One word? Analytics
Mon, Jan 9th 2012 3:11p Adam Gartenberg This piece by Marketplace's Bob Moon highlights what's top of mind for IBM's new CEO, Ginni Rometty (and it should be a familiar theme for those of you that read this blog regularly). Bob Moon: If Virginia Rometty had just one word for you about the next big thing, it might sound a bit reminiscent of that famous scene from "The Graduate." "The Graduate" clip: Just one word. Yes, sir? Are you listening? Yes I am. Plastics. That is so 1960s. Just ask IBM's incoming chief what s [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Smarter Analytics ad: Smarter by the Second
Tue, Jan 3rd 2012 8:09a Adam Gartenberg IBM is starting the new year with some new advertising around Smarter Analytics, among other featured topics. You might have caught this spot during the Rose Bowl or Gator Bowl or some of the Sunday morning US news shows this week. The IBMer featured is Simon Thomas, Business Analytics and Optimization Service Line Leader, and the ad uses examples from three different industries to demonstrate what's new in Smarter Analytics - and what can happen in an instant: "A second is a very l [read] Keywords: connections
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IBM Business Analytics Helps Improve Customer Retention by Nearly 50 Percent at XO Communications
Tue, Oct 25th 2011 12:12p Adam Gartenberg Here's a great example of the tangible benefits companies can see by applying analytics to their business. XO Communications has reduced customer churn rates by nearly 50%, largely through the use of IBM's predictive analytics software. According to independent analyst firm Nucleus Research, XO recorded an 376 percent ROI in just 5 months, an average annual benefit of $3,819,200 million. (You can download the full case study here.) From the press release: LAS VEGAS, N.V. - [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Netezza Appliances Helps Communications Services Providers
Tue, Oct 25th 2011 12:12p Adam Gartenberg You might not think about it often, there's a flip-side to the convenience that you and I receive from carrying around now-ubiquitous mobile devices. As the number of Smartphones is expected to quadruple over the next 4 years, reaching 2 billion devices by 2015, the communication services providers (CSPs) that connect those devices and route all the data to and from them are being placed under more and more pressure to maintain service levels, offer new capabilities, and still maintain their p [read] Keywords: ibm
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New IBM Software Helps Analyze The World’s Data For Healthcare Transformation
Tue, Oct 25th 2011 12:12p Adam Gartenberg If you attended this morning's general session at IOD (or caught it on Livestream), you would have heard several speakers talk about healthcare as a focus for the first real-world application for Watson. Today comes the announcement (New IBM Software Helps Analyze The World's Data For Healthcare Transformation) of new software to help the healthcare industry improve patient care and reduce costs by applying content analytics software similar to what's found in the Jeopardy-playing Watson. [read] Keywords: ibm
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IOD11 - Monday Announcements - Business Analytics and Big Data
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 6:13p Adam Gartenberg As highlighted during this morning's general session, there will be a number of announcements coming out over the course of this week. Today's press release (IBM Transforms Data At Work, Accelerates Big Data Analytics) summarizes the announcements around Business Analytics and Big Data, including new Hadoop-based analytics software on the cloud (that can be up and running in under 30 minutes), new mobile analytics software for the iPad (downloadable from the Apples Store), and new mapping c [read] Keywords: ibm
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IOD11 - ECM Keynote
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 6:13p Adam Gartenberg Some quick highlights from the ECM Keynote from IOD 11: Content at rest = Cost... Content in motion = Value. Therefore, our focus is on augmenting systems of record with systems of engagement, unleashing the value of content in motion. How businesses are using IBM ECM Solutions: Wells Fargo - Swapnil Salonke - Imaging Services for Wells Fargo and John Murphy, IBM: Wells Fargo processes around 100 million documents a month, 24x7 Wells Fargo undertook a transformation of their environme [read] Keywords: ibm
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"A story was being told by our guests and we couldn’t see it"
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 6:13p Adam Gartenberg "We realized there was a story being told to us by our guests, and we couldn't see it." The above quote, by John Lucas, Director of Operations for the Cincinatti Zoo, was another one that really struck me during this morning's IOD press conference. The zoo - the second oldest in the United States - had the foresight to realize that while they wanted to be taking a customer-centric view, their existing information infrastructure was prohibiting them from doing so. As I've written ab [read] Keywords:
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Imagine if you put the Hoover Dam in the wrong place
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 5:13p Adam Gartenberg "Imagine if you put the Hoover Dam in the wrong place" The above quote came from Lars Christian Christiansen, Vice President of Plant Siting and Forecasting from Vestas Wind Systems, the world's largest producer of wind turbines. Lars joined IBM executives at a press conference following this morning's general session, and the analogy he made was a very pointed one when you think about the business he is in. Vestas helps their clients place wind turbines in the right places, and t [read] Keywords: ibm
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IOD11 Conference Opening General Session
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 5:13p Adam Gartenberg I'm going to be live blogging the IOD 2011 Conference Opening General Session. (Check back here for updates, or follow along live at http://www.ibm.co/iod11 ) First speaker - Jeff Jonas, IBM Distinguished Engineer. Enterprise Amensia - having two pieces of information in the organization that aren't connected. Organizations are getting dumber - increase in available information, but large gap between sensemaking algorithms Major retailer found two out of every thousand people [read] Keywords: ibm
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IOD11 Conference Opening General Session
Mon, Oct 24th 2011 10:10a Adam Gartenberg I'm going to be live blogging the IOD 2011 Conference Opening General Session. (Check back here for updates, or follow along live at http://www.ibm.co/iod11 ) First speaker - Jeff Jonas, IBM Distinguished Engineer. Enterprise Amensia - having two pieces of information in the organization that aren't connected. Organizations are getting dumber - increase in available information, but large gap between sensemaking algorithms Major retailer found two out of every thousand people they [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM’s ’Jeopardy’ computer lands health care job
