IBM – Conversations for a Smarter Planet: 7 in a SeriesThe…

IBM – Conversations for a Smarter Planet: 7 in a Series

The Industrial Age was supplanted by the Information Age largely because the basis of competition shifted to knowledge, expertise and intellectual capital. Indeed, the ultimate value of the Information Technology industry has never been about chips, computers and software. The industry has always sought to help leaders know with confidence all that has happened, is happening and might hap…

IBM – Conversations for a Smarter Planet: 7 in a Series

The Industrial Age was supplanted by the Information Age largely because the basis of competition shifted to knowledge, expertise and intellectual capital. Indeed, the ultimate value of the Information Technology industry has never been about chips, computers and software. The industry has always sought to help leaders know with confidence all that has happened, is happening and might happen to every aspect of the enterprise. Can you spot the key patterns? Can you extract critical insights from data?

The Smarter Planet tumblelog is an outgrowth of IBM’s strategic initiative to help a world of smart systems emerge.

 See this primer on Smarter Planet