IBM's Analytics University (held in both Miami and Stockholm) brought about some large changes. Big announcements this year included a consolidation of IBM's Watson Analytics into Cognos 11.1, helping provide some clarity to their analytics offerings, along with new visualizations and better data preparation. This also includes a new conversational assistant to help generate narrative explanations of displays and interactive queries. For the full breakdown of IBM's Analytics University 2018, and my analysis of all the largest announcements, watch my latest hot take.
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David Menninger
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David Menninger
Executive Director, Technology Research
David Menninger leads the overall expertise direction in digital technology including data and analytics technologies at Ventana Research. He covers topics including; analytics and data; AI and machine learning; blockchain; cloud computing; collaborative and conversational computing; extended reality; internet of things; mobile computing; and robotic automation.
