WHITE PAPER:
Big data is complex term to define and it often presents obstacles for businesses. Consult this resource to learn more about how you should look at big data from a business perspective. Find out how big data has changed the way that the business intelligence (BI) landscape operates.
EGUIDE:
In this e-guide, learn from experts about the agility and flexibility that NoSQL database software affords, allowing cloud-based Web applications to shine.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT:
Amidst the wealth of literature aimed at enterprises hoping to leverage Software as a Service (SaaS) applications it can be difficult for independent software vendors (ISVs) to find useful information and best practices to ease their transition to cloud delivery. View this in-depth presentation transcript to find out what ISVs need to know.
TRIAL SOFTWARE:
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is a collaborative data design solution to help you discover, model, relate, and standardize diverse and distributed data assets. It supports dimensional modeling. This page contains more information about the product and access to a 30-day trial.
ANALYST REPORT:
This paper discusses the growing need for high-performance database management, without disrupting applications and the operations of the datacenter. It discusses issues of performance versus durability and how an in-memory database strategy can be used to provide better high-speed, high-volume data management without sacrificing data integrity.
CASE STUDY:
After briefly considering and rejecting an open-source tool, Harvell and his team selected Vertica Analytic Database 2.0, as it is a high-speed, relational SQL database management system.
ANALYST REPORT:
This report uses a comprehensive methodology to bring third-party, objective ROI analysis to organizations considering the use of Informix. The conclusion? IBM Informix delivers high performance and cost efficiency, including administration efficiency, reduced downtime, improved server utilization, and reduced support costs.
WHITE PAPER:
For customers running Sybase ASE 12.5 on Solaris 8, the long-planned end of support for that platform means that they must move their workloads to a new environment or face special support contracts. Moving to HP infrastructure brings immediate payback through lower support costs and reduction in power and cooling requirements.
EBOOK:
With support for IBM DB2 for z/OS Version 8 retiring in April 2012, customers will have the option to skip a level and upgrade straight to DB2 10. This e-book is designed to help customers decide whether they are a good candidate to make this leap and provides best practices for planning an effective migration strategy.
WHITE PAPER:
Read this white paper to learn the advantages of column-based databases, and see if it's right for your organization. Some of the key findings include how column-based databases perform faster and require less maintenance, while also performing better with analytic applications.