Mon, Sep 12th 2011 10:10a Adam Gartenberg Watson, the IBM computer that bested the two all-time Jeopardy! champions earlier this year, is leaving the game show business behind and is heading to work. IBM announced today that we are partnering with WellPoint, a US health insurance plan provider with 34 million subscribers, to bring Watson technology to the health care industry. From the CNN coverage of the announcement: The goal is for Watson to help medical professionals diagnose and sort out treatment options for complicated h [read] Keywords: ibm
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Last Chance! Early Bird Registration for IOD Conference
Tue, Aug 30th 2011 2:09p Adam Gartenberg I wanted to pass on a friendly reminder that the early bird discount for the Information On Demand conference ends tomorrow, 8/31. The conference, which will take place Oct 23-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the best chance to learn from and network with over 10,000 business and technology leaders across Information Management, Enterprise Content Management and Business Analytics. Conference Highlights: 700 technical education sessions 110 industry-focused business and IT leadership session [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Business Analytics and Optimization Web Site
Fri, Aug 5th 2011 8:11a Adam Gartenberg I'd like to share the recently relaunched Business Analytics and Optimization (BAO) landing page on ibm.com (ibm.com/BAO). In addition to the demos and solution details that you could always find on the site, we're now highlighting a number of new features: For example, you will find links to: Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter (@IBM_BAO) Register for the Information on Demand 2011 conference Learn how IBM BAO can address needs specific to your industry As well as a host of w [read] Keywords: ibm
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Marc Hebert: How to Deal with Data Cholesterol in your Enterprise Systems
Thu, Aug 4th 2011 10:11a Adam Gartenberg I really love the analogy in the headline of this post from IBM Champion Marc Hebert (How to Deal with Data Cholesterol in your Enterprise Systems). The concept of "Data Cholesterol" clogging up your enterprise systems is a very evocative one, and, just like the cholesterol that may be clogging up your blood vessels, there is something you can do about it. Data cholesterol is a condition in which the excessive buildup of data leads to sluggishness across your systems. Just as too much chol [read] Keywords: ibm
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Modeling Trains with SPSS
Wed, Aug 3rd 2011 9:10a Adam Gartenberg An article in this month's IBM Data Management Magazine (Modeling Trains with SPSS) has a very apt subtitle: "How sequential analysis can predict the future, and why DB2 might be smarter than you think." In plain English, the authors looked at how IBM SPSS Modeler and IBM DB2 can analyze data generated by the trains - in this case, over 1000 different types of mechanical and electrical events recorded by the train - to determine which might be early indicators that the train may break do [read] Keywords: ibm
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Six reasons to move from Oracle to IBM (Free eBook)
Tue, Jul 26th 2011 8:10a Adam Gartenberg Are you interested in reading some first hand accounts describing why companies chose to migrate from Oracle to IBM data management solutions? This eBook (registration required) describes six reasons to make the switch, each accompanied by a case study. Six reasons to move from Oracle to IBM An IBM eBook Learn how companies around the world are boosting performance, cutting costs and managing growth. This eBook contains six case studiesâone for each reason to switch. These are compan [read] Keywords: administration
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Video: T-Mobile replaces Oracle with Netezza
Tue, Jul 26th 2011 8:10a Adam Gartenberg "Everything we do with Netezza pretty much was impossible before." -- Christine Twiford, Manager of Network Technology Solutions, T-Mobile Watch the video below to hear how replacing Oracle with Netezza is allowing T-Mobile to radically change the type of analyses they can perform and the speed at which they can do it. Christine Twiford, T-Mobile's Manager of Network Technology Solutions, describes how they can now do things like nationwide searches or network-level aggregation, which wa [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Watson Video: The Science Behind the Answer
Wed, Jul 20th 2011 1:11p Adam Gartenberg This new video provides a great animated walkthrough of what's going on behind the scenes as Watson applies its complex content analytics algorithms to determine the answer to questions such as "The first person mentioned by name in 'The Man in the Iron Mask' is this hero of a previous book by the same author." [read] Keywords: ibm
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Improve Marketing Results with New Cloud-based Analytics Suite
Tue, Jul 19th 2011 7:12a Adam Gartenberg IBM announced on Friday a new cloud-based marketing analytics suite, combining capabilities from Coremetrics and Unica. The new solution, part of IBM's Smarter Commerce initiative, is designed to provide organizations with insight into the effectiveness of new products and services and to help increase customer loyalty, optimize marketing campaigns and create real-time, personalized marketing offers. For example, businesses would be able to evaluate Facebook or Twitter activity, and offer c [read] Keywords: ibm
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Why Big Data Requires New Approach to Analysis and Platform
Mon, Jul 18th 2011 3:11p Adam Gartenberg IBM's David Corrigan recently spoke with Loraine Lawson from IT Business Edge about Big Data, IBM's take on the key elements for a Big Data platform, and how the opportunity in Big Data isn't about just "more data," but rather an expansion in the type of questions we can ask and answer (as summarized in the response below). The Big Data paradigm is a little bit different. Itâs focused more on if you can gather all of the information about a particular topic or, even more broadly, it [read] Keywords: ibm
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Business Analytics and Optimization Benchmark Study: Free Webcast
Mon, Jul 11th 2011 2:14p Adam Gartenberg Please join us next Thursday for a free webcast during which IBM's Institute for Business Value, in partnership with IDC, will share ROI findings from surveys conducted with executives at over 800 organizations that have invested in analytics. The virtual event kicks off Thursday, 7/21, at 12:45pm ET, and you can register today. IBM's Institute for Business Value in partnership with IDC, surveyed over 800 executives to assess ROI for organizations heavily invested in analytics. Analytica [read] Keywords: ibm
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YO! Sushi Restaurants Use IBM Analytics to Reduce Costs While Improving Sales
Mon, Jul 11th 2011 10:14a Adam Gartenberg I'm sharing this recent press release for two reasons: One - I'm all for anything that improves the business of selling sushi, and two - I really like saying "YO! Sushi" While it doesn't look like YO! Sushi has made it over here to the States yet, the restaurant chain is using IBM's business analytics software, including Cognos, to monitor and perform more granular analysis on business operations (including sales targets, revenue and customer promotions), as well as to improve customer [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Approaches for Big Data
