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IBM Opens Advanced Analytics Center In Ohio

By TechTaffy Desk

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IBM  will establish a new analytics center in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to advancing research, development, client services and skills training in the areas of analytics, big data and cognitive computing. The move aims to create 500 new analytics jobs  in the region over the next three years.

The IBM Client Center for Advanced Analytics will offer a foundation for a public and private sector collaboration that will include The Ohio State University (Ohio State), JobsOhio, Columbus 2020, ICC, an IBM Premier Partner, and other Columbus-based businesses. In addition, IBM will partner with Ohio State to develop job-ready graduates through new course curriculum in its graduate and undergraduate programs.

IBM’s thrust on analytics solutions include almost 9,000 business analytics consultants and 400 researchers around the world. The company has secured hundreds of patents a year in analytics, and has acquired more than 30 companies to build targeted analytics and information expertise since 2005. In addition, the company continues to expand its ecosystem, which today consists of more than 27,000 IBM business partners.

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