Tag: analytics
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Business Intelligence Gets SaaS y
Categories: News and TrendsBusiness Intelligence Gets SaaS y No Title While IT budgets have changed significantly in the last six months, now is an even more important time for businesses to get accurate information faster to make quicker decisions, says Lodestar Solutions CEO Heather Cole, an IBM Cognos channel partner. "The ability to make a better decision… Read more
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IBM Picks Up Database Activity Monitoring Vendor Guardium
IBM announced plans to acquire database security vendor Guardium for what some sources have pinned at $225 million. The acquisition is a big validation of the database activity monitoring (DAM) market, which has managed to maintain healthy traction within the channel even in the down market. "These products play a critical role in establishing a… Read more
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Storage Fusion Drives Professional Services
Specializing in storage analytics, UK-based Storage Fusion is reaching out to the broader channel with a new flat-rate pricing model for its SRA (Storage Resource Analysis) service. Based on a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, the latest release of SRA combines all of the company’s analytic modules into a single unified service with a… Read more
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CORRECTED: ConnectWise Acquires PSA Assets from CoreConnex
CORRECTION: The following story has been corrected. An article in Channel Insider erroneously characterized a new partnership between CoreConnex and channel consulting firm Service Leadership. The terms of the deal are that Service Leadership will provide summary, aggregate benchmark information to CoreConnex to use as the best in class indicators in CoreConnex financial dashboard. No… Read more
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IBM to Buy Analytics Player SPSS
IBM has agreed to plunk down $1.2 billion to acquire SPSS, a maker of predictive analytics software and solutions based in Chicago. IBM says the all-cash deal, still subject to regulatory approval, to acquire SPSS will broaden its existing Information on Demand (IOD) software family and expand its range of analytics capabilities and offerings. The… Read more
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IBM Buys Exeros, Bolsters Business Analystics Optimization Practice
IBM has announced the acquisition of the assets of Exeros, a privately-held company based in Santa Clara, Calif., that provides leading data discovery software. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is designed to strengthen IBM’s Information Agenda strategy to help companies turn data into a strategic asset, and provide new capabilities for IBM’s recently… Read more