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Embrace the Change: Part 1
The recent 2014 Winter Olympics brought to mind parallels between those games and analytics solutions. Of course, Olympians have to follow the standard rules. They cannot simply fly down the mountain...
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Embrace the Change: Part 2
Part 1 of this two-part series discussed the stresses on infrastructure, people, policies, processes, and protocols when the IBM® PureData™ for Analytics powered by IBM Netezza® technology first lands...
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The Joy of Continuous Models for Streaming Data
The latest wave of big data requirements sees raw data streaming at high velocity and volume to various ports of call. Data is integrated on the fly at a breathless pace. Most back-end processing...
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Scalable Disaster Recovery
The average data manager may have a somewhat tense existence if the systems aren’t protected from common outages. Whether for regular backup or for fully operational hot-swappable data centers, the...
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Stress Relief: Part 1
After some time, a system running IBM® PureData™ System for Analytics powered by Netezza® technology data warehousing may exhibit signs of stress. Competitors may claim that this stress is caused by...
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Stress Relief: Part 2
After discussing several introductory concepts in part 1, and the primary constructs at our fingertips to achieve performance glory, tying them all together with a bow might be hard to do in one...
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A Smarter Approach to Tackling Big Data
On February 5, 2013, at the PureSystems Executive Summit in Huntington Beach, California, IBM introduced the latest IBM® PureSystems™ models intended to help customers tackle big data. The latest in...
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IBM Netezza Empowers Organizations to Make Data-Driven Decisions
Customers choose IBM® Netezza® data warehousing appliances for all kinds of reasons, and IBM Business Partners can play a pivotal role in helping them make the most of their investment. For example,...
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Appliance-Based Analytics and Transactional Processing: Part 1
Rapid business decisions are becoming a mainstay for operations in many organizations. Amid increasing complexities, ever-growing volumes of data, and time-is-of-the-essence scenarios, speed and...
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Appliance-Based Analytics and Transactional Processing: Part 2
In organizations that maintain transactional operations, database development, administration, monitoring, and optimization are essential responsibilities. The first part in this series provides an...
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Expert on Board: New Patterns Speed DBA Tasks
IBM provides expertise for DBAs in the form of selectable, executable deployment patternsChris YoungThis article was co-authored by Bernie Spang. Deploying, configuring, and optimizing an IT system...
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