Big Data is one of the key buzzwords for 2012; and for good reason. Thanks to our increasingly instrumented and interconnected world the data flows generated by today’s devices and sensors can provide significant insight into customer interactions, manufacturing facilities, railway infrastructures, and so much more. Or they would, if we were to capture, store,
Meet real-world challenges with performance, availability and unprecedented affordability from IBM DB2. As big data builds into an avalanche of information, many organizations are finding themselves increasingly overwhelmed. But smart business leaders know that effectively collecting, processing and embedding this constantly growing stream of both structured and unstructured data into daily operations is key to
News headlines about the increasing frequency of information and identity theft have focused awareness on data security and privacy breaches — and their consequences. In response to this issue, regulations have been enacted around the world. Although the specifics of the regulations may differ, failure to ensure compliance can result in significant financial penalties, criminal
Everywhere you turn in enterprise IT, you hear the buzz about big data: billboards, commercials and likely your own conference rooms and inboxes. The variety, volume and velocity of data streaming through enterprise systems is on the rise, and so is the amount of discussion about the best way to handle it. But while the
Deliver continuous data system performance whenever your business demands it with IBM PureData System for Transactions. Your partners and customers expect instantaneous response and continuous uptime from your data systems. But the volume and velocity of data make it difficult to respond with agility to new business opportunities. IBM® PureData™ System for Transactions is designed
Business moves fast—which means that software development teams need to move even faster. The emergence of new software development models, such as the agile development process, has given organizations powerful tools for responding to events quickly and has helped organizations evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams.
Organizations today are collecting tremendous volumes of data, generated by a wide variety of sources, often at extreme velocities. This is “big data”—the millions of stock trades, call detail records (CDRs), social media posts and patient test results produced every single day. Leading organizations in financial services, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, digital media, insurance and other
Leading marketers in retail, banking, telecommunications, digital media, travel and transportation and other industries have already started to take advantage of big data to effect change. They are implementing analytics solutions to access the full breadth of information, discover new patterns, better anticipate customer behaviors and determine the next best action in real time. By
Banks thrive on data: transactions, customer interactions, mortgage rate changes, risk assessments and investment portfolios. They analyze the data for trends, patterns and insights to help boost efficiency, ensure compliance or increase revenue. But not all of this data lives conveniently in a structured database or data warehouse. Sometimes it comes from real-time data feeds
In this White Paper, IDC explores example case studies of IBM’s internal evolution to a social business as a means to guide other large organizations considering making a similar transition. Out of the nine interviews conducted, IDC has selected three interviews to highlight as case studies. These case studies provide the context and business challenges