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        David Menninger's Analyst Perspectives

        On October 25, IBM introduced Cognos 10 at its Information on Demand and Business Analytics Forum in Las Vegas that I attended to review the technology closer from my examination at its recent IBM Business Analytics analyst summit in September. According to Rob Ashe, IBM’s general manager of business analytics, Cognos 10 has been developed for over six years. You’re probably aware that in that period IBM made a variety of acquisitions including Cognos itself. These acquisitions and their impact...

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        Topics: Enterprise Data Strategy, Performance Management, Planning, Analytics, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, CIO, IBM, Information Management, IT Performance Management (ITPM)

        With the ongoing spate of mergers and acquisitions in the software industry, I’d like to offer some perspective on what these acquisitions mean to software-purchasing organizations. Think of the software industry as a thriving ecosystem, with large software companies at the top of the food chain. Small companies are formed and, if they have an interesting idea and some good marketing, they grow. The really good ones may continue to grow and be independent, but most of the good ideas eventually...

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        Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Operational Intelligence, IT Performance Management (ITPM)

        Here’s a big shout-out to the Ventana Research community. I’m happy to be here. I think it would be appropriate to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about why I’m here and what I hope to accomplish as a member of the Ventana Research team.

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        Topics: Analytics, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Information Technology, Operational Intelligence, IT Performance Management (ITPM)
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