IBM and Cisco join forces over IoT analytics

IBM and Cisco have extended a long-standing partnership to enable real-time IoT analytics and insight at the point of data collection, reports BCN.
The partnership will focus on combining the cognitive computing capabilities of IBM’s Watson with Cisco’s edge analytics competencies to support data action and insight at the point of collection. The team are targeting companies who operate in remote environments or on the network edge, for example oil rigs, where time is of the essence