Business Chief USA February 2019

to further enhance the idea of ecosystems
coming together to drive tangible
outcomes for our clients in all the vectors
of mining.” Chawla’s team also plan to
nurture and scale IBM’s cybersecurity
offering to secure operating technology
and systems. “As more plants, more
mines, and more equipment get connected,
the cyber threat increases, so
we’re pleased with the tremendous
progress we’re already making to secure
operations as they grow.”
Nelson confirms IBM is currently
working with a large oil and gas supermajor
for potential partnership to
co-create a digital mining services
integrated platform. “This platform is
tendered around developing a different
model for how mining companies
consume digital solutions and services,
and how mining providers and
solutions developers can make them
available to the industry. It is a game
changer and it shows how upbeat and
interesting the mining industry has
become to wider industries.”
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