Two of IBM’s most popular analysis products, the Cognos Business Intelligence and the SPSS predictive analytics package, are headed for the cloud, the latest in an ongoing push by IBM to port its vast software portfolio to the cloud.
Accessing such a software from a hosted environment, rather than purchasing the package outright, provides a number of benefits to customers.
“We manage the infrastructure, and this allows you to scale more easily and get started with less upfront investment,” said Eric Sall, IBM vice president of worldwide analytics marketing.
IBM announced these additions to its cloud services, as well as a number of new offerings, at its Insight user conference for data analytics, held this week in Las Vegas.
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Accessing such a software from a hosted environment, rather than purchasing the package outright, provides a number of benefits to customers.
“We manage the infrastructure, and this allows you to scale more easily and get started with less upfront investment,” said Eric Sall, IBM vice president of worldwide analytics marketing.
IBM announced these additions to its cloud services, as well as a number of new offerings, at its Insight user conference for data analytics, held this week in Las Vegas.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Reported by PC World 4 hours ago.