SAP doubled down on their recent foray into the predictive analytics space when they recently announced that they will acquire KXEN, a predictive analytics software vendor based in San Francisco. 

Ok, full disclosure up front: I am a big proponent of Data Mining and Predictive Modeling as being the next logical step in the evolution of business intelligence and decision support capabilities for the business user. So it should not be a surprise that my reaction to the recent CIO Magazine webcast on SAP’s new Predicative Analysis software solution is enthusiastic.