IBM & SQA Group Partnership

Most organizations don't have an IBM problem. They have a value problem, reports that still take days to run, planning cycles that lag the business, AI investments that look impressive in a deck and disappear in production. The technology is capable but the outcomes aren't showing up.

That gap is where we at SQA Group work best.

We partner with IBM (Cognos Analytics, Planning Analytics, watsonx, and the broader Data & AI portfolio) to turn underperforming environments into the decision-making backbone the business was promised. Not a rebuild for the sake of it. Modernization, optimization, cloud transformation, and analytics strategy aimed at one thing: measurable outcomes you can defend to a CFO.

We bring technical depth. We bring pragmatic delivery. And we work shoulder-to-shoulder with IBM sellers and IBM Technology Expert Labs so clients get the platform expertise and the execution muscle in one motion.

From Our Team

"Every client we meet is being asked to modernize faster without breaking what already works. That's the real job and it's not a technology problem. it's a delivery problem. Our partnership with IBM lets us pair trusted platforms with the kind of human-centered execution that actually moves outcomes, not just roadmaps."

David Pacific, Chief Data & Technology Officer

How We Help

IBM Cognos Analytics Modernization

Turn slow, sprawling reporting environments into fast, governed, self-service platforms your users actually trust.

Planning Analytics Optimization

Replace spreadsheet gymnastics with forecasting and planning that keeps pace with how the business actually moves.

Data & AI Strategy

Cut through the noise on use cases. Build a roadmap grounded in what’s worth doing, not what’s trending.

Cloud & Hybrid Enablement

Migrate, modernize, and architect for flexibility — without the lift-and-shift regrets.

Performance & Health Assessments

Targeted diagnostics across Cognos, Planning Analytics, and the data layer that surface the risks, bottlenecks, and quick wins hiding in plain sight.

Managed Services & Delivery Support

Flexible delivery and managed services that plug into IBM-led engagements and your team without the usual handoff friction.

Innovation Labs

We collaboratively dream with you the art of the possible before the technology discussion ever occurs. This brings new IBM capabilities — watsonx, agentic AI, next-gen analytics — to be pressure-tested against real client problems before they ever hit production.

Why SQA & IBM

SQA Group is a trusted IBM delivery partner with deep expertise across Cognos Analytics, Planning Analytics, and the broader IBM Data & AI portfolio. We work alongside IBM sellers and IBM Technology Expert Labs to assess, optimize, and modernize client environments and we stay through delivery, not just discovery.

From performance tuning and report modernization to Planning Analytics optimization and cloud enablement, we show up with flexible support across assessments, project delivery, and ongoing managed services.

Deep IBM platform expertise
Flexible delivery and managed services
Fast-start assessments and accelerators
Human-centered modernization approach
Proven enterprise analytics experience
Seamless collaboration with IBM sellers and Technology Expert Labs

Additional Resources

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