IBM Data Engine for Hadoop and Spark is a new offering that combines the recently added line of OpenPOWER Linux servers designed for big data and analytics with an open source Apache Hadoop and Spark distribution along with optional advanced analytics capabilities.
This solution is ideal for addressing a wide range of new business opportunities such as:
- Retailers can make marketing and merchandising decisions based on historical customer buying patterns and preferences combined with near real-time social media feedback.
- Manufacturers and large institutions can analyze event data from their increasingly instrumented environment to optimize their operations with speed and accuracy.
- Telecommunications and finance companies can combine customer activity with new social media insights to present customers with the best offer matching their personal needs.
- IT and security teams can quickly analyze massive amounts of log data for security breaches or pending issues.
The server, networking, storage, and software components are preintegrated and tested prior to delivery. Services are available to quickly bring the cluster into initial operation.
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