There’s nothing quite like starting a new role at the forefront of innovation. My first week at Octane Software Solutions was nothing short of electrifying—the highlight was a full-house customer event buzzing with energy, visionary ideas, and the promise of AI-driven transformation. The focus? IBM AI Platform, Watsonx Orchestrate, is poised to redefine how businesses harness automation, AI agents, and predictive intelligence to unlock unprecedented efficiency. Let me take you through this exhilarating journey and why Watsonx Orchestrate, paired with Octane’s expertise, is the future of work. ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, companies are constantly looking for ways to streamline their operations, improve decision-making, and stay ahead of the competition. One of the tools that has gained significant attention in the world of business intelligence and analytics is IBM Planning Analytics, which harnesses the power of AI to enhance financial planning, forecasting, and reporting. One of the standout features of IBM Planning Analytics is its AI Assistant, an innovative tool that leverages artificial intelligence to provide smarter, more efficient planning and analytics ...

The world of finance is evolving rapidly, and AI is no longer a futuristic concept—it’s a practical tool that can transform how finance teams operate. But for many organisations, the idea of integrating AI into their workflows can feel overwhelming. Where do you start? How do you ensure success? The answer lies in taking a gradual, strategic approach. With Watson Orchestrate and IBM Planning Analytics, you can start small, prove the value, and scale your AI initiatives with confidence. At Octane, we guide you through this journey, from exploring use cases to delivering impactful projects. Why ...

IBM Watson™ Studio is a platform for businesses to prepare and analyse data as well as build and train AI and machine learning models in a flexible hybrid cloud environment. IBM Watson™ Studio enables your data scientists, application developers and subject matter experts work together easier and collaborate with the wider business, to deliver faster insights in a governed way. Watch the below for another brief intro Available in on the desktop which contains the most popular portions of Watson Studio Cloud to your Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac PC with IBM SPSS® Modeler, notebooks and IBM ...

Yesterday I was fortunate to attend an IBM partner day based on IBM Cloud Private for Data or ICPD and thought to write this blog for you who might not know what the platform is or does. This platform balances the individual data needs of your business by providing an integrated self-service, agile, enterprise-ready platform to significantly improve the governance around the collection, organisation, dissemination and analysis of your data but this isn't the best part. ICPD utilises modern microservices applications to enhance your data assets and analysis with machine learning (ML) and ...

As business implements more and more technology to streamline their operations the benefits of saving time, minimising costs, increasing productivity and better accuracy are starting to be realised. This means this is hardly a trend that will fade anytime soon. If you or your business are not 'there yet' it’s better to catch up now rather than being left behind with the rest of the competition. We've moved on from the times when cloud technology was an unknown territory for especially for Accounting and Finance but the industry players are now fully aware, prepared or in cloud. This leaves us ...