Insights + Opinions

In my continuing series of IBM at 100, I turn to our data processing heritage with the IBM 1401 Data Processing System (which was long...

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) In the past, I have whipped out my ECM powered crystal ball to pontificate about the future of...

History of the Universal Product Code (UPC) In my continuing series of IBM at 100 achievements … this is one of my favorites of all the...

Jeopardy! Day 3 Update If you are a technology person, you had to be impressed.  We all know who won by now so I won’t belabor it. Ken...

What is Watson? Watson is an efficient analytical engine that pulls many sources of data together in real-time, leverages natural...

With the looming Jeopardy! challenge competition involving IBM Watson , I am feeling proud of my association with IBM. In part because...

How can the same technology used to play Jeopardy! give you better business insight? “The technology behind Watson represents the future...

What is so fascinating about a Computer System vs. Quiz Show?  The popularity of America’s favorite quiz show, Jeopardy!, stems from the...

Does anyone really like searching for stuff?  It conjures up images of looking through old boxes in the attic to find that one thing you...

Earlier in my professional career, I used to hit the snooze button 4 or 5 times every morning when the alarm went off. I did this for...