Thu, Jul 7th 2011 3:14p Adam Gartenberg Over on the IBM Smarter Computing Blog, Chris Nott has a running series exploring Big Data, the business challenges organizations face managing and gaining insight from the data, and the ways in which IBM is responding through our expanding Big Data portfolio. Part 1, Introduction Part 2, Harnessing the information explosion Part 3, The IBM Big Data platform Part 4, How customers are using IBM Big Data technologies Part 5, IBM InfoSphere Stream Make sure you stay tuned for the rest of the se [read] Keywords: ibm
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A Closer Examination of Oracleâs âDatabase Performanceâ Advertisement
Thu, Jul 7th 2011 2:15p Adam Gartenberg A few weeks back Conor O'Mahoney took to his blog to dig under the covers of an Oracle "Database Performance" ad that they were re-running. Not surprisingly, the real story paints a very different picture than the one they were splashing across the Wall Street Journal: Because this advertisement is based on an industry benchmark that shows that Oracle uses 9 times the number of CPU cores to achieve only 3 times the performance of the IBM result. To put it another way, if you look at the [read] Keywords: ibm
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Development Notebook: The Evolution of the IBM Smart Analytics System
Thu, Jul 7th 2011 2:15p Adam Gartenberg An article in the latest issue of IBM Data Management magazine (subscribe here) features two IBM developers, Haider Rizvi of the IBM Smart Analytics System architecture group and Nancy Kopp from the IBM Information Management Software team, discussing the history and background of the IBM Smart Analytics System. (Or as the article puts it so eloquently: "Optimization, tuning, and the art of fitting 20 years of warehousing and analytics experience in a single package.") Article: Developmen [read] Keywords: ibm
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Smarter Computing: In Their Own Words
Thu, Jul 7th 2011 2:15p Adam Gartenberg This five-minute video is a compilation of several IBM Fellows, Distinguished Engineers, and Master Inventors who briefly describe some of their patents, inventions and innovative capabilities behind IBM products that enable clients to have a more efficient, flexible, smarter computing environment. [read] Keywords: ibm
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News you can use: Month(s) in Review
Thu, Jul 7th 2011 1:09p Adam Gartenberg It seems that in my inadvertent hiatus from blogging, I've missed quite a bit of news in the business analytics and optimization space. Hopefully you've caught many of these stories already, but in case you didn't, there are some significant breakthroughs, announcements and usage of information management and business analytics capabilities below. As I try to catch up, I may revisit some of these further in the coming days. In the mean time, read on! 29 Jun 2011: Commercial Ban [read] Keywords: ibm
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Bringing smarter computing to big data
Fri, May 6th 2011 12:11p Adam Gartenberg 90 Percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone. If you read the Wall Street Journal a few weeks back, you may have caught Part 2 of the IBM advertising series focusing on how smarter computing is building our Smarter Planet. This particular ad (pdf). described the opportunities being opened up by the vast amount of data being generated today (2.5 quintillion bytes daily), opportunities that come hand in hand with the need for "smarter computing" [read] Keywords: ibm
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Harvard Medical School Faculty Advances Drug Safety Research With IBM Business Analytics
Fri, May 6th 2011 12:11p Adam Gartenberg IBM announced earlier this week that faculty from Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital will be using business analytics technology in the form of the IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance to examine the effectiveness of prescription drugs and identify potential safety issues. Why Netezza? "We wanted a computing platform with massive analytics power, but was extremely simple to administer," said Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical [read] Keywords: ibm
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Take MIT Analytics Survey; Enter to Win iPad2
Fri, May 6th 2011 10:10a Adam Gartenberg What makes an effective analytics leader? The MIT Sloan Management Review is conducing a new study as part of ongoing research into the use of analytics in organizations around the world. If you work with analytics as part of your routine business activities, we would invite you to complete the 20-minute study. Oh, and you can register to win an iPad2. This 20-minute survey, conducted by MIT Sloan Management Review, asks about the information and analytics activities at your company. It [read] Keywords: ibm
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Registration for IOD is now open
Thu, May 5th 2011 9:10p Adam Gartenberg Registration for the Information On Demand 2011 conference is now open. This year the conference will have 4 main focus areas: Information Management Forum Access the full breadth of software, hardware, services, solutions and experts from IBM and IBM Business Partners. Learn how IBM can help you drive innovation, business optimization and competitive differentiation through information. Business Analytics Forum Gain the practical know-how you need to maximize the value of your business [read] Keywords: ibm
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Taming Big Data: IBM Data Mgmt Magazine
Tue, May 3rd 2011 2:10p Adam Gartenberg The latest issue of IBM Data Management Magazine is out, and if the term "Big Data" has started creeping into your lexicon (or if you are just wondering what all the fuss is about), you'll want to check this issue out. Itâs not just huge volumes. Itâs not just microsecond response times, itâs not just incredible variety. Itâs all three. Dealing with âniceâ data, stored in well-defined data warehouse structures and handled sometimes months or years after it is fi [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM and Yale Prepare Students with Analytics Skills for Next Generation of Jobs
Thu, Apr 28th 2011 11:10a Adam Gartenberg Did you know that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that there will be a 24 percent increase in demand for professionals with management analysis skills over the next 8 years? To help meet this growing demand, IBM is partnering with the the Yale School of Management Center for Customer Insights, providing MBA students with the opportunity to develop the practical analytic skills they will need in the future. (Press Release: Yale School of Management and IBM Collaborate to Prepare S [read] Keywords: ibm
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MIT/Wharton: "Data-Driven Decision Making" Boosts Productivity 5-6%
Tue, Apr 26th 2011 8:10a Adam Gartenberg The New York Times this past Sunday reported on a new study by faculty from MIT's Sloan School of Business and the Wharton School that found that companies that adopted "data-driven decision making" practices were able to boost productivity 5-6%. An important point is that the researchers didn't just look at whether companies are collecting data, but whether they are actually using it to drive decisions, new product introductions, and the like. According to MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson, thos [read] Keywords: ibm
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Only 2 days left to get your Information On Demand proposal in!
