Big Data


With SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems now generally available, some SAP customers have questions about how leveraging a system built for big data can directly benefit their organization. In this webinar, you will hear about the IBM and SAP ramp-up program for SAP HANA running on IBM Power Systems and the business and technical benefits that actual customers found. These ramp-up customers now have the capacity to manage growth and the flexibility to integrate new functions, and they've minimized usual risks associated with adopting new business technologies.

Customer experiences with SAP HANA now generally available on IBM Power ...



The time is ripe for big data and analytics initiatives to pull leaders ahead of the pack. New and varied sources of data, including weblogs, sensors and social media streams, are weaving their way into the analytics mix,   making it easier than ever to create connections that convert into actionable insights

Betting on Big Data




This white paper discusses the concept of shared data scale-out clusters, as well as how they deliver continuous availability and why they are important for delivering scalable transaction processing support. It also contrasts this approach, taken in relational database contex, with clustering approaches employed by NoSQL databases and Hadoop applications, showing the importance.

IDC White Paper: Affordable, Scalable, Reliable OLTP in a Cloud ...




In order to derive business value from Big Data, practitioners must have the means to quickly (as in  sub-milliseconds) analyze data, derive actionable insights from that analysis, and execute the recommended actions. While Hadoop is ideal for storing and processing large volumes of data affordably, it is less suited to this type of real-time operational analytics, or Inline Analytics. 

White Paper: In-Memory Databases Put the Action in Actionable Insights