ASIA the threat of cloud computing on IBM ’ s traditional computing install base . Just like Watson did in 1957 , the new IBM is responding to yet another technology shift , declaring artificial intelligence and cloud computing as strategic imperatives .
“ I ’ ve witnessed , lived through and experienced first-hand the different eras of IT and computing over the past several decades ,” observes Eric Schnatterly , Vice President IBM Systems for Cloud Platforms , Asia Pacific . “ I ’ ve been working hard on navigating and transforming my team to be able to capitalise on the new era , which is driven by new consumption models and fuelled by data . We all now fully understand that data is the new natural resource . We all participate in a global economic model , which is based on trust , and therefore , to have a secure set of data is paramount . This natural resource has helped drive IBM ’ s transformation over the past decade . IBM is dedicated to turning data into insights , transforming the way people work .”
During the early part of Schnatterly ’ s career , IBM was best known by those www . gigabit . net 95