Weekly Watson: On the Road to Italy
April 9, 2016
Don’t art history majors flock to Italy? IBM Watson is not going to marvel at David or the Vatican’s collection of Roman statues.
I read “IBM Watson Takes Analytics Prowess Overseas: Supercomputer to Work on Big Data and Genomics in Italy.”
I learned:
Watson, IBM’s supercomputing brainchild, will soon have its own pied-à-terre across the pond. Big Blue announced Thursday it would launch its first Watson Health European Center of Excellence in Milan near the Human Technopole Italy 2040 research campus.
No revenue yet. The write up revealed:
IBM data scientists, engineers and programmers will collaborate with organizations across Europe to create a new class of cloud-based connected solutions to help speed research of new treatments, personalized medicine, and discoveries to boost public health management while advancing sustainable health systems.
How long will it take for Watson to cure IBM’s revenue respiratory problem? Will the Italian climate, food, and get ‘er done attitude do the job? We can, as always, ask Watson.
Stephen E Arnold, April 9, 2016
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