new era of computing

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Watson: a new partnership between human and computers

Scale expertise by elevating the

consistency and objectivity of decision making across an

organization.

Enhance the cognitive process of

professionals to strengthen decision making in the

moment

Accelerate development of expertise in

others by capturing the expertise of top performers


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Until now, access to Watson services has been limited. Today, the barriers are gone…What will you do with Watson?

IBM has radically expand access to Watson services

Access restricted to partners and IBM developers

Accessible by anyone with a Bluemix account

Wait until services are GA to release

Release in beta and gather input from user community

North America Global

One service Eight services and more coming


How will users access these services?

Where:• Through the user’s Bluemix account • New users will receive 30 day free access on

Bluemix. • After 30 days, pricing will be based on

Bluemix usage plan, but Watson Services for Bluemix are free while in beta

How:• Link to Watson landing page on the top

carousel of Bluemix main landing page• Documentation, demos, videos, etc. will be

available to support development

User Experience overview

Eight services are available with more on the way

User ModelingPersonality profiling to help engage users on their own terms.

Language IdentificationIdentifies the language in which text is written

Machine TranslationGlobalize on the fly. Translate text from one language to another.

Concept ExpansionMaps euphemisms or colloquial terms to more commonly understood phrases

Message ResonanceCommunicate with people with a style and words that suits them

Question AnswerDirect responses to users inquiries fueled by primary document sources

Relationship ExtractionIntelligently finds relationships between sentences components (nouns, verbs, subjects, objects, etc.)

Visualization Rendering Graphical representations of data analysis for easier understanding

Who is using the services today?

We ran a five week closed beta with twelve participants. Examples:

“…we were able to quickly and easily embed Watson's capabilities into our eyeQinsights platform to provide an even more personalized shopping experience”

“we’re able to work with cognitive computing capabilities that we couldn’t dream of creating ourselves - it’s a fantastic opportunity and a real chance to transform our industry”

“[this] is like putting the Hubble telescope in the hands of a backyard astronomer… Watson’s cognitive possibilities alone will spawn a completely new service industry…”

Agenda





Watson App Demo


Get hands on fast!


• Get a Bluemix account• Try the Watson services

free of charge for 30 days• Take the next step toward

further development or production deployment

Q & A



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IBM Watson

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