Watson Turns IBM Into A Serious Contender In The Industrial IoT Market

When it comes to public cloud-based IoT platforms, Amazon and Microsoft have fierce competition from an unexpected corner – IBM. While the company hasn't seen much traction with SoftLayer (IaaS), and Bluemix (PaaS), it's upping the ante on IoT and Cognitive Computing. IBM Watson is slowly but steadily gaining customer adoption. From Visa to BMW to Bosch to Kone, Watson now boasts of some impressive partnerships. IBM recently hosted a two-day briefing at its newly minted IoT facility in Munich.