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Think 2019

February 12 – 15 was the week for Think 2019, according to some analysis the most important tech event of the year. IBM assembled together all major individual exhibitions and this was the second edition of Think, now the main annual IBM conference. This time the event took place in San Francisco. I attended the event as one of the speakers on the subject of Watson Machine Learning and Watson Studio, and in my session I also had as guest Anyline, AI company from Austria.

The conference was successful and it was huge. Not only based on the number of participants (around 30’000), or sessions (more than 3’000), but also on the quality of discussions and topics. IBM events are not so much about announcements, but I will list and describe the most important ones in this post, along with highlights of the most recent and interesting technologies.  Continue reading “Think 2019”

Accelerate Your Business with IBM Softlayer Cloud

I had an opportunity recently to learn a lot about Softlayer and get certified in Softlayer Solution Design, so I would like here to share my insights about some features, which may come as very useful for the post-digital world.

First of all I need to say that I work at IBM, and Softlayer is an IBM company. Softlayer cloud offering is actually, together with cognitive computing and Watson division, one of the strategic imperatives of the Big Blue. But I’m not directly attached to the Cloud Unit, so this certification was a challenge. IBM is known for the rigor in professional certifications. To get certified, it takes a lot of learning, practical exercises and experience, considerable time to prepare your certification package, and several levels of technical and peer reviews. All this hard work and learning has to fit into your regular work schedule, so in the end being certified at IBM is something IBMers are usually very proud of.
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