Big data promises valuable insights that are enticing organizations to invest in analytics and BI tools. Yet many overlook the need for a DBMS that can stand up to the strain big data places on the underlying infrastructure. This ePaper explores the DBMS characteristics of most importance in a big data setting.

IBM Informix is the clear choice over Oracle Database for High Availability and Data Replication Organizations with requirements for data replication and high availability are frequently met with daunting costs, especially if they are considering Oracle database and RAC. They should be aware that there is an alternative. IBM Informix offers enterprise-class database availability in a significantly less complex, less expensive manner for both distributed and centralized deployments. This detailed analyst report by ITG compares capabilities and costs between Informix and Oracle databases and concludes “The capabilities of Informix 12 provide clear-cut value as an alternative to Oracle Database and RAC in distributed as well as centralized deployments.

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 IBM white paper discusses the core differentiators that drive transformative business value in the deployment and management of private clouds and what CIOs need to know to achieve that value.

This Research Report has been written for new generation IT executives, managers and administrators who have had little exposure to mainframe technology. It describes how and why mainframes are different from other server architectures in the areas of micro-processor characteristics, systems design and related software – and it shows how these differences help make the mainframe the “go-to” architecture when it comes to securing data and avoiding breaches.

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.