237 exploding ,” notes Chawla . Allied to this he believes measured interoperability is vital . “ Mining companies operate differing fleets from a range of vendors with equipment right across the value chain . Each vendor is pitching their own solutions . Do they go with one of the vendors ? Or do they go with developing their own platform ? And then , will the vendors open up and share the data that the mine operators and ourselves can leverage in partnership ? This complex ecosystem becomes a challenge . If it ’ s approached in collaboration with interoperability in mind , then you can accelerate . But that is a continued two steps forward , three steps back kind of situation .”
IBM is pushing forward in 2020 to meet its goals around driving innovative solutions for the energy and natural resources industries . “ We want to infuse more data and AI capabilities into their operations to take them live ,” pledges Chawla . “ We will be continuing our work on three specific new platforms
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