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.@IBM is moving towards a future built on the hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence, and ultimately quantum computing. The company's chairman and CEO, @ArvindKrishhna, is explaining why right now at #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

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What is the hybrid cloud? This 2019 white paper @IBM has made available on its website offers an explanation. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents ibm.com/downloads/cas/…

The hybrid-cloud "is where the money is, it’s where the architecture is, it gives the clients value" - @IBM chairman and CEO @ArvindKrishna #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

Now we’re talking about SolarWinds and how @IBM manages an ecosystem of cybersecurity software vendors it doesn’t quite control. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents technologyreview.com/2020/12/15/101…

"We can solve the risks in our platforms," says @ArvindKrishna. "What is the third and fourth party risk that comes with it?" It's a question of homogeneity vs. heterogeneity, he says. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

"Today, if our value lies in our cyber-infrastructure, you’re going to get cyberattacks. We have to step up what we do...the same way national security and policing did in previous eras" - @ArvindKrishna #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

Now, onto the failure of @IBM Watson. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents technologyreview.com/2017/06/27/446…

The failure of IBM Watson is a “timeline question” says @ArvindKrishna. It was too aspirational five years ago, he says. It will take another 5-10 years. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

One area @ArvindKrishna can't help but get excited about is providing artificial intelligence with reasoning.

"AI is incredible at pattern matching, but that's what deep learning is," he says. "We know from history that pattern matching is not enough."

"You have to put in reasoning, knowledge, and representation together with current AI techniques and that will dramatically move the needle," says @ArvindKrishna. "That's where we see our [enterprise] business exploding." #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents

One last question: what technology are you excited about in the near future that you believe people aren't talking enough about.

@ArvindKrishna: Quantum technology, coupled with lattice-based cryptography and quantum homomorphic encryption. #FutureCompute #TechReviewEvents