Wed, Apr 13th 2011 10:11a Adam Gartenberg Just a friendly reminder - you only have 2 days left to get your speaking proposal in for this year's Information On Demand Conference! All speaking proposals are due by Friday, April 15 at 5:00pm Eastern Time. The conference will be held in Las Vegas from Oct 23 - 27, 2011, and you can register to attend the event starting on May 3. Submit your proposal here. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Improving Call Center Service with Business Analytics
Mon, Apr 11th 2011 2:14p Adam Gartenberg "Matching a customer with an agent [is] 'a thousand-mile journey between when a customer picks up the phone and when they land on a customer service representativeâs desktop. The problem is, weâve overlooked the last 500 feet.'" - Cameron Hurst, VP of Targeted Solutions, Assurant Solutions I doubt there are many of us who haven't experienced frustration trying to call into a call center for assistance, and the truth is that for the most part it's a less-than-ideal sit [read] Keywords: agent
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Upcoming Extreme Data Warehouse Performance Webinar
Mon, Apr 11th 2011 9:13a Adam Gartenberg If you're interested in OLTP and Data Warehouse performance, be sure to check out the webinar scheduled for this Thursday (4/14). Sponsored by InformationWeek, it will feature Fred Ho, Program Director, Informix, IBM and Lester Knutsen, President and Owner, Advanced DataTools Corporation, discussing how you can make scale up your warehouse cost-effectively. Combining OLTP and Extreme Data Warehouse Performance Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET Duration: 60 [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Informix Ultimate Warehouse Edition accelerates warehouse queries up to 100X
Tue, Mar 29th 2011 9:13a Adam Gartenberg The Informix team is making some notable announcements today, namely the release of Informix Ultimate Warehouse Edition, with includes the Informix Warehouse Accelerator that can accelerate warehouse queries up to 100x, and Informix Genero, which provides an intuitive user interface for modeling applications and lets you deploy them across multiple environments. Informix Product Manager Rajesh Nair shares the details on the warehouse announcement (including 8x10 color glossy photos charts) ov [read] Keywords: ibm
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Join me for the Smarter Planet Comes to You campus tour
Fri, Mar 25th 2011 3:21p Adam Gartenberg Next week marks the kickoff of the US leg of the Smarter Planet Comes to You campus tour, right here in the Carolinas. The tour, which will hit a couple dozen college campuses in the US and elsewhere over the coming months, gives students and faculty a chance to interact with IBMers and get answers to questions about skills, expertise, gaming and getting a Job, and for faculty, FREE courseware and access to the latest software via the Cloud for classroom teaching. IBM clients, business part [read] Keywords: ibm
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Two upcoming webinars: Know your customers and choosing IBM or Oracle for Data Warehousing
Fri, Mar 25th 2011 2:22p Adam Gartenberg There are two upcoming webinars that should be on your radar (scroll down for specific times and registration details). The first is titled "Do You Really Know Your Customers? Leveraging Customer Insight for Advanced Business Performance" and it should be right up your alley if you've ever asked (or been asked) questions like: Is our customer base happy? Are they loyal? Will they respond to our marketing promotions and buy again? Which customers are most profitable; which are least profit [read] Keywords: ibm
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New Study: Analytics for Public Sector
Thu, Mar 24th 2011 11:12a Adam Gartenberg The IBM Institute for Business Value has just released a new study, "The Power of Analytics for Public Sector." In 2010 the IBV interviewed over 100 public sector executives from around the world to understand their approaches to building analytics competency and surface an initial framework relevant to the public context. Some of the highlighted best practices from the study include: 1. Leadership - Smarter decision making in the public sector is more important than ever â [read] Keywords: ibm
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Analytics Reduce Hospital Readmissions by 22%
Thu, Mar 24th 2011 8:10a Adam Gartenberg Did you know that 1 in 5 Medicare patients in the US has an unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of being discharged? One medical group - the Southeast Texas Medical Associates (SETMA) - isn't happy with those statistics, and through work with IBM has cut hospital readmissions for their patients by 22%. Stories about how analytics can improve healthcare outcomes always stand out for me, because this is a place where the application of technology can literally have life and death im [read] Keywords: ibm
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From "What’s our problem" to "What is our greatest possibility"
Wed, Mar 16th 2011 9:27a Adam Gartenberg Fred Balboni, VP of IBM's Business Analytics and Optimization services practice, has a piece in Forbes this week ostensibly centered on the future for IBM Watson, but that really describes a shift in the mindset that can have vast implications (Forbes.com: What's Next For IBM's Watson) As we've seen documented in study after study, the companies that are leading their industries today are doing so by placing a strong emphasis on turning information into insight, leveraging Business Analyt [read] Keywords: ibm
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Information On Demand 2011 - Call For Speakers Now Open
Wed, Mar 16th 2011 8:27a Adam Gartenberg The call for speakers is now open for the 2011 Information On Demand conference, which will run Oct 23-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Proposals are due by 5:00pm ET on Friday, April 15, so you've got a month to get your abstracts written and submitted. We're looking for sessions for both technical and business leadership tracks. The technical program includes sessions about products, solutions, implementations and hands on labs on topics related to information management, business analytics and [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM to provide free training on analytics, information management and big data
Fri, Mar 11th 2011 3:13p Adam Gartenberg IBM announced yesterday the launch of a new skills initiative to help students, businesses and IBM Business Partners improve their ability to apply IBM analytics, information management and big data technology. The skills initiative provides IT professionals no-charge access to 1,200 on-site skills bootcamps at client, partner and university locations worldwide, at 38 IBM Innovation Centers and online at DB2University.com. (Press Release: IBM Launches Global Bootcamps to Help Companies Tackl [read] Keywords: ibm
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Future of Enterprise Computing Blog - New Post
Tue, Mar 8th 2011 1:14p Adam Gartenberg My latest post is now live on the Future of Enterprise Computing blog. In this post, I discuss the recent IBM Institute of Business Value/MIT Study Analytics: The New Path to Value, highlighting the new 5-point methodology laid out in the study for how leaders can successfully make analytics pay off. If you haven't already read through the study, I'd highly recommend doing so, as it includes detailed, multi-page descriptions for each of the 5 recommendations of the methodology. > M [read] Keywords: ibm
