IBM makes machine learning component behind Watson available to mainframe customers, enabling more efficient development of analytical models

Briefing

IBM makes machine learning component behind Watson available to mainframe customers, enabling more efficient development of analytical models

February 24, 2017

Briefing

  • Machine Learning Tool – Announced opening of IBM Machine Learning, Watson's core machine learning component, for z System mainframe customers to speed up time to create, train, and deploy analytic models for different enterprise needs
  • Z System Mainframes – Used by organizations globally, including banks, retailers, insurers, transportation companies, and governments
  • Secure Compatibility – Supports any computer language, machine learning framework, and transactional data type, without risk of moving data off private cloud
  • Algorithm Selection Service – Called Cognitive Automation for Data Scientists, will assist data scientists in choosing right algorithm by scoring their data against various algorithms, considering algorithm function and how fast to get results
  • Future Plans – Will also be available to other IBM platforms in future, including IBM POWER Systems

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

International Business Machines Corp.

Source

Original Publication Date

February 15, 2017

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