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Navigating the Amazon Q Ecosystem: Amazon Q Business vs. Amazon Q in QuickSight

The introduction of Amazon Q features a powerful generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to analyze business trends, assist in software development, and maximize the potential of a company’s internal data. Amazon Q connects…

Business Analytics

Improving Performance by Using TIs vs Rules when Developing TM1 Planning Models

Since TM1 is a memory-based OLAP engine, one of the most important considerations in developing efficient planning models is to utilize the least amount of memory that is available on the server. As time goes on the model will likely grow…

Business Analytics

Three Sales Enablement Issues Solved with Sales Performance Management

While working as a Compensation Administrator, I used IBM Cognos ICM, a sales performance management software solution, to empower account executives to understand their compensation plan quickly, so they could get back to selling. The visualizations…

Business Analytics

Top 5 Incentive Compensation Management Pain Points Solved

Whether you are a Compensation Administrator, Account Executive, or Sales Manager, the process of paying people commissions and tracking their performance can be frustrating. I spent several years as an Administrator and worked with sales people,…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Enhanced Security in IBM Cognos BI 10.2.1 Dynamic Cubes

The IBM Cognos BI 10.2.1 release made significant enhancements to the Dynamic Cube options available in the product. One major boost to functionality is that you can now add enhanced security within Cube Designer and not have to restart the…

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Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes for Existing PowerPlay Customers

You may have heard about the new Dynamic Cubes feature available in IBM Cognos. New technology is great, but if you have a library of existing PowerPlay cubes in your environment, you need to decide if it makes sense to migrate these cubes to…

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Business Analytics

Ironside Webinar Series: IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality

The Next Step towards Predictive Maintenance Excellence IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality (PMQ) reduces operational costs, improves asset productivity, and increases process efficiency. IBM PMQ helps monitor, maintain, and optimize assets…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Ironside Tech Tip: Working with IBM Cognos BI and Microsoft Office

Using Cognos we can generate reports in Excel, Microsoft Word and Power Point. In this article we will see what components we need to produce these reports in Microsoft Office. Required Components and Installations: 1. You need to have…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Ironside Tech Tip: Capture Social Media Sentiment as It Happens

Use the SPSS Modeler Text Analytics Add-On to Monitor Social Media As channels of social media penetrate people’s daily life more extensively and intensively, bad reviews and negative opinions travel faster than ever before. Research and…

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Ironside Training Goes West Offering IBM Cognos, TM1, & SPSS Courses in California

Great news for those on the West Coast, beginning in 2014 Ironside will offer a series of IBM Business Analytics public training classes in California! Ironside training offerings will include a variety of IBM Cognos, TM1, and SPSS training,…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Ironside Webinar Series: IBM Cognos Express Overview

Midsized companies and certain departments within larger companies alike have long struggled to find a business analytics solution that really works. Many companies have used a mix of spreadsheets, databases, standalone tools, and inadequate…

Ironside is a data, analytics, and AI consulting and technology implementation company. We work with clients to understand their business objectives and day-to-day challenges, then employ our deep expertise in data strategy, architecture and engineering, integration, business intelligence, AI, and generative AI. We create technical solutions and practical approaches designed to drive smarter, data-driven decisions across a company and help it move further and faster toward its business goals.

Welcome to our blog.

Navigating the Amazon Q Ecosystem: Amazon Q Business vs. Amazon Q in QuickSight

Improving Performance by Using TIs vs Rules when Developing TM1 Planning Models

Three Sales Enablement Issues Solved with Sales Performance Management

Top 5 Incentive Compensation Management Pain Points Solved

Enhanced Security in IBM Cognos BI 10.2.1 Dynamic Cubes

IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes for Existing PowerPlay Customers

Ironside Webinar Series: IBM Predictive Maintenance and Quality

Ironside Tech Tip: Working with IBM Cognos BI and Microsoft Office

Ironside Tech Tip: Capture Social Media Sentiment as It Happens

Ironside Training Goes West Offering IBM Cognos, TM1, & SPSS Courses in California

Ironside Webinar Series: IBM Cognos Express Overview

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