SATURN 2018 Talk: Watson Cognitive Services, by Invited Speaker Aroop Pandya

Recently, cognitive systems such as IBM Watson have made great strides in impacting many fields. This has unleashed a torrent of innovation in cognitive systems that encompass a broad spectrum of computer science and engineering, from hardware infrastructure to software stack to "as-a-Service" platform layer to data layer and cognitive applications. This talk will overview the anatomy of a true cognitive system that lives and breathes in the cloud. It will cover how Watson has re-architected its platform to leverage Cloud Developer Services, Container Cloud and AI Platform, which is shared among all the Watson Services. We also will cover the AI Platform components and their significance to speed of delivery for Watson.