This presentation provides an overview of IBM Watson. It introduces Watson as a question answering system developed by IBM to compete on the quiz show Jeopardy!. The presentation describes Watson's significance in analyzing huge amounts of data, understanding human language at scale, and generating evidence-based hypotheses. It outlines Watson's architecture, hardware infrastructure using IBM Power servers and large memory, and software including Linux, UIMA, and various programming languages. Potential future applications of Watson discussed include clinical decision support, cancer treatment, customer engagement, education, and financial services. The presentation concludes with information on working with Watson through various APIs and resources for further information.