Category: Technology

In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.

Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.

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Outsourcing Science

In a recent post [Speaking in Numbers], I discussed the fact that the United States needs a program to stimulate an interest in science and mathematics in its children. New York Times

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Legacies that Last

One of the challenges of the information age is moving forward while accommodating legacy systems. Legacy systems linger for a number of reasons, including the cost of replacing them. Steve Lohr, writing

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IBM’s Big IT Bets

The sheer size of IBM means that people take notice of how it’s positioning itself for the future. One of the places they look for clues is IBM Research — the company’s

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Technology and Developing Countries

Since the computing age began in earnest starting in the mid-1980s, there has been talk about a digital divide between developed and developing countries. In recent years, pundits have been surprised how

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Shades of Blackness

Occasionally a story about something far afield from your normal range of activities and interests catches your eye and draws you in. I found an article about scientists developing their own little

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A New Form of Data Storage

Occasionally I see an article that interests me and I save it to read later. One such article discusses a new form of data storage under development at IBM [“Redefining the Architecture

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The Coming Age of Cloud Computing

Last October, Steve Lohr reported in the New York Times that Google and IBM were teaming to support research at major universities because they “do not provide the technical training needed for

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