IBM Licensed Programs: Database Accessories534 iSeries HandbookIBM DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data for AS/400 enables knowledge workers to identify andextract high-value business intelligence from large amounts of enterprise data. Version 6Release 1 (V6R1) offers new analysis and data exploration options to enhance core datamining capability, while making critical data more accessible to those who need it most.Business analysts and managers are empowered to make better informed decisions toimprove customer relations, maximize profits, and reduce the risk of fraud and abuse.DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data for AS/400 V6R1 places increased focus on bringing the valueof data mining to more business intelligence users. Enhancements include integration withwarehouse and business intelligence tools. Integrated business intelligence offeringsleverage product enhancements to deliver end-to-end mining solutions to the businessanalyst:• SAP Business Warehouse: Joint SAP and IBM technology pilots are underway toenable SAP users to use Intelligent Miner to mine data sourced from their SAPBusiness Warehouse. Generated models are applied and ported back to thewarehouse. As both data and metadata are imported and exported, users define dataonce.• SPSS: SPSS integration can provide Intelligent Miner for Data users with additionalstatistical analysis and data exploration capabilities.• IBM GBIS: Global Business Intelligence Solutions continues to offer data miningconsulting that is recognized as the best in the industry• Enhancements targeted to the data mining analyst: DB2 extended column namesare used by the Intelligent Miner. DB2 DataJoiner can be used by the Intelligent Minerto mine non-DB2 databases, including both read and write operations.• Enhancements targeted to the business analyst: A powerful new visualizer isprovided for interpreting the mining results created by the Associations Discoveryalgorithm.Enablement features of the DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data provide the mechanisms for theintegration of business intelligence tools. Applying model results to the database enriches theinformation available to business analysts through familiar business intelligence tools theyuse every day. Seamless tool integration at the glass facilitates the iterative analysis process.The first tools targeted for integration will offer additional statistical analysis and dataexploration options to analysts.DB2 Intelligent Miner for Data for AS/400 is based on a client/server architecture and minesdata directly from DB2 as well as from other data sources using DB2 DataJoiner (seepage 529).
