See also "Apple is Doomed", "Google is Doomed" and "IBM is Doomed".
Oh wait. That last one is true :)
Oh wait. That last one is true :)
Eh, it gets clicks.
See also "Apple is Doomed", "Google is Doomed" and "IBM is Doomed". Oh wait. That last one is true :) |
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Maybe. Though Watson may save DoD procurement. Supposedly.
AF.mil from August 2015: WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Cognitive thinking machines that can critically analyze and process information accurately and at a rate faster than human capability are the type of meta-advance technologies that Sci-Fi fanatics dream of, and the Air Force is seeking to leverage this innovative technology in the world of acquisitions. The US government buys more stuff than anyone, and there is a mountain of rules and regulations and procedures that have to be followed. The complexity means that lots of training is required for people who run the system, but the pay is often low and the stress is high, so new people often take the training, work the required period of time (if any) with the agency, then leave for better pay at a different agency or leave for a private company that does business with the government. So then someone new has to be hired and trained. Churn is a big problem, and the system as a whole is a nightmare. Washington Post from March 2016: Critics have long focused on the schedule delays and cost overruns that have routinely plagued major weapons programs. But Thornberry, who said the military has had acquisitions trouble since “the Continental Army of George Washington,” said the problems have become so bad that they now create a national security threat. There are lots of reasons for the delays in fielding weapons systems, but the complexity of the procurement system plays a big role. We've been hearing about the promise of thinking machines since SF stories in the 50s or earlier. Perhaps we're finally getting close to realizing some of them. Will IBM be able to do it? Dunno. But maybe. Cheers, Scott. |
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Well, I hope Watson is successful.
So IBM can continue to contribute to the retirement fund. I would hate to outlast the company! :) Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov |
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Watson?
Not really very popular. http://www.cringely.com/2016/03/08/whats-happening-at-ibm/ Let's review the facts. 16 straight quarters of declining revenue. A CEO who just got a $4.5M bonus for this. A product no-one wants, and a raft of other products that are just crap. IBM is doomed. It's just taking a long time to die, because inertia. |
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Cringely's record lately wrt IBM hasn't been too good. 110k layoffs in 2015?
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But I really like his attempt at nicknaming Mz Rometty "Ginni the Eagle".
From http://www.cringely.com/2016/03/22/ginni-the-eagle-ibms-corporate-transformation/ , just below the second "corporate life cycle" graph. Dunno if anyone besides PW gets the reference, though? -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.) |
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If the feds required davis bacon on IT projects their ass would be in the graveyard
unfortunately the have one product DB2 vs the other product Oracle DB. Government is in luv with both. always look out for number one and don't step in number two |
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"Government is in luv with both" -- does that mean they both suck equally?
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