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Transforming Enterprise Productivity with Advanced AI Assistance from Amazon Q

Technology has evolved significantly from dial-up connections to cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a result, businesses must now adopt AI solutions that push their operations beyond using traditional tools. One such solution…

Business Analytics, Data Management, Technology Spotlight

Netezza – Design Best Practices & Guidelines

Today’s big data challenges for both transactions and analytics are increasing demands on data systems. Traditional data warehouses sometimes struggle as they are often NOT designed to meet the demands of advanced analytics on big data. That's…

Awards & Recognition

Ironside’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament Event Recap

Over 90 golfers attended Ironside’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament at The International Golf Club in Bolton, MA on Wednesday September 11th. This year’s event was the largest to date and we would like to thank our sponsors, IBM, Avnet, and…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

What’s New in Cognos 10.2.1 FP1 and Cognos Insight 10.2.1

Earlier this week (and without much fanfare) an incremental, but none the less exciting update to Cognos BI was released. Cognos 10.2.1 FP1 (Fixpack 1), also known as Cognos 10.2.1.1, includes a number of new features that build on the June's…

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Business Analytics, Data Science

The Business Intelligence Maturity Model

Much has been written recently about the value of transforming data into useful information for decision making. It has become a strategic must-have for organizations to figure out how to use the structured historical data they already own,…

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Data Management

Success by Design: Planning Your Information Management Infrastructure

Planning an information management infrastructure is a fun and exciting activity for everyone, whether they work with information systems or not. What? It isn't? Then why are so many people building information management infrastructure solutions in…

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Awards & Recognition

Ironside Public Training Practice Expands to Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

In September, Ironside public training classes will start being offered near Philadelphia and in Washington, D.C. as part of the firm's expansion into the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The move expands the reach of an IBM Cognos,…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Ironside Tech Tip: Using Macros in Cognos

Difficulty: Easy Required Ingredients: Prompt macros and static values within a prompt parameter. Scenario: You have some existing reports that prompt on Year and Month. Users would like a better experience by having default selections…

Business Analytics, Technology Spotlight

Overview of IBM Cognos BI 10.2 System Metrics

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence platform has built-in monitoring systems that gather different metrics on each service, dispatcher, server and server group. These system metrics provide better insight into the status and overall health of a…

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Awards & Recognition, Business Analytics

IBM Moves Away from an Internal Training Model

Effective July 1, 2013, IBM training has been discontinued. IBM has moved to a partner-led model which shifts the responsibility of IBM's internal training practice to qualified specialists and partners like Ironside. Clients will now be able…

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Awards & Recognition

The Expansion Continues: More SPSS Course Offerings from Ironside

In mid-June, Ironside successfully launched the first course in our line of IBM SPSS course offerings: IBM SPSS Modeler Fundamentals. This launch is a key moment that marks the beginning of a new educational journey for the Ironside training…

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.

Transforming Enterprise Productivity with Advanced AI Assistance from Amazon Q

Netezza – Design Best Practices & Guidelines

Ironside’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament Event Recap

What’s New in Cognos 10.2.1 FP1 and Cognos Insight 10.2.1

The Business Intelligence Maturity Model

Success by Design: Planning Your Information Management Infrastructure

Ironside Public Training Practice Expands to Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

Ironside Tech Tip: Using Macros in Cognos

Overview of IBM Cognos BI 10.2 System Metrics

IBM Moves Away from an Internal Training Model

The Expansion Continues: More SPSS Course Offerings from Ironside

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