IBM launches unified data analytics system, promises machine learning for all

IBM has announced a unified analytics system that allows data scientists to work across multiple data stores in ways the company said should eliminate time-consuming data integration and preparation. The Integrated Analytics System, launched at the Strata Data Conference in New York, aims to let data scientists develop and deploy models wherever data resides. Rob Thomas, general manager for IBM Analytics, said he has "declared that machine learning will be a part of everything we deliver". This means aiming to automate IT processes across the board - whether that's the process of matching data or of moving it. "We want to change the jobs of IT professionals," he told The Register.