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IBM InfoSphere Warehouse Packs: Business answers at your fingertips

Last updated: 15 Jan 2012

This interactive 35-page eBook illustrates the power of IBM InfoSphere Warehouse Packs through 3 business scenarios that demonstrate how customers can accelerate time-to-value with prebuilt data warehouses.

Oracle Exadata and IBM Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance Compared

Last updated: 15 Jan 2012

Read this eBook and learn the fundamental differences between IBM Netezza 1000 and Oracle Exadata solutions, which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data.

The next evolution of data warehousing: Smart consolidation

Last updated: 15 Jan 2012

With the volume of data organizations manage today, the need to integrate information from wildly different sources, and the new and practically infinite variety of formats (especially unstructured data), the single, centralized, traditional data warehouse has reached a point of overload.

Clabby Analytics: The Mainframe as Cloud Architecture

Last updated: 23 Nov 2011

Report summarizes key improvements to IBM’s NetView 6.1

Clabby Analytics Research Report: Driving Down Network Management and Troubleshooting Costs: IBM’s NetView v6.1

Last updated: 12 July 2011

Report summarizes key improvements to IBM’s NetView 6.1

MacFarland Consulting report: Global Scale AND Granular Business Continuity:The IBM NetView - z/OS -cGPDS Way

Last updated: 12 July 2011

Report addresses how NetView for z/OS and IBM’s Tivoli Network Management provide the capabilities are needed to achieve business continuity across systems at unlimited distance.

Information Lifecycle Governance enhancements support retention and records management of IBM InfoSphere Optim archived data and third-party retention systems

Last updated: 06 Dec 2011

Retention Policy Federation Framework V6.0.1 enables users to automate syndication of retention schedules to IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth Solution and other systems such as Microsoft™ SharePoint. Learn more in announcement letter 211-525.

IBM FileNet Content Manager V5.1.0 delivers comprehensive content lifecycle and extensive document management capabilities for digital content

Last updated: 26 July 2011

FileNet Content Manager V5.1.0 is the newest release of the FileNet Content Manager repository for unstructured content, and serves also as the platform for the FileNet P8 family of offerings. Read about its new features in US Software Announcement 211-269.

IBM Content Manager Collaboration Edition V8.5 delivers an integrated end-to-end collaboration and enterprise content management solution

Last updated: 08 Mar 2011

Read more in IBM United States Software Announcement 211-022

Big Data: Transforming Raw Information Into Successful Strategies

Last updated: 02 Nov 2011

Big data's much more than a buzz word. It's a buzz saw that organizations can use to cut through uncertainty and doubt in developing new strategies. Read how can organizations can optimize the business utility of all of their data, transforming it in an almost alchemical sense into new forms of value.

Smarter Computing Big Data Blog

Last updated: 02 Nov 2011

Big data and information integration capabilities make it possible to generate insight from vast quantities of data—fundamentally changing the way organizations use information. Check out the blog to learn more about big data.

Forbes.com: Build Your Own Watson with Open Source Software

Last updated: 14 April 2011

The key analytical technology underlying IBM’s Watson, winner of the Jeopardy! contest against two previously unbeaten contestants, is an open source program called UIMA, for Unstructured Information Management application.

An Introuction to IMS - Second Edition

Last updated: 21 Dec 2011

More than a complete tutorial, this book provides up-to-date examples, cases, problems, solutions, and a complete glossary of IMS terminology. Prerequisite reading for the current IBM IMS Mastery Certificate Program,

Six reasons to move from Oracle to IBM

Last updated: 11 Nov 2011

Boost performance, cut costs and manage growth

IBM Cognos 10 Report Studio: Practical Examples

Last updated: 01 Nov 2011

Report authors need to apply the technology to reports. This book provides that advanced know how. Using practical examples based on years of teaching experiences as IBM Cognos instructors, the authors provide examples of typical advanced reporting designs and complex queries in reports.

Transworld Data Case Study-Tivoli Omegamon

Last updated: 30 Jan 2012

Analyst paper highlighting capabilities and benefits of Tivoli OMEGAMON on System z,

ECM FileNet Report Manager to Content Manager OnDemand Transition Services

Last updated: 15 Nov 2011

Successfully transition to IBM Content Manager OnDemand (CMOD) using a proven methodology developed by IBM Software Services that minimizes the impact to your business and users during the conversion process.

