{"id":61155,"date":"2024-01-29T08:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T00:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=61155"},"modified":"2024-01-28T20:04:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:04:46","slug":"ntt-data-business-solutions-announces-global-center-of-excellence-for-generative-ai-centered-on-ibm-watsonx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/01\/29\/ntt-data-business-solutions-announces-global-center-of-excellence-for-generative-ai-centered-on-ibm-watsonx\/","title":{"rendered":"NTT DATA Business Solutions announces Global Center of Excellence for generative AI centered on IBM watsonx"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NTT DATA Business Solutions and IBM have announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for the watsonx\u00a0generative AI\u00a0platform. The joint CoE will focus on the use of the\u00a0IBM watsonx\u00a0AI and data platform with watsonx AI assistants for the development of embedded generative AI solutions for clients. The CoE combines the industry expertise of NTT DATA Business Solutions with IBM technology to help NTT DATA Business Solutions clients scale and accelerate the impact of generative AI.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile currently anchored in Denmark, this initiative is a global endeavor, empowering our customers worldwide,\u201d explains Norbert Rotter, CEO of NTT DATA Business Solutions and EVP NTT DATA, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CoE is also instrumental in helping to extend new use cases for generative AI to NTT DATA\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nttdata-solutions.com\/dk\/products\/customer-experience-crm\/it-human-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it.human<\/a>&nbsp;platform which incorporates IBM watsonx capabilities, machine learning, speech recognition, natural language processing and conversational AI to enhance the customer experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs businesses move to adopt generative AI, they need the right client and industry expertise, combined with the best open technology,\u201d said Kate Woolley, General Manager, IBM Ecosystem. \u201cIBM\u2019s partnership with NTT DATA Business Solutions allows us to co-develop solutions for clients that are purpose-built with flexibility, governance and openness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration also leverages IBM&#8217;s training, education and technology resources, including\u00a0IBM Cloud, to build use cases and provide access to foundation models and best practices to assist with client projects using the watsonx platform. NTT DATA Business Solutions provides the CoE with sales resources to engage with customers, build use cases and implement AI products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe expect an increased investment in AI on the customer side this year,\u201d says Nicolaj Vang Jessen, EVP, Global Innovation &amp; Industry Consulting, NTT DATA SAP TFA and responsible for the Region NEE at NTT DATA Business Solutions. \u201cThe CoE harmonizes our resources, methodologies and industry expertise, reinforced by the exceptional competence of IBM.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A preview into the work underway will be offered at the\u00a0IBM TechXchange Summit EMEA\u00a0in Barcelona, where Thomas Noermark, Global Head of Innovation at NTT DATA Business Solutions, and Thor Hauberg, Director Venture Lab and Digital Business Transformation at NTT DATA Business Solutions, will share their knowledge in several sessions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The joint CoE will focus on the use of the\u00a0IBM watsonx\u00a0AI and data platform with watsonx AI assistants for the development of embedded generative AI solutions for clients. 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