Archive for October, 2009

Is it Possible to Make Predictive Analytics Pervasive?

Posted on October 28, 2009. Filed under: BI innovation, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence | Tags: IBM, predictive analytics, predictive modeling, SPSS |

I just got back from the IBM Information on Demand (IOD) conference in Las Vegas. A key message was that the future is in analytics and predictive analytics at that. IBM has already invested $12B ($8B acquisitions, $4B organic growth) in analytics since 2005. Its recent purchase of SPSS has enabled the company to put [...]

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Four reasons why the time is right for IBM to tackle Advanced Analytics

Posted on October 7, 2009. Filed under: BI innovation, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Operational BI, Text Analytics, data analysis, innovation, smarter planet | Tags: BAO, Business Analytics, Fern Halper, Hurwitz, IBM, predictive analytics, Red Pill, SPSS |

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 privately-held [...]

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