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Latest edition of IBM Data Management Magazine now available
Mon, Mar 7th 2011 9:11a Adam Gartenberg The new issue of IBM Data Management Magazine is now available for viewing online. The cover story focuses on how the healthcare and insurance industries are offering a glimpse into the DBA's future role, highlighting the innovative practices pioneered by BlueCross BlueSheild of Tennessee, and a hands-on first look at Informix 11.7. Check it out for yourself. [read] Keywords: ibm
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Icons of Progress: 100 years, 100 innovations
Fri, Feb 25th 2011 2:14p Adam Gartenberg As part of its centennial year celebration, IBM.com has been highlighting iconic moments in its history through Icons of Progress, featuring innovations in technology, knowledge and business practices that originated with the company. The first dozen or so are already posted, with the remainder being rolled out over the course of the year (RSS). I've already discovered a number of inventions I didn't realize had originated with IBM, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest. Previo [read] Keywords: ibm
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Deutsche Postbank AG London Branch Deploys IBM Smart Analytics System
Fri, Feb 25th 2011 10:21a Adam Gartenberg IBM announced today that leading German multichannel bank Deutsche Postbank AG's London branch is now using the IBM Smart Analytics System to improve the quality and accuracy of its risk monitoring, portfolio and collateral analysis. The Smart Analytics System is a pre-optimized, pre-tuned system that combines analytic capabilities with a data warehouse, allowing organizations to see the benefits of business analytics much faster than previously possible. From the press release (Deutsche Po [read] Keywords: ibm
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Build your own "Watson Jr." in your basement
Thu, Feb 24th 2011 11:17a Adam Gartenberg A couple more post-Jeopardy Watson-related items: Over on the Inside System Storage blog, IBM's Tony Pearson describes how you can build your own "Watson Jr." in your basement. (IBM Watson - How to build your own "Watson Jr." in your basement) Often, when a company demonstrates new techology, these are prototypes not yet ready for commercial deployment until several years later. IBM Watson, however, was made mostly from commercially available hardware, software and information resourc [read] Keywords: ibm
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New on Analytics Corner: Claudia Imhoff (video)
Mon, Feb 21st 2011 3:10p Adam Gartenberg The IBM Analytics YouTube Channel's "Analytics Corner" series was updated recently with a new interview with industry consultant Claudia Imhoff. In the video, Claudia Imhoff, who is President of Intelligent Solutions, Inc. and Founder of the Boulder BI Brain Trust, talks about the latest trends in business analytics. Related: Analytics Corner with James Taylor (Video) New on Analytics Corner: ReadWriteWebâs Alex Williams [read] Keywords: ibm
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Watson after Jeopardy: What’s Next
Fri, Feb 18th 2011 12:10p Adam Gartenberg As is noted on the recently updated ibmwatson.com site, "The challenge is over. Watson, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter concluded their final round of Jeopardy! and the winner was⦠resoundingly, humankind. " I think that's a very apt description, for while Watson may have ended up his two games of Jeopardy with the highest dollar amount, there are very real implications for all of us, extending far beyond the game show set. IBM has already made announcements about applying Watson's [read] Keywords: ibm
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Three Words: Industrial Strength Magnets
Wed, Feb 16th 2011 2:13p Adam Gartenberg Ken Jennings took to the Washington Post yesterday to answer questions from readers on his experience playing against Watson on Jeopardy (link). His personality really comes through in his responses, and he also sheds some light on the contest and what it's like standing up there on the big stage next to "the creepy insectoid clicking of its mechanical thumb buzzing relentlessly just to my left." It's worth reading the entire post for Jennings' comments on strategy, karma, Watson's sup [read] Keywords: ibm
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My favorite Watson-related tweets so far
Wed, Feb 16th 2011 10:17a Adam Gartenberg Not surprisingly, there's been an abundance of Watson-related tweets over the past few days (and no, not all of them make reference to Skynet.) Here are some of my favorites so far: It looks like LOST's Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse are getting into the game, as well. And on a slightly more serious note, my colleague Conor O'Mahony drives home that Watson isn't just about a game show. [read] Keywords: twitter
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Watson on Jeopardy - Game 1 by the Numbers
Tue, Feb 15th 2011 9:16p Adam Gartenberg Well, I'm sure my Canadian friends and colleagues (especially the Cognos crew) are chuckling tonight after Watson's mis-step on Final Jeopardy. Although I have to say, if it were a human contestant that had dominated the board to this extent, the response would have been "See, he's only human after all." What exactly does that make Watson, then? For a behind-the-scenes take by Watson's lead researcher David Ferrucci, head on over to the Smarter Planet blog. (And as he points ou [read] Keywords: ibm
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Color Commentary from Watson Research team on Nova
Thu, Feb 10th 2011 11:14a Adam Gartenberg During last night's airing of Nova's The Smartest Machine on Earth episode on IBM Watson, members of the IBM Watson team, including David Ferrucci, head of the team; David Gondek, strategy team leader; and Eric Brown, DeepQA architecture specialist, were online and live blogging along with the show. It makes for a rather entertaining read as they react to Watson's ups and downs over the episode, and share additional details on what was happening behind the scenes (e.g., what were they thin [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Business Analytics Helps Sequoia Hospital Cut Mortality Rates in Cardiac Surgery by 50 Percent
Thu, Feb 10th 2011 7:14a Adam Gartenberg Some very impressive (and life-altering) results: (emphasis mine) IBM Business Analytics Helps Sequoia Hospital Cut Mortality Rates in Cardiac Surgery by 50 Percent ARMONK, N.Y. & REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - 09 Feb 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Sequoia Hospital, based in Redwood City, Calif., has reduced its mortality rate in cardiac surgeries more than 50 percent through the use of IBM predictive analytics software by reducing risk and offering personalized patient care. B [read] Keywords: ibm
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Reminder: Watson will be featured tonight on NOVA
Wed, Feb 9th 2011 12:13p Adam Gartenberg Just a reminder to tune in (or set your DVR) for NOVA tonight. Tonight's episode, titled "Smartest Machine on Earth" will feature an hour-long look at the IBM Watson computer and its forthcoming attempt to win at Jeopardy! Program Description Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, and the promise of "Hal" from 2001: A Space Odyssey is still just a fantasy. But scientists are edging closer with machines like "Watson," an IBM computing system that is [read] Keywords: ibm
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Stephen Wolfram weighs in on Watson
