Companies already are benefiting from a move into business analytics, and IBM Netezza's simpler solution to big data is finding a welcome audience among business marketing and operations power users.
Customers and partners of Key Information Systems, an IBM Premier Business Partner and systems integrator in Woodland Hills, Calif., were briefed on IBM Netezza's latest big data initiative at a dinner meeting in March in Costa Mesa, California sponsored by Key Info to keep its clients informed on the latest IT developments.
Guests were briefed by David Russell, IBM Netezza's western region sales director, on ways that companies today are using data as a "strategic asset." Information growth today is accelerating at an exponential rate, Russell told the, audience, and the implications are enormous.
Attendees were shown how analytics is being deployed by large successful companies in conjunction with the collection of big data. He pointed to the success of companies such as Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, which are taking advantage of vast amounts of consumer data to further growth. Twitter collects 7TB/day to Facebook’s 10TB/day. “Data is a source of uniqueness and uniqueness is a source of competitive advantage,” Russell observed.Such companies, including IBM, greatly value the "speed of innovation," Russell said and added that marketing and operations are the two largest users applying business analytics to big data resources.
Russell summarized Netezza's solutions available for mining big data and detailed IBM’s big data platform, highlighting its four main elements: Hadoop, information integration, stream computing, and massively parallel processing (MPP) data warehouses. Russell unveiled the company's enhanced method of data warehousing using the IBM Netezza TwinFin appliance, which offers a simpler and faster system along with a purpose-built analytics engine, among other features. For more information, visit Key Information Systems and Netezza.
More than ever, there is a demand for IT to deliver innovation. Your IBM i has been an essential part of your business operations for years. However, your organization may struggle to maintain the current system and implement new projects. The thousands of customers we've worked with and surveyed state that expectations regarding the digital footprint and vision of the company are not aligned with the current IT environment.
TRY the one package that solves all your document design and printing challenges on all your platforms. Produce bar code labels, electronic forms, ad hoc reports, and RFID tags – without programming! MarkMagic is the only document design and print solution that combines report writing, WYSIWYG label and forms design, and conditional printing in one integrated product. Make sure your data survives when catastrophe hits. Request your trial now! Request Now.
Forms of ransomware has been around for over 30 years, and with more and more organizations suffering attacks each year, it continues to endure. What has made ransomware such a durable threat and what is the best way to combat it? In order to prevent ransomware, organizations must first understand how it works.
Disaster protection is vital to every business. Yet, it often consists of patched together procedures that are prone to error. From automatic backups to data encryption to media management, Robot automates the routine (yet often complex) tasks of iSeries backup and recovery, saving you time and money and making the process safer and more reliable. Automate your backups with the Robot Backup and Recovery Solution. Key features include:
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
LATEST COMMENTS
MC Press Online