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Who’s afraid of the big (data) bad wolf? Survive the big data storm by getting ahead of integration and governance functional requirements

Today data volumes are exploding in every facet of our lives. Business leaders are eager to harness the power of big data but before setting out into the big data world it is important to understand that as opportunities increase ensuring that source information is trustworthy and protected becomes exponentially more difficult. This paper provides a detailed review of the best practices clients should consider before embarking on their big data integration projects.

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Anticipate IT Trends: Building S3 Native Applications with IBM Cloud Object Storage

Today’s IT environment is in a state of hyper-change, rapidly adopting new tools and technologies to support enterprise data demands. As mobile devices have led to the internet of things (IoT), so too has the huge amounts of data we capture led to the need for advanced analytics and Big Data tools.

But how can an organization’s infrastructure keep pace with the nearly 50% per year growth of enterprise storage, and the resulting petabytes of information needed to keep it all?

Attend this TechBytes series sponsored by IBM and presented by Slashdot Media to hear industry experts discuss how advances in Cloud Object Storage (COS) technology are impacting the way businesses like yours thrive in a hybrid environment. Topics to be covered will include:

  • Utilizing Containers with COS for today’s evolving workloads
  • IoT, Spark Clusters and COS: Streamlining Big Data Solutions
  • Building S3 Native Applications with COS

Register now for this TechBytes series before you spend another dime on storage.

About the presenter:
Andrew Baptiste is the Chief Software Architect for IBM Cloud Object Storage and a Distinguished engineer - one of the company's most prestigious technical designations. He is a Master Inventor and has over 100 issued and pending patents related to dispersed and cloud storage. He has been with Cleversafe since 2007 prior to the IBM acquisition. He plays a key role in the development of the IBM Cloud, specifically leading scalable dispersed storage capabilities. Andrew holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Bachelor's degree in C.S. from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana.

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Anticipate IT Trends: IoT, Spark Clusters and IBM Cloud Object Storage: Streamlining Big Data Solutions

Today’s IT environment is in a state of hyper-change, rapidly adopting new tools and technologies to support enterprise data demands. As mobile devices have led to the internet of things (IoT), so too has the huge amounts of data we capture led to the need for advanced analytics and Big Data tools.

But how can an organization’s infrastructure keep pace with the nearly 50% per year growth of enterprise storage, and the resulting petabytes of information needed to keep it all?

Attend this TechBytes series sponsored by IBM and presented by Slashdot Media to hear industry experts discuss how advances in Cloud Object Storage (COS) technology are impacting the way businesses like yours thrive in a hybrid environment. Topics to be covered will include:

  • Utilizing Containers with COS for today’s evolving workloads
  • IoT, Spark Clusters and COS: Streamlining Big Data Solutions
  • Building Amazon S3 Native Applications with COS

Register now for this TechBytes series before you spend another dime on storage.

About the presenter:
Wesley Leggette is responsible for Architecture and Development Enablement for IBM Cloud Object Storage. He is a Master Inventor and has over 150 issued and pending patents relating to dispersed and cloud storage. He has been with Cleversafe since 2006 prior to the IBM acquisition. He plays a key role in integrating IBM Cloud Object Storage into the IBM Cloud experience. Wesley holds a Bachelor's degree in C.S. from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois.

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Anticipate IT Trends: Utilizing Containers with IBM Cloud Object Storage for today’s evolving workloads

Today’s IT environment is in a state of hyper-change, rapidly adopting new tools and technologies to support enterprise data demands. As mobile devices have led to the internet of things (IoT), so too has the huge amounts of data we capture led to the need for advanced analytics and Big Data tools.

But how can an organization’s infrastructure keep pace with the nearly 50% per year growth of enterprise storage, and the resulting petabytes of information needed to keep it all?

Attend this TechBytes series sponsored by IBM and presented by Slashdot Media to hear industry experts discuss how advances in Cloud Object Storage (COS) technology are impacting the way businesses like yours thrive in a hybrid environment. Topics to be covered will include:

  • Utilizing Containers with COS for today’s evolving workloads
  • IoT, Spark Clusters and COS: Streamlining Big Data Solutions
  • Building Amazon S3 Native Applications with COS

Register now for this TechBytes series before you spend another dime on storage.

About the presenters:
Nicholas Lange is the Technical Content Lead for IBM Cloud Object Storage and is responsible for documentation and developer advocacy. He works closely with teams across IBM Cloud providing high quality tutorials, sample code, and reference material to developers and data scientists working with object storage. His professional background in management consulting, complex systems modeling, and design research helps him communicate solutions to a diverse user base of researchers, developers, and business professionals. Nicholas holds a MS in Sustainable Systems from the University of Michigan and a BFA in Lighting Design from DePaul University.

Christopher M Luciano is an Advisory Software Developer for IBM Digital Business Group; working full-time on Kubernetes. Prior to IBM DGB, Christopher was the lead on the Watson container runtime squad. He has previously spoken at Pittsburgh based meetup (Code and Supply) on infrastructure and software operations. Christopher has 3 terrific cats and one hyper dog.

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Introducing Notebooks: A Power Tool for Data Scientists

Introducing Notebooks: A power tool for data scientists

Fast, flexible and collaborative data exploration and analysis

Data exploration and analysis is a repetitive, iterative process, but in order to meet business demands, data scientists do not always have the luxury of long development cycles. What if data scientists could answer bigger and tougher questions faster? What if they could more easily and rapidly experiment, test hypotheses and work more collaboratively on interactive analytics?

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Data Science: Providing Knowledge and Insights to Your Organization

This paper is the second of a four-part series for IBM. It will discuss how the CIO’s organization can advance the priorities of the business by creating an environment that enables data science productivity, frees data scientists from non-analytical activities and provides technological solutions that promote a sense of community for these valuable resources.

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Build your data science dream team

Industry analyst Claudia Imhoff has identified three critical skill sets that will help CIOs build a formidable data science infrastructure.

Ready to create a playground where your data science teams can explore, innovate and flourish? Download the analyst report “Data Science: Providing Knowledge and Insights to Your Organization” and learn how.

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