Thu, Feb 3rd 2011 9:17p Adam Gartenberg I'm jealous of my Lotus friends for getting to see Watson in action at the closing general session of Lotusphere this year. From everything I read online, it sounds like it made for quite an impressive and entertaining end to the show. And speaking of Watson, last week Stephen Wolfram posted to his blog his take on how Watson compares to WolframAlpha (Jeopardy, IBM, and Wolfram|Alpha). It makes for a very interesting read. As he describes, Watson and WolframAlpha are designed for very [read] Keywords: ibm
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Watch "Watson" on NOVA - Feb 9
Wed, Feb 2nd 2011 6:13a Adam Gartenberg NOVA will be airing an hour-long episode dedicated to the IBM Watson computer and its forthcoming attempt to win at Jeopardy! The episode, titled "Smartest Machine on Earth" will premiere on Wed, Feb 9, at 10pm on most PBC stations (as always, check local listings to be sure). Program Description Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, and the promise of "Hal" from 2001: A Space Odyssey is still just a fantasy. But scientists are edging closer with machines [read] Keywords: ibm
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"Final Jeopardy" and one champion’s strategy for defeating Watson
Wed, Jan 26th 2011 1:17p Adam Gartenberg Journalist and two-time Jeopardy champion Greg Lindsay blogged an excerpt from Stephen Bakerâs recently published book Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything, recounting Lindsay's experience sparring against Watson and his strategy for approaching the match. Click through to see how he fared against Watson. The real question, of course, is will Ken Jennings or Brad Rutter take a similar all-or-nothing approach? ...Lindsay came with a clear strategy to de [read] Keywords: ibm
Informix Helps Bank of China in London Cut Paper Use 95%
Tue, Jan 25th 2011 11:17a Adam Gartenberg IBM announced today that the Bank of China in London has reduced the paper consumption associated with its interbank messages by 95%, using a solution from IBM Business Partner Centric iSolutions built on the Informix database. (Bank of China in the UK Works With IBM to Become a Smarter, Greener Bank) The Bank of China in London needed to manually print and distribute roughly 3,000 interbank messages daily to the appropriate internal departments, which was, apart from being an avoidable oper [read] Keywords: ibm
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100 Years of IBM (Video)
Fri, Jan 21st 2011 8:21a Adam Gartenberg IBM Centennial Film: 100 X 100 - A century of achievements that have changed the world The film features one hundred people, who each present the IBM achievement recorded in the year they were born. The film chronology flows from the oldest person to the youngest, offering a whirlwind history of the company and culminating with its prospects for the future. [read] Keywords: ibm
Craig Rhinehart: 10 Things About the Tech Behind Watson
Thu, Jan 20th 2011 10:17a Adam Gartenberg I just came across my colleague Craig Rhinehart's terrific post summarizing what makes Watson, IBM's Jeopardy-playing computer, tick. (10 Things You Need to Know About the Technology Behind Watson) He describes the Natural Language Processing (NLP), DeepQA and Unstructured Information Management Architecture (UIMA) technologies that help make up the brains behind Watson, and also compares Watson to previous supercomputers like Deep Blue, and all of it makes for compelling reading. The p [read] Keywords: ibm
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My first post on the "Future of Enterprise Computing" blog
Tue, Jan 18th 2011 12:13p Adam Gartenberg I was recently asked to be a contributor to IBM's relatively new "Future of Enterprise Computing" blog, and my first post is now live (Integrating Healthcare Data to Improve Population Health) Here's a little more about the site: The world of large scale, enterprise computing is changing by the minute. Innovations such as Cloud Computing, Enterprise Modernization and Virtualization are paving the way for the computing industry as we know it today. But with advances in large scale compu [read] Keywords: ibm
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Register Today for the Smarter Systems Virtual Event, 1/27/11
Fri, Jan 14th 2011 3:14p Adam Gartenberg IBM will be hosting a Smarter Systems virtual event on Thursday, Jan. 27th, and we hope you can join us. About the event: As the amount of data continues to grow, IT departments need to be more agile. Organizations in all industry segments are taking advantage of IBM's economical and efficient approach to integrated systems to handle their transactional and analytical workloads. Today's IT solutions require systems that can quickly and dynamically respond to changing needs. Sign up for thi [read] Keywords: ibm
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Do Chicks Dig Watson?
Fri, Jan 14th 2011 11:14a Adam Gartenberg I don't know the answer to that question, but I do know that the Watson supercomputer made a near-perfect run through the "Chicks Dig Me" category (much to the audience's amusement) during a teaser exhibition match against Jeopardy Champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter yesterday. The computer came out ahead of its human competitors in the 15-question practice, finishing with $4,400 to Jennings' $3,400 and Rutter's $1,200. During the match Watson buzzed in first for half of the questions [read] Keywords: ibm
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Driving visits (and beer sales) at the zoo
Tue, Jan 11th 2011 11:18a Adam Gartenberg IBM announced today that we're working with the Cincinnati Zoo to help them increase visits, in-park spending and customer service through Cognos business analytics software (Cincinnati Zoo Adds 50,000 New Visits, Drives New Revenue With IBM Business Analytics). Working with BrightStar Partners, the zoo has replaced the three separate point of sale systems that were used to capture and collect sales and admission data â one for ticketing, one for retail, and one for food and beverage - [read] Keywords: ibm
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Join the debate: SmarterQuestions.org
Mon, Jan 10th 2011 10:14a Adam Gartenberg Taking the view that there's value in shared dialogue over IT-related topics, a new "Smarter Questions for a Smarter Planet" site recently went live. Featuring initial topics such as "Are Industry Benchmarks Old Hat?" and "RISC vs. x86-based Systems: Which One Takes the Cake?", the site features responses from a number of IBM experts (with non-IBM experts expected to be added shortly. I'd encourage you to stop on over and share your opinions. Join the debate! More on the new site [read] Keywords: ibm
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New YouTube Channel: Information Management Client References
Thu, Dec 16th 2010 6:16p Adam Gartenberg We recently launched a new channel on YouTube dedicated to Information Management client references. Head on over to find 17 (and counting) client reference videos like the ones below: Informix (Featuring DHL Mexico and Game Show Network) InfoSphere Streams (Featuring Swedish Institute for Space Physics, the City of Stockholm, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology) > More [read] Keywords: ibm
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Nominations for 2011 Information Champions now open
