IBM provides end-to-end technologies, services and solutions for Business Intelligence – including information integration, master data management, data warehousing, industry models, BI tools and industry frameworks.
IBM Cognos 10 is the first major BI release since Cognos 8 was released in 2005. Cognos 10 presents a more integrated user interface along with a broader offering of analytics and technology. The recent acquisitions by IBM of SPSS, TM1 (Applix) and Clarity are now part of the offering. As IBM Cognos is one of the most widely used, proven BI Systems, let us have a look at some of the distinguishing features of this system.
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) remains as a hot topic for many years now. Consumer based organizations wanting to perform at the highest level cannot survive without this software. Organizations need to find answers for the following questions:
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The relational database (RDBMS) is known to us. But, today, non-relational, “cloud,” or “NoSQL” databases are gaining mindshare as an alternative model for database management. In this article, we’ll look at the key aspects of these non-relational NoSQL databases.
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