Become analytics-driven and achieve breakthrough results
Studies show that organisations that apply analytics (US) outperform their peers. And those with a high “Analytics Quotient” – that is, a broad-based, analytics-driven culture – perform, on average, three times better.
Business analytics helps your organisation recognise subtle trends and patterns so you can anticipate and shape events and improve outcomes. Not only can you drive more top-line growth and control costs, you can also identify risks that could derail your plans – and take timely corrective action.
IBM business analytics software uniquely enables your organisation to apply analytics to decision-making, anytime, anywhere. You can:
- Tap into all types of information
- Empower people in all roles to explore and interact with information and deliver insights to others
- Optimise all types of decisions – whether they’re made by individuals or are embedded in automated systems -- using insights based on analytics
- Provide insights from all perspectives and time horizons – from historic reporting to real-time analysis to predictive modeling
- Improve business outcomes and manage risk, now and in the future
Business Analytics Capabilities
Business intelligence
Harness the data explosion, meet your organization’s needs for flexible business intelligence deployment options and satisfy user expectations with powerfully simple analytics you can’t outgrow.
Performance management
Guide management strategy in the most profitable directions with timely, reliable insights, scenario modeling and transparent and timely reporting.
Predictive analytics
Discover subtle patterns and associations and develop and deploy predictive models to optimise decision-making.
Analytic decision management
Empower workers and systems on the front lines to get the most out of every customer interaction and improve outcomes.
Risk Management
Gain deep insight into all aspects of risk management, including governance, risk and compliance, with an integrated solution that adapts to your organization’s unique risk profile and methodologies.
Analytic applications
Provide line-of-business managers with actionable insights through packaged analysis and reporting solutions.
Small and midsize business solutions
Solutions for your industry
Consulting services
IBM offers business analytics optimisation services (US) to help you develop and deploy solutions tailored to your needs.
Better Business Outcomes with Business Analytics
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Take the lead with business analytics.
IBM’s comprehensive, unified portfolio of business analytics software (Cognos, SPSS, OpenPages and Algorithmics) provides a host of capabilities that help your organisation achieve your objectives and exceed expectations. Based on open standards, IBM business analytics products can be used independently, in combination with each other, and as part of broader solutions to key business challenges.
Featured products
Business Anaytics Software
IBM SPSS products
With IBM SPSS predictive analytics software, you can use statistical analysis, data and text mining, predictive modeling and decision optimization to anticipate change and take action to improve outcomes.
IBM Cognos products
IBM Cognos business intelligence and performance management software, you have the integrated dashboards, scorecards, reporting, analysis, and planning and budgeting capabilities you need to gain and act on fact-based insights.
IBM OpenPages products
OpenPages GRC software allows your organization to manage enterprise operational risk and compliance initiatives using a single, integrated solution.
IBM Algorithmics products (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Algorithmics software helps businesses like yours to gain transparency into financial risks in advance, providing information that is vital to your organisation.
What's new
Discover what's new in Business Analytics (US)
Learn about our newest product IBM Cognos Insight, and other exciting enhancements to the IBM Business Analtyics portfolio.
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Analytical decision management
- Business Intelligence Pattern
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Cognos Analytic Applications
- Cognos Customer Performance Sales Analytics
- Cognos Financial Performance General Ledger Analytics
- Cognos Financial Performance Payables Analytics
- Cognos Financial Performance Receivables Analytics
- Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics
- Cognos Workforce Performance
- Cognos Workforce Performance Talent Analytics
- Cognos Enterprise
- Cognos Enterprise Data Management
- Cognos Enterprise Development and Deployment
- Cognos Express - Overview
- Cognos Insight
- Analytic Answers for Insurance Renewals
- Analytic Answers for Prioritized Collections
- Analytic Answers for Retail Purchase Analysis and Offer Targeting
- Analytic Answers for Student Retention
- Cognos Enterprise
- Social Media Analytics
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SPSS Data Collection
- Author | Trials and Demos (US)
- Author Professional
- Data Entry
- Data Model
- Interviewer Desktop | Trials and Demos (US)
- Paper
- Phone Interviews
- SPSS Data Collection Professional
- Remote Administration
- Survey Reporter | Trials and Demos (US)
- Survey Reporter Developer Kit
- Survey Reporter Professional
- SPSS Data Collection Survey Reporter Publisher
- Web Interviews
- SPSS Modeler
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SPSS Statistics
- SPSS Advanced Statistics | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Advantage for Microsoft Excel
- SPSS Amos | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Bootstrapping | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Categories | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Complex Samples | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Conjoint | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Custom Tables | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Data Preparation | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Decision Trees | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Direct Marketing | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Exact Tests | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Forecasting | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Missing Values | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Neural Networks | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Regression | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS SamplePower | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Base | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Campus | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Developer | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Faculty Pack | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics for Linux on System z
- SPSS Statistics GradPack
- SPSS Statistics Premium | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Professional | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Programmability Extension | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Statistics Server
- SPSS Statistics Standard | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Text Analytics for Surveys | Trials and Demos (US)
- SPSS Visualization Designer | Trials and Demos (US)
- Algo Asset Liability Management
- Algo Audit and Compliance
- Algo Collateral
- Algo Credit Economic Capital
- Algo Credit Exposure
- Algo Credit Manager
- Algo Financial Modeler
- Algo FIRST for Web Edition on Cloud
- Algo Market Risk
- Algo OpData on Cloud
- Algo Risk
- Algo Risk Reports
- Algo Risk Service
- Algo Strategic Business Planning
- OpenPages Financial Controls Management
- OpenPages GRC Platform
- OpenPages Internal Audit Management
- OpenPages IT Governance
- OpenPages Operational Risk Management
- OpenPages Policy and Compliance Management
Better Business Outcomes with Business Analytics
Learn why analytics-driven organisations outperform their peers
A Step-by-step Approach to Successful Business Intelligence
Gartner newsletter offers tips for small to midsize businesses
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Connect with Business Analytics
Learn more about the ways you can gain an advantage with analytics
Now that business analytics has gone mainstream, you can find many ways to expand and deepen your own knowledge and share your experience with others.
Customers
Customer Programs (US)
Build stronger relationships with IBM and other IBM customers.
Services (US)
Get expert services focused exclusively on the business analytics portfolio.
Support (US)
Customise the IBM Support Portal to provide just the information you need.
Training and Certification (US)
Maximise your software investment with IBM courses.
Communities
developerWorks
Resources for users and developers: Tools, training, forums, blogs, community, downloads and technical documentation.
Business Analytics Excellence Center
Blogs
- Performance Perspectives Blog (US)
Ideas, trends and insights to help cut costs, boost profits, manage risks and predict results
- Predictive Perspectives Blog (US)
News and keen insights on the value and uses of predictive analytics
- OpenPages blog (US)
Understand key issues in governance, risk and compliance
- Performance Ideas blog
Thoughts on improving business performance with analytics
Cognos Communities
- IBM Software ValueNet
Benefits, resources, and support for IBM Cognos partners
- Innovation Center (US)
A forum and resource center for organisations seeking innovative ideas and business practices they can use to improve performance
- International User Groups (US)
A global community for users of IBM Business Analytics solutions
- TechTalk (US)
Valuable, practical insights from IBM Cognos software experts
SPSS Communities
- SPSS Student Resource Center (US)
Statistics and data mining materials for student users: New users can email stuhelp@us.ibm.com for access.
- SPSS Professor Resource Center (US)
Instructional resources to help your students master the skills needed in today's workplace: New users can email profhelp@us.ibm.com for access.
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