Thu, Dec 16th 2010 4:15p Adam Gartenberg If there's someone in the Information Management, Enterprise Content Management or Business Analytics community that's made an impact on you and the way in which you do your job, now's the time to recognize them by nominating them as a 2011 Information Champion. Nominations for the 2011 Information Champion program are now open and are being accepted through February 15, 2011. Anyone is eligible to nominate a potential Information Champion, including self nominations. If you're not fam [read] Keywords: ibm
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Video: How Analytics Is Changing Workforce Management in a Borderless World
Thu, Dec 16th 2010 1:14p Adam Gartenberg Internet Evolution has a video interview with Jonathan Ferrar, IBM's VP of HR for Workforce Analytics on the role analytics plays in shaping workforce management. The discussion stems from the recent Global Chief Human Resources Officer study that IBM published in October. How Analytics Is Changing Workforce Management in a Borderless World As organizations become more global, opportunities to enter new markets and offer new solutions will drive future workforce investment, regardless of t [read] Keywords: ibm
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Final Reminder - IOD Virtual Conference - Dec 15
Tue, Dec 14th 2010 1:16p Adam Gartenberg Here's one last reminder for those of you who couldn't make it out to Las Vegas and want to catch up on what you missed. The 2nd session of the free, two-part Information On Demand Virtual 2010 experience is taking place tomorrow, Dec. 15. The virtual sessions focus on information governance and will bring you up to speed on how to deliver trusted information for greater insight and smarter decisions and how to align information and related projects to business goals. December 15 Atte [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM’s Watson Ready for Jeopardy Champions
Tue, Dec 14th 2010 10:22a Adam Gartenberg IBM announced today that it's Watson computer is ready for prime time, and that its opponents in playing Jeopardy! are no less than two of its all time champions. Airing on February 14, 15 and 16, Watson will face off against Ken Jennings, who broke the Jeopardy! record for the most consecutive games played, and Brad Rutter, who has won the highest cumulative amount ever by a single Jeopardy! player ($3,255,102). I will be watching with interest, not only because I grew up in a family that [read] Keywords: ibm
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U of M Ross School of Business is Rated No. 1 for Leadership Development
Fri, Dec 10th 2010 5:15p Adam Gartenberg I always like it when news like this crosses my inbox: For the third year in a row, Leadership Excellence magazine has chosen the Ross School of Business as its top pick for Best in Leadership Development among universities and schools of management and business. In addition, Ross alumnus Gary Hamel, PhD '90, tops the magazine's 2010-11 Excellence 100 list of management gurus. Hamel is a visiting professor at London Business School and co-authored the international bestseller Competing for th [read] Keywords: development
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International Institute for Analytics: Top Analytics Predictions for 2011
Fri, Dec 10th 2010 5:15p Adam Gartenberg James Taylor recently posted the top 9 analytics predictions for 2011 as assembled by members of the International Institute for Analytics (including James Taylor, Tom Davenport, John Elder, Bill Franks, Jeanne Harris, Anne Milley, Niel Nickolaisen, and Jeremy Shapiro). Their predictions largely speak to the growing importance in the importance organizations will place on analytics and the continuation of some of the trends we've been seeing over the course of the past year or two. A few th [read] Keywords:
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Preventing leaks, Wiki- and otherwise
Fri, Dec 10th 2010 2:20p Adam Gartenberg There's been no shortage of attention these past few weeks on the details and fallout from the latest Wikileaks postings. While the nature of the content being shared is certainly worthy of attention, the sad truth is that information obtained by insiders and shared illegally is all too common. A perfect case in point comes courtesy of an article in Darkreading (Cybercriminals, Insiders May Work Together To Attack Businesses) : "For 19 months, an employee at Johns Hopkins Hospital alle [read] Keywords: ibm
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Analytics Corner with James Taylor (Video)
Fri, Dec 10th 2010 11:13a Adam Gartenberg "How do you embed analytics so the data you have informs every interaction you have with customers?" That's a quote from analyst James Taylor in a new video interview that was recently added to the IBM Analytics You Tube Channel. Over the course of the 3 1/2 minute video, James discusses why analytics is important, the trends he's seeing, his view on the portfolio IBM now has in place, and and three key things people need to think about as they get started. This video is part [read] Keywords: ibm
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Tackling healthcare fraud leads to sweeping reforms for North Carolina
Wed, Nov 24th 2010 3:14p Adam Gartenberg The new Institute for Business Value/MIT Sloan Management Review study I just blogged about includes a number of case studies, one of which hits close to home for me, as it involves using analytics to identify fraudulent Medicaid claims here in North Carolina (emphasis mine): IBM Case Study: Tackling healthcare fraud leads to sweeping reforms In a time when spiraling healthcare costs frustrated many, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services resolved to curb the fraud and a [read] Keywords: ibm
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Analytics: The new path to value
Wed, Nov 24th 2010 3:14p Adam Gartenberg Earlier this month the IBM Institute for Business Value, in conjunction with the MIT Sloan Management Review, released its latest survey on how companies are applying (and benefiting from) information and analytics: Analytics: The new path to value. There are two pieces that make this latest study - which involved surveying nearly 3,000 executives, managers and analysts - exceptional. The first is the findings that once again validate that organizations that manage their information and [read] Keywords: ibm
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Visa Viewpoints blog: Unleashing the Power of Analytics
Fri, Nov 19th 2010 1:15p Adam Gartenberg At the IOD conference last month, Visa, Inc. received the IOD 2010 Innovation Award in recognition of "Visa's leadership in using cutting-edge information technology and real-time data analytics to drive growth, prevent fraud, and improve the consumer payment experience." James Wallis, Vice President of IBMâs Global Payments Industry, has a guest blog post on the Visa Viewpoints blog (Unleashing the Power of Analytics), where he shares his view on Visa's use of technology and the imp [read] Keywords: ibm
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The need for speed
Fri, Nov 19th 2010 11:15a Adam Gartenberg Speed - processing speed, that is - is in the news this week, with IBM breaking benchmarks and advancing performance on three fronts. Shattering Two-Tier SAP SD Benchmark First up, earlier this week IBM announced that a 256-core Power 795 system with DB2 nearly doubled last month's record, achieving the highest result ever published on the two-tier SAP Sales and Distribution standard application benchmark - a result of 126,063 SAP SD benchmark users. (Press Release: IBM Again Shatters Worl [read] Keywords: ibm
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USA Today: Tech-savvy put business intelligence to work
