High reliability and system availability are absolutely crucial for database and the underlying server hardware. A 67% majority of organizations now require that their databases deliver a minimum of four, five or six “nines” of uptime for their most mission critical applications. That is the equivalent of 52 seconds to 52 minutes of unplanned downtime per database/per annum. Those are the results of ITIC’s 2013 - 2014 Database Reliability and Deployment Trends Survey, an independent Web-based survey which polled 600 organizations worldwide from August through October 2013. Download now to read the full report.

Data integration tools are evolving to address diverse data delivery challenges and use cases, but a single offering may not meet all requirements. Together with Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools," this report will help IT leaders select tools suited to their data delivery needs

Different types of data have different data retention requirements. In establishing information governance and database archiving policies, take a holistic approach by understanding where the data exists, classifying the data, and archiving the data. IBM InfoSphere Optim™ Archive solution can help enterprises manage and support data retention policies by archiving historical data and storing that data in its original business context, all while controlling growing data volumes and improving application performance. This approach helps support long-term data retention by archiving data in a way that allows it to be accessed independently of the original application.

This paper shows how the new IBM systems with X6 technology were designed to take clients to a new frontier of x86 computing. These new X6 systems are ideal platforms for meeting business-critical demands with data base, business analytics, virtualization and ERP applications.

This IBM System x Reference Architectures for Big Data InfoGraphic provides concise and compelling executive messaging to leverage with our clients in an easily consumable single page graphical deliverable.

The IBM Institute for Business Value conducted a global study to investigate how organizations were creating value from an ever-growing volume of data obtained from a variety of sources. This resulted from data-derived insights, which then guided actions taken at every level of the organization. The findings identified nine levers that enabled the organizations to create the most value. Read the study to see not only why it’s vital for midsize companies to act on this opportunity but also which actions lead to greatest success.

With so much emphasis in the business world being placed on big data and analytics, it can be easy for midsize businesses to feel like they’re being left behind. These organizations often recognize the benefits offered by big data and analytics, but have a hard time pursuing those benefits with the limited resources available to them. Read this Aberdeen ebook to find out how midsize businesses can overcome their relative lack of resources to select the right analytics solutions, use these solutions to drive measurable business benefits, and become a top performer in business analytics.