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© 2011 IBM Corporation

Entering the Engineering Workforce in the Era of Smarter Computing

Tony Pearson – IBM Master Inventor and Senior Managing Consultant

28 March 2011

The University of ArizonaEngineering Student Council

© 2011 IBM Corporation3

Agenda

Introduction: Tony Pearson, IBM

The new Era of Smarter Computing

Some advice on entering the Engineering workforce


About the Speaker – Tony Pearson

� University of Texas, Austin� University of Arizona

– B.S. Computer Engineering– M.S. Electrical Engineering

� Public Speaking– Faculty Loan Program– Dale Carnegie– Mandel Communications

� Community– Junior Achievement– Society of Hispanic

Professional Engineers (SHPE)– One Laptop Per Child– FIRST Lego League

� Pearson Kurath Systems� IBM Software Development

– DFSMS for z/OS mainframe– Tivoli Storage Productivity Center– Linux for S/390 mainframe– Master Inventor, 19 Patents

� IBM Brand Marketing– Chief Marketing Strategist– “Inside System Storage” blog and books– Second Life / Virtual Worlds– Liquid Brand Agency

� IBM Executive Briefing Center– Storage Managing Consultant– Faces of Smarter Planet– Computerworld Magazine

1981

2011


About IBM

400,000 Employees Worldwide

Software and

Systems Group

Global Business

and Technical Services

Sales, Marketing

and Strategy

IBM Research

Finance, HR, Legal

IBM Rankings as of 2010#1 company for leaders (Fortune)

#1 in U.S. Patents, 18 years in a row

#2 best global brand (Interbrand)

#3 green company (Newsweek)

#15 most admired company (Fortune)

#18 most innovative company (Fast Company)

#20 largest firm in the U.S. (Fortune)

#33 largest globally (Forbes)


IBM Celebrates its 100th Year

Health:• IBM BlueGene• Laser Surgery• Magnetic Resonance

Imagery (MRI)

Computers:• Mainframe Computer• IBM Personal Computer• Punched Card, Floppy Disk, DRAM• IBM Deep Blue, IBM Watson

Retail:• UPC Bar Code• Magnetic Stripe• Automated Teller

Machines (ATM)

Transporation:• Sabre: First Airline Reservation System• Railways Management System• FORTRAN helped put a man on the moon• City of Stockholm Traffic System

Internet:• IBM, MCI and Merit

formed the original backbone of the Internet

Games:• Sony PlayStation• Nintendo Wii• Xbox 360


Agenda





Transitioning to a New Era of Smarter Computing

DistributedComputing

CentralizedComputing

SmarterComputing

1952 1981 Today

Thousands of IT Professionals

Millions of Office Workers

Billions of People


Big Data

Cloud OptimizedSystems

Single trusted version of the truth

Analyzing Structured and Unstructured data sources

Manage the explosive growth of information

New Insights and Innovation from Big Data


Easy Questions?

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Integrating Big Data will Unlock New Insights

Persistent Data Real-Time Data

StructuredData

Unstructureddata

Reuse Warehouse Analytic models

Streams filters incoming data

OLTPOLAP

RTAP


Managing Workloads with Optimized Systems

Big Data


Advanced Technology and broad product portfolio

Integrated stacks architected to address unique workload requirements

Automated and policy-driven to optimize use of resources


A System Designed for Answers

Built on a cluster of commercially available hardware and advanced analytics software

• 10 frames holding 90 servers

• 2,880 processor cores

• 15 TB of DRAM memory

Addresses natural language questions with accuracy and confidence in seconds not hours or days

Processes massive array of information including unstructured “Big Data”

• 200 million pages of text

IBM Watson –Smarter Computing is here today


Watson’sQA Engine

2,880 IBM Power750

ComputeCores

15 TB of Memory

Strategy

Text-to-Speech

Jeopardy! Game ControlSystem

Human Player2

Clue GridClue Grid

Watson’sGame

Controller

Real-Time Game ConfigurationUsed in Sparring and Exhibition Games

Clues, Scores & Other Game Data

Insulated and Self-Contained

Answers & Confidences

Human Player1

Clue &Category

Decisions to Buzz and Bet

Analysis of natural language content equivalent to 1 Million Books


Precision, Confidence & Speed

� Deep Analytics – Combining many analytics in a novel architecture, we achieved very high levels of Precision and Confidence over a huge variety of as-is content.

� Speed – By optimizing Watson’s computation for Jeopardy! on over 2,880 POWER7 processing cores we went from 2 hours per question on a single CPU core to an average of just 3 seconds.

