Did you catch our IBM Analytics 101 Webinar yesterday? If you did, we thank you for taking the time out of your busy day and hope that you found it valuable – I know lots of you did, as we have already received comments about how this provided a clear overview of the IBM Analytics solutions and some of their key uses. For those of you who reached out asking for a more in [...]

I was recently invited to attend the IBM Business Analytics Launch as part of the IBM Data and AI Forum in Germany. During the event, I was lucky enough to listen to session led by Casten Bange, the CEO and founder of BARC. In a short ten-minute session, he explored some of the trends in Data, BI and Analytics topics in regards to their importance to customers. I’m sure that we all agree that [...]

At the recent IBM Data and AI Forum in Germany, IBM discussed the latest news surrounding their business analytics portfolio. One of the key announcements shared by Mike McGeein (Product Management Leader - IBM Planning Analytics with Watson) and Bill Primerano (Principal Worldwide Data and AI Technical Specialist at IBM) was the developments to the Planning Analytics Engine for IBM Planning Analytics with Watson. The new Planning Analytics Engine will help clients gain high [...]

One of the key reasons why DataSkill recommends IBM solutions, is their commitment to investing in products. This continuous development brings new software versions – providing new capabilities and enhancements to improve the performance, productivity, and security of the software. IBM’s Passport Advantage Software Subscription and Support plan allows access to the latest editions of the software, while cloud users benefit from software updates automatically. So, I was excited to hear from Mike McGeein, [...]

The IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics portfolio provides users with advanced statistical analysis that is easy to use, flexible and scalable. With its ability to derive insights from both structured and unstructured data along with machine learning algorithms, it puts predictive analytics into the hands of every person and process in the organization. The two major products within the portfolio are IBM SPSS Statistics and IBM SPSS Modeler. So, which one is best suited for [...]

IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson is a complete Business Intelligence Solution, that connects data from across the organization and harnesses AI to allow users to easily prepare data, analyze it and report their findings. It creates data visualizations that not only show you where your business is today, but also help you predict what will happen tomorrow. Let us take a closer look at six key benefits of IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson. Intuitive [...]

Everyone needs access to consumable data for useful insights IBM Planning Analytics with Watson – Use Cases Data is needed for making business decisions. In today’s fast-moving world, it is not just decision makers, data scientists or IT that require access to data. From Sales to Operations, Finance to Marketing, everyone needs access to consumable data for useful insights. With an integrated planning approach, everyone contributes to creating a future ready enterprise. IBM Planning [...]

At DataSkill our focus is helping you make the best decisions for your organization. These decisions are driven by data and through analytics and artificial intelligence DataSkill can assist in uncovering the insights that will give your enterprise the competitive advantage. In today’s fast changing world, organizations are facing increasing time pressures for decisions. Everyone throughout the enterprise needs access to consumable data for useful insights. To enable data-driven decisions, organizations need to overcome [...]

Are you new to IBM Cloud Pak for Data?  Are you looking for more information and guides to get you started?  Well, IBM has you covered.  There is a wealth of support documents, community articles and online videos to assist you.  We’ve pulled together some links to some of the most useful to get you started. Overiew IBM Cloud Pak for Data overview – watching the IBM Cloud Pak for Data overview is a [...]

Data fabrics aid data discovery. IBM Cloud Pak for Data provides an integrated data governance, data quality and compliance solution. It is built with a data fabric architecture to improve productivity and collaboration, by reducing data complexity. This has led to DataSkill and IBM applying IBM Cloud Pak for Data to a variety of use cases across industry verticals. In this blog you can discover how two different organizations have successfully implemented a data fabric solution. [...]

Every year, IBM releases hundreds of new software versions – providing new capabilities and enhancements to improve the performance, productivity, and security of the Software.  In fact, this continuous development is one the core reasons why DataSkill recommends IBM.  IBM Software Subscription and Support (S&S) entitles you to access the latest versions and releases of your software.  For IBM Cloud Pak for Data, the recently released v4.5 offers new features to improve your ability [...]