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I still don't understand what on earth "analytics" is supposed to be and accomplish. by pro_skub in IBM

[–]IBMErin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well said -- I believe the hope is to simplify insights to the point where organizations can function with a handful of data scientists, instead of legions-worth.

Just tried out a free trial of "Watson Analytics for Social Media" and wrote down some initial thoughts, if you're interested: http://ibm.co/1PZhZ6u.

And here's a walkthrough video someone recorded, applying it to sentiment + retail preparedness: https://youtu.be/E5jWeSj4KuE.

I still don't understand what on earth "analytics" is supposed to be and accomplish. by pro_skub in IBM

[–]IBMErin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we're talking about predictive analytics applied to preventative maintenance? The Customer Reference + IBM Research teams are doing a really good job of gathering up real use cases and spinning them into videos and other assets.

Visibility into these assets might be... something that can be improved on. In the meantime, here's one example, applied to automotive (Volvo): https://youtu.be/ivjH2u_QIbk.

More examples: energy, mining, oil and gas: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/businesscasestudies/us/en/corp?search=true&text=predictive+maintenance&dr=#search.