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In mid-November 2013 IBM announced the
IBM Watson Ecosystem Program. As per the program, Watson technology is
available as a development platform in the cloud, to enable a worldwide
community of software application providers to build a new generation of apps
infused with Watson's cognitive
computing intelligence. Aim is to spur innovation and fuel a new ecosystem
of entrepreneurial software app providers who will bring forward a new
generation of applications infused with Watson's cognitive computing
intelligence. The ecosystem is expected to attract organizations of all sizes,
forms, geographies, industries, and specialties. It has the potential to fuel
new entrepreneurial ideas and start-ups.
The ecosystem approach poses
many benefits for partners. ISVs can leverage IBM’s investments in developing
Watson’s transformative capabilities to make their apps more valuable. Building
on the momentum of past successes, IBM is assembling leading content providers,
independent software vendors (ISVs), and talent providers to collaborate toward
the development and release of “Powered by IBM Watson” applications. The
initiative will leverage IBM’s extensive experience working with tens of
thousands of business partners to help drive innovation. Good partner candidate
is expected to have an established business model, a defined use case for
Watson, internal resources available to execute the program and go to market
strategy, and executive commitment. A good use case will leverage many or all
of these Watson Capabilities:
- Exploits the 4 Vs of data–volume, velocity, variety and veracity
- Leverages evidence-based insights with weighted confidence
- Benefits from a continuously learning system
- Takes advantage of deep natural language processing
- Requires transparency to the source of information
- Transforms user experience with contextual relevance and active dialoguing
IBM offers a single source for developers to conceive and produce their Powered by Watson applications.
Watson Developer Cloud (WDC) will offer the technology, tools and APIs to ISVs for
self-service training, development, and testing of their cognitive application.
The Developer Cloud is expected to help jump-start and accelerate creation of
Powered by IBM Watson applications.
Watson Content Store (WCS)
The fuel that keeps the Ecosystem running is
information. Quintillions of bytes of information are created every day,
providing the basis for new insights and possibilities. WCS is intended to
bring together unique and varying sources of data, including general knowledge,
industry specific content, and subject matter expertise, to inform, educate, and
help create an actionable experience for the user. Each application is expected
to be defined on the WDC by partners brings their own content and draw from the
WCS.
WCS brings together unique
and varying sources of data, including general knowledge, industry specific
content, and subject matter expertise to inform, educate, and help create an
actionable experience for the user. Content can come from a variety of sources,
including the ISVs themselves, IBM or a third party. The store is intended to
be a clearinghouse of information presenting a unique opportunity for content
providers to engage a new channel and bring their data to life in a whole new
way.
Watson Talent Hub
Talent providers and hubs
will help ensure the availability of the human skills that it will take to
achieve success of an app in the market. These individuals will work and assist
in the creation of ground-breaking inventions.
Staffing and talent
organizations with access to in-demand skills like linguistics, natural
language processing, machine learning, user experience design, and analytics
will help bridge any skill gaps to facilitate the delivery of cognitive
applications. These talent hubs and their respective agents are expected to
work directly with members of the Ecosystem on a fee or project basis.
Application Partners
For example, through the Watson Developer Cloud, a
consumer-oriented application could deliver a personalized guided selling
experience online that can replicate the best in-store experience. Or, an
airline could create virtual travel agents able to recommend the perfect
destination tailored to the user’s unique needs.
Content Partners
Organizations that have the rights to use and/or
license general and domain specific content are ideally suited for the program.
Information based organizations like publishers, researchers, and even social
forums could take advantage of the Watson Content Store. Conventional data
sources, representing millions of pages, including reports, publications,
user-group logs, clinical trial data, call center recordings or product manuals
could help fuel a new generation of cognitive apps.
Talent Partners
IBM anticipates offering a talent certification
program through a range of Talent Partners participating in the ecosystem. IBM
anticipates offering one or more levels of certification.
The partner responsibilities within the Watson
Ecosystem are summarized below:
5 Steps for ISV/Partner to a Powered by Watson application and profitability
- Identify and develop your use case where embedding a Watson capability into an application presents a unique value proposition.
- Identify content or content licensed through the WCS to support your application.
- Design and develop your offering using the WDC to gain access to your sandbox instance of Watson. The Watson Experience Manager (WEM) is a cloud based tooling interface to upload and ingest content, manage your environment, and work with Watson.
- Train and test the offering through the WEM’s training and user experience configuration tools.
- Deploy and roll out through IBM’s hosting solutions while leveraging application metrics to refine and evolve your solution.
I am interested. How do I apply for Watson? Follow the link
and request the access:
Here are few Partner case-studies -
Reference:
- Brochure can be downloaded from here.
- Watson Whitepapers:
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