Stuart Williams

IBM’s recent “World of Watson” event showcases how Big Blue is turning its super computer into a provider of multiple business solutions as the artificial intelligence market grows increasingly competitive. Technology Business Research offers an in-depth overview of Watson’s progress in the second of two reports. LAS VEGAS – Collaborative analytics tools support multiple organizational roles for IBM’s Watson. With the merger of IBM’s analytics-focused conference, IBM Insight, into IBM World of Watson in 2016, it follows that IBM’s analytics strategy aligns with and supports the company’s overall cognitive strategy — focusing on business outcomes, making it easier to...

Editor’s note: So what does the Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn really mean? It’s all about data from LinkedIn’s users and putting it to work through Microsoft applications, says Stuart Williams, vie president of Technology Business.Research. HAMPTON, N.H. – Social data from LinkedIn adds value as Microsoft takes on challenge of community building. Over the last several years, Microsoft has awoken to the revenue potential inherent in understanding people – either through its own experience gained by selling cloud services or by seeing the explosive revenue growth of firms like Facebook who directly monetize the social graph of their members....

​Analysis: Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), which has a big presence in the Triangle following its acquisition of Tekelec, is growing even bigger following its decision to acquire Maxymiser. With the deal, Oracle is looking to maximize its content optimization and messaging capabilities, writes Stuart Williams, vice president of Technology Business Research. HAMPTON, N.H. – The marketing function in forward-leaning enterprises has shifted from a cost center to a profit center, according to Technology Business Research Inc.’s (TBR) digital marketing summer 2015 research. This trend is driven by adoption of data-driven digital marketing tools that measure and optimize messaging engagement throughout...

Editor’s note: Stuart Williams, vice president of research at Technology Business Research, along with other TBR analysts take a detailed look at what’s happening with Google’s reorganization. HAMPTON, N.H. – Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) equals cash; Alphabet equals risk Google reorganized its portfolio on Aug. 10, shifting high-risk and noncore elements into a new holding company called Alphabet while retaining its core ad and attention-generation machine under the Google brand. The move is a crafty way to continue innovating while not being hammered for decelerating revenue and profit growth rates, as CEO Larry Page said, “Google is not a conventional...

Editor’s note: This analysis of Dell’s (Nasdaq: DELL) move into software was written by Stuart Williams, director of the Software Practice, at research firm Technology Business Research along with Patrick Heffernan and Jillian Mirandi. HAMPTON, N.H. - The midmarket presents the greatest opportunity for Dell Software to drive adoption ahead of competitors With no legacy software business to protect, and a midmarket presence, acquisition and integration strategy, the new Dell Software division enjoys an edge over enterprise software vendors IBM, Microsoft and HP. With the IT market changing from on-premises, static IT environments to dynamic, cloud-driven connected environments, Dell’s direct...