� Results – in 55 real-time sparring games against former Tournament of Champion Players last year , Watson put on a very competitive performance in all games -- placing 1st in 71% of the them!


New Choices for Deployment

Big Data


New models of IT service deployment and delivery are emerging

Integrated service management provides visibility, control and automation

Self-service, economies-of-scale, and flexible sourcing options


Application Service Provider

Cloud Computing

“Clouds will transform the information technology (IT) industry…profoundly change the way people work and companies operate.”

Cloud Computing – A Disruptive New Paradigm?

Cloud computing is a pay-per-use model for enabling network access to a pool of computing resources that can be provisioned and released rapidly with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.

� Network access

� Rapid Elasticity

� Pay-per-use

� Self-service

� Pool of Resources

Grid Computing

Time-Sharing

Source: U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST.gov)


Cloud Deployment and Delivery Models

Public cloud

Hybrid cloudPrivate cloud

Traditional enterprise IT

Business Process

Software-as-a-Service(SaaS)

Middleware and Development ToolsPlatform-as-a-Service

(PaaS)

Servers, Storage and Networking HardwareInfrastructure-as-a-Service

(IaaS)

� Bandwidth� Packaged Apps� Compliance� Proprietary

� Desktop� Develop / Test� Mining / Analytics� Help Desk

� Backup/Archive� eMail / Office Apps� Web Hosting� Conferencing

Enterprise

DeploymentModels

DeliveryModels


The Next Era of Computing

Smarter Computing The Era of Insight for Discovery

Big Data


• Move beyond transactional data to unlock insight and innovation from new sources

• Integrate software and hardware to optimize performance and efficiency

• Automate and deliver services rapidly and efficiently at scale


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Advice on Entering the Engineering Workforce – Find Balance

2 Prepare For Your Next JobLearn new skills that may not help you in your current job role, but will position you to move forward when opportunities arise. This could also be your “Plan B” or Exit Strategy.

3 Make Your Boss Look GoodA part of every job is to help your boss look good, and to make your department or team look good

Find the right balance between the three key

activities

1 Do Your “Day Job” WellFind the right balance between the time you spend on the job doing your assignments, and all the other stuff you need to do to move your career forward

60%

20%

20%


1. Do Your “Day Job” Well

Do not confuse “Activity” with “Accomplishment”• Focus on results, not time spent• Results-Oriented Work Environment (ROWE)• Put major accomplishments on your résumé

Find an organization system that works for you• Getting Things Done

• Take notes at every meeting• SmartPhone, Planner, or Hipster PDA

“Everyone who has a job should figure out what tools they use, keep those tools functioning properly, and learn to use them well.” – Sam Golob

CBTtape.org


2. Prepare for Your Next Job

Don’t Pigeonhole yourself

• An Engineering degree does not limit your career options

• Some Engineers move on to become CEOs, Patent Lawyers, Marketing Strategists, Project Managers or Consultants

• In addition to “deep skills” for your day job, develop “broad skills” that position you for promotions and new opportunities

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3. Make Your Boss Look Good

“Your boss isn't your best friend, babysitter, shrink or social worker”

-- Scott Reeves, Forbes

• Develop a working relationship

• Anticipate your boss’s needs

Life is a Popularity Contest

• Get along with everyone

• Avoid sending “Flaming Arrows”

• Workaholics and perfectionists don’t last very long

Be Kevin Bacon, Not Charlie Sheen

• Be the “Go-To” Resource

• Learn to be a “Search Ninja”20%

Don’t overdo it. It’s not your job to fall on

your boss’s sword


IBM is Hiring!

� Required: � Bachelor or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Computer Engineering� Java, C, C++ programming� Excellent written and oral communication skills� Ability to work well individually and in teams� High technical aptitude� Excellent analytical and problem solving skills� Readiness to travel 25% annually� Fluent in English

� Knowledge or aptitude in one of more of the followi ng is a plus:� Portal / User Experience Design� Analytics� Business Process Management (BPM)� Services Oriented Architecture (SOA)� Industry Experience (for example: Retail, Banking, Media/Entertainment, Healthcare, Electronics)

Example: S_D -0394205 Entry Level IT Architect

Search and Apply for Jobs at

IBM.COM/start


Questions and Answers (Q&A)


More about Tony Pearson

Social Networks: • tinyurl.com/az990tony (blog)• twitter.com/az990tony• slideshare.net/az990tony• linkedin.com/profile/view?id=103718598• flickr.com/photos/26449036@N06/

Tony’s book series “Inside System Storage” Volume I and Volume II are available in various formats: www.lulu.com


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