Welcome to the AS Emerging Technologies blog!
When Aaron Kim and Bernie Michalik briefed me about the Emerging Technologies team (part of Application Development Innovation, Application Services, Global Business Services, IBM), they told me about the cool presentations they gave to our clients… and how strange it was to not end a Web 2.0 presentation with a link to a blog. We all blog within IBM, of course, but that’s behind the firewall. So now we’re starting an external blog to make it easier to keep in touch with people and to share some of the cool ideas we come across in IBM. Our job is to help companies figure out how to make the most of emerging technologies, and it’s a pretty exciting time to do so.
The usual disclaimer applies: we don’t speak for IBM, etc. =) I think this is a good thing, because it would be difficult for me to speak in business-ese in a blog post. That would just be odd. Instead, take this blog as a collection of different perspectives. Let me introduce the team so that you have an idea of where we’re coming from.
- Sacha Chua
Aaron Kim is a Solution Architect and Web 2.0 Evangelist. He has worked with a broad range of enterprises to design, implement and manage complex web infrastructures and applications. His industry experience includes banking, insurance, retail, utilities and healthcare. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of São Paulo and an MBA degree from the Rotman School of Business (University of Toronto). Aaron co-chairs the IBM Web 2.0 for Business community, with more than 700 members worldwide. He has given numerous presentations on Web 2.0, Social Computing and Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasting, and has helped clients in Canada, US, Spain, UK and Turkey bring Web 2.0 to the enterprise.
Bernie Michalik is a senior IT architect who works at the Centre for IBM e-business Innovation, Toronto. Bernie is responsible for designing e-business solutions and making sure they perform well. With twenty-two years’ experience in designing, creating, and implementing complex IT solutions, Bernie Michalik has performed in a wide variety of roles, from leading large teams in the creation of large-scale infrastructures to individually developing custom software for global clients. Twitter – Blog –
Sacha Chua is a technology evangelist. She loves exploring emerging technologies that can help people connect, collaborate, and be more productive. Her master’s thesis at the University of Toronto involved expertise location with enterprise social computing in a large organization. She has given numerous presentations on various topics including Web 2.0, open source, and Emacs, and has written articles on productivity, open source, and other social/technical topics. Twitter – Blog –
We look forward to getting to know you too!