Thu, Nov 18th 2010 12:13p Adam Gartenberg USA Today this week published a lengthy article on how startups, enterprises and government agencies are using business intelligence to change the way they work (Tech-savvy put business intelligence to work). Included is a profile of how the Clark County Department of Family Services is using IBM Cognos software to replace time-intensive, manual spreadsheets with a reporting system that is not only freeing up staff time and reducing errors, but also provided the foundation that enabled them t [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Industry Summit - Making Markets and New Possibilities
Wed, Nov 10th 2010 10:15p Adam Gartenberg Todd Watson continues to provide excellent coverage of the IBM Industry Summit in Barcelona this week. I can't possibly do justice to everything being relayed there - please do head over to Todd's blog to read the full coverage. Below are some of the highlights that stood out for me (To make reading easy, I'm not going to blockquote things, but all of this is directly from (or lightly paraphrased from) Todd's posts): Ginny Rometty IBM Senior Vice President Ginny Rometty talked about th [read] Keywords: collaboration
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Smarter planet is not a marketing campaign⦠itâs a description of whatâs happening in the world.â
Tue, Nov 9th 2010 10:15a Adam Gartenberg The headline above was captured by Todd Watson at the IBM Industry Summit taking place in Barcelona, Spain this week (IBM Industry Summit: Smart Planet, Smarter Business Opportunity For Partners). It was related by IBM Senior Vice President Mike Rhodin as an introduction to how an explosion of new information â when integrated, analyzed, and acted upon using new types of intelligence â enables solutions that help build a smarter planet. Increasingly, they also come through industry [read] Keywords: ibm
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Analytics and the US Open: From Data to Intelligence
Mon, Nov 8th 2010 3:19p Adam Gartenberg Like many of you who follow tennis, I've known that IBM has for a while now provided technology to help run the major grand slam events. I recently came across a video, though, that highlights how we're not only providing raw data, but intelligence to fans, broadcasters, coaches and players. As Greta Wilson, an IBM Program Manager, relates, there is so much data being generated over the course of each game (let alone the tournament) that it's easy to get overloaded. As she states: "Ev [read] Keywords: ibm
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IBM Industry Summit
Mon, Nov 8th 2010 12:18p Adam Gartenberg My colleague Todd Watson is in Barcelona this week for the Industry Summit that IBM is hosting. Be sure to check out his inaugural post from the event (IBM Industry Summit: Setting The Stage For A Drastically Different World) and check back in for further updates as the week progresses. At the IBM Industry Summit this week here in Barcelona, executives from companies around the globe representing industries across the spectrum will be in attendance. One of the key themes those executives [read] Keywords: ibm
How IBM clients are benefiting from information and analytics (video)
Fri, Nov 5th 2010 3:31p Adam Gartenberg During the Day 1 General Session of the IOD conference, we showed a video featuring four IBM customers talking about the way information management and business analytics has changed the way they do business. You can see the video at the beginning of the segment below: I've summarized a few of the results they talked about in the video (and there were many, many more that we just didn't have room to include.) Hopefully we'll see a feature video on each of them in the near future. (T [read] Keywords: ibm
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Review: IBM Lotus Sametime 8 Essentials: A User’s Guide
Thu, Nov 4th 2010 2:28p Adam Gartenberg PACKT Publishing reached out to me recently to see if I'd be interested in reviewing their new book 'IBM Lotus Sametime 8 Essentials: A User's Guide.' Given my history with the product (and having answered no small number of questions about how it works), I was interested to take a look. (Disclosure: PACKT Publishing provided me with a complimentary electronic copy of the book for review purposes.) I found the book to be a very thorough and well-organized look at how to use Sametime in [read] Keywords: connections
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Information On Demand Virtual 2010
Thu, Nov 4th 2010 8:28a Adam Gartenberg Those of you who could not join us in Las Vegas last week for the Information on Demand conference still have the chance to experience the event through the Information On Demand Virtual 2010 experience. The virtual sessions focus on information governance and will bring you up to speed on how to deliver trusted information for greater insight and smarter decisions and how to align information and related projects to business goals. Complimentary access is available for the two-part seri [read] Keywords: ibm
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Live Webcast: Cybercrime Insights from the 2010 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
Wed, Nov 3rd 2010 11:31a Adam Gartenberg After meeting with our data security team at IOD, I've got a new-found respect for the risk of abuse of IT systems not only by outsiders, but especially by insiders. I just learned that on Tuesday, Nov 16, IBM will be participating in a Webcast that will provide details and insights from the 2010 Data Breach Investigations Report from Verizon Business & the U.S. Secret Service. The webinar, sponsored by Dark Reading and InformationWeek and led by Christopher Novak from the Verizon Bus [read] Keywords: ibm
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Boeing and Cognos: $10 of savings for every $1 spent (video)
Tue, Nov 2nd 2010 4:28p Adam Gartenberg Boeing was one of the IBM customers who told their story on stage during the IBM Cognos 10 launch keynote at the IOD/BA Forum conference last week, and I just found a great video during which several Boeing executives share why they are using Cognos, the payback they get, and the impact it's had on their business. The key callout for me is this quote by Chris Hamilton, Finance Data Warehouse: For every dollar we spend we're getting back $10 worth of savings. Other highlights in the vi [read] Keywords: ibm
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IOD around the blogosphere
Mon, Nov 1st 2010 3:27p Adam Gartenberg Now that I've made it back home and had time to catch up on my own IOD posts, I've had a chance to dip back into Twitter for some of the blog posts shared by others from the conference. Here are just a few that I came across this morning. Ben Harden: Cognos 10 Launch at the IBM Information on Demand Conference CapTech Consulting's Ben Harden describes his thoughts on the Cognos 10 launch, and wraps up his post with: "Overall, it looks like IBM has hit a homerun with Cognos 10. They l [read] Keywords: ibm
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In-depth blog roundup from IOD 2010
Mon, Nov 1st 2010 3:27p Adam Gartenberg Earlier today I shared a few of the IOD blog posts that I had come across on Twitter. Below are very detailed and insightful posts from some of the "regulars" to blogging in this space. Craig Mullins, over on his DB2Portal Blog, passes on news highlights and his perspectives from a DB2 standpoint. DB2 10 Technical Overview at IOD Conference News From The IOD Conference A Video from IOD, DB2 -- Monday 10/25 IBM Information On Demand 2010 - The Final Keynote IBM's Todd "Turbo" Watson do [read] Keywords: ibm
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