| | April 20176CIOReviewIn 2011, IBM Watson caught the attention of the world by winning Jeopardy, the trivia-based game show. The machine defeated two former champions to claim the trophy. It was clear, a new kind of computing system was emerging--the cognitive computing, one that could learn, understand, and reason like humans do. While the computers excelled at executing complex calculations such as weather forecasts, they lacked the ability to understand natural language or recognize different aspects of an image. Cognitive computing fills this gap by simulating human thought processes in a computerized model. It involves a self-learning system that uses data mining, pattern recognition, and natural language processing techniques to mimic human brain. Far from replacing the human thinking, cognitive computing will work as an extension to bring in positive impacts on private lives, and businesses across industries.Today, healthcare providers, in particular are leveraging cognitive computing to collate the patient information such as treatment history, journal articles, best practices, diagnostics tools and more to enable physicians look at evidence-based treatment options that result in better treatment decisions. Also in manufacturing, cognitive computing is driving product quality initiatives by automatically recognizing and responding to dynamic fluctuations in product specifications. In case of banking, the technology could help detect and combat fraud. The other areas that can benefit from this technology include consumer behavior analysis, personal shopping and customer support, enterprise security, and more. "Software developers and end user organizations have already begun the process of embedding and deploying cognitive/artificial intelligence into almost every kind of enterprise application or process," says David Schubmehl, Research Director, Cognitive Systems and Content Analytics at IDC. This widespread adoption of cognitive systems and artificial intelligence across the broad range of industries is driving the market from $8 Bn in 2016 to reach $47 Bn by 2020. Owning to the dominance cognitive computing is gaining in IT arena, there is a general notion that it represents the third era of computing followed by computers that could tabulate sums (1900s) and programmable systems (1950s). Our goal with this special edition is to highlight companies that offer best-of-breed cognitive computing solutions. This edition blends thought leadership from subject matter experts with real stories on what selected vendors are doing for their clients, including exclusive insights from CIOs and CXOs. Send us your thoughts.Copyright © 2017 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewAPRIL - 03 - 2017Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 APRIL - 03 - 2017, Vol 06 SE 40 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffSalesT: 510-565-7625Aaron Pierce Joshua ParkerKyle SummersSara FernandesShashikanth PeetlaVictor CookJennifer Stephenjennifer.stephen@cioreview.comVisualizersMatt RyderAjay K Das Managing EditorJeevan GeorgeEditorialA Cognitive Business EraJeevan George Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comCOGNITIVE SOLUTIONS SPECIAL
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