IBM has dominated a good deal of the news in the business analytics world, recently. On Friday, it completed the purchase of SPSS and solidified its position in predictive analytics. This is certainly the biggest leg of a recent three-prong attack on the analytics market that also includes: Purchasing Red Pill. Red Pill is a… Continue reading Four reasons why the time is right for IBM to tackle Advanced Analytics
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IBM Business Analytics and Optimization – The Dawn of New Era
I attended the IBM Business Analytics and Optimization (BAO) briefing yesterday at the IBM Research facility in Hawthorne, NY. At the meeting, IBM executives from Software, Global Business Services, and Research (yes, Research) announced its new consulting organization, which will be led by Fred Balboni. The initiative includes 4000 GBS consultants working together with the… Continue reading IBM Business Analytics and Optimization – The Dawn of New Era
IBM and the Smarter Planet
I was at the IBM software analyst meeting this past week and got the opportunity to hear about IBM's impressive new initiative called Smarter Planet. This is big, bold stuff; perhaps even bigger than the company's eBusiness initiative. The idea behind the effort is to use technology to make the world smarter. What does this… Continue reading IBM and the Smarter Planet
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