I encourage you to read up on IBM’s announcement Monday, February 5 to acquire Star Analytics. There is a lot to think about with this deal for those of us working on IBM BA efforts:
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Star Analytics will fold into the IBM BA software portfolio ran today by ex-Cognos COO Les Rechan. The products will be part of the IBM BA FPM suite.
The products have significant exposure and capability to tap straight into Oracle Essbase and other Oracle EPM technologies. So, for those “hybrid” shops, this can allow them to leverage existing Oracle investments for go-forward IBM BA initiatives. This will also help with integration with HFM.
For further reading, below are press releases from both IBM and Star Analytics on the acquisition:
