A method for operating a printing press, comprising the following steps: automatic collection of signal data of the printing press, wherein the signal data comprises a plurality of data from all data sources that can be connected on the data side in the printing press comprising actual values and setpoint values from regulating devices and control devices, and/or states and events in the printing press, and/or measuring values from sensors, such as from light barriers, web break controllers, operating counters, vibration sensors, temperature sensors, cameras, pressure sensors and/or control data from actuators, such as from drives, initiators, and valves; automatic storing of the collected signal data of the printing press, automatic collecting of operating data of the printing press, wherein the operating data comprises a plurality of data about the use of the printing press resulting from a production planning and a production process, comprising a time occupation of the printing press, and/or process of productions at the printing press, and/or type of productions at the printing press, and/or standstills and disruptions at the printing press, and/or properties of used consumables, such as printing substrate, printing ink, and dampening solution, automatic storing of the collected operating data of the printing press, automatic merging of the stored signal data of the printing press and of the stored operating data of the printing press, automatic assigning of the merged signal data to the operating data of the printing press, automatic analyzing of the data assigned to one another to recognize patterns, automatic deriving of rules from the patterns recognized as part of the data analysis, automatic predicting of events at the printing press by applying the derived rules, automatic visualizing of the predicted events. automatic collection of signal data of the printing press, wherein the signal data comprises a plurality of data from all data sources that can be connected on the data side in the printing press comprising actual values and setpoint values from regulating devices and control devices, and/or states and events in the printing press, and/or measuring values from sensors, such as from light barriers, web break controllers, operating counters, vibration sensors, temperature sensors, cameras, pressure sensors and/or control data from actuators, such as from drives, initiators, and valves; automatic storing of the collected signal data of the printing press, automatic collecting of operating data of the printing press, wherein the operating data comprises a plurality of data about the use of the printing press resulting from a production planning and a production process, comprising a time occupation of the printing press, and/or process of productions at the printing press, and/or type of productions at the printing press, and/or standstills and disruptions at the printing press, and/or properties of used consumables, such as printing substrate, printing ink, and dampening solution, automatic storing of the collected operating data of the printing press, automatic merging of the stored signal data of the printing press and of the stored operating data of the printing press, automatic assigning of the merged signal data to the operating data of the printing press, automatic analyzing of the data assigned to one another to recognize patterns, automatic deriving of rules from the patterns recognized as part of the data analysis, automatic predicting of events at the printing press by applying the derived rules, automatic visualizing of the predicted events.