Social Content Management Solutions from IBM - Take control of social content and enable security-rich, enterprise wide collaboration

Last updated: 25 Oct 2011

The ability to intuitively unite enterprise content management with content created in a social workspace is social content management. IBM software provides clients with social content intelligence using relevant business processes.

IBM Content Management portfolio: enabling modernization in social programs

Last updated: 01 June 2005

Learn the value of the IBM Content Management portfolio in social services --based on the IBM Integrated Case Management solution and Curam, IBM Business Partner.

IBM Anonymous Resolution for Public Safety, Corrections, and Criminal Intelligence

Last updated: 24 May 2005

Two page overview of the unique applications for Anonymous Resolution in state and local law enforcement.

IBM Entity Analytic Solutions for Retail

Last updated: 24 May 2005

Two page overview of the unique applications for EAS in the retail industries.

MCC creates unique data center management program ... With assistance from the IBM Academic Initiative, Power Systems

Last updated: 04 Oct 2011

Working with the IBM Academic Initiative, Power Systems™, MCC implemented a comprehensive degree program, using IBM course materials and deploying IBM® POWER® processor-based blades.

Fortune 500 power company unifies compliance programs

Last updated: 16 June 2011

OpenPages PCM maintains a centralized repository that consolidates compliance documentation, assigns responsibility, automates tasks, and consolidates reporting.

Carnival Corporation and PLC

Last updated: 13 June 2011

Carnival Corporation & plc enhances process-based risk assessment system with the IBM OpenPages GRC Platform.

Case Manager V 5.1

Last updated: 01 Oct 2011

Case Manager 5.1 helps you optimize successful case outcomes through improved integration and support of content and process management, and enhanced case worker experience, case design and overall operations.

IBM OpenPages Operational Risk Management (ORM)

Last updated: 29 Sep 2011

IBM OpenPages Operational Risk Management (ORM) automates the process of identifying, measuring, monitoring, analyzing, and managing operational risk and enables businesses to integrate all risk data, risk and control assessments, loss events, KRIs, and issue/action plan management within a single environment.

IBM OpenPages Operational Risk Management (ORM)

Last updated: 29 Sep 2011

IBM OpenPages Operational Risk Management (ORM) automates the process of identifying, measuring, monitoring, analyzing, and managing operational risk and enables businesses to integrate all risk data, risk and control assessments, loss events, KRIs, and issue/action plan management within a single environment.

IBM Cloud Assessment Tool

Last updated: 25 Nov 2011

Learn how with the right cloud solution, reliable testing and business continuity don't have to conflict.

Data Lifecycle Management for IBM DB2: DB2 tools

Last updated: 25 Oct 2011

Learn how to manage data growth, how to application quickly and reduce TCO.

ROI Calculator - Migrate from Oracle to DB2

Last updated: 24 Aug 2011

The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.

Branch Performance Blueprint Powered by TM1

Last updated: 12 Jan 2011

Going far beyond annual budgeting, this Blueprint combines branch performance management with analysis and planning tools and provides branch management at all levels with a multidimensional view of all aspects of branch performance.

Call Center and SLA Monitoring Performance Blueprint Evaluation Guide

Last updated: 12 Jan 2011

Learn how you can view metrics on up-to-the-moment call trends and dynamics, agent performance and service level agreements with the Call Center and SLA Monitoring Blueprint.

Capital Project Planning Performance Blueprint Powered by IBM Cognos Express

Last updated: 12 Jan 2011

Learn how decision makers in your company can reach consensus on a capital plan while understanding the financial impact of their decisions on both income and cash flow in this guide.

IBM Data Studio

Last updated: 19 Jan 2011

This Information Center contains product information for IBM Data Studio

InfoSphere Data Architect

Last updated: 19 Jan 2011

This Information Center contains product information for InfoSphere Data Architect

Optim Database Administrator

Last updated: 19 Jan 2011

This Information Center contains product information for Optim Database Administrator

A Proactive, Preventative Approach to Compliance and Security

Last updated: 09 Sep 2011

Lower risk through a proactive approach to compliance and security. http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com, Sept. 2011.

Increased Risk and Business Volatility: A Call to Action to Accelerate Improvements to Forecasting

Last updated: 21 April 2011

When business risk and volatility increase-so does the value of accurate forecasts. Read this article by Tom Willman of The Hackett Group to learn about three imperatives for world-class forecasting.

Targets: Picking your Spots for Analytics

Last updated: 11 April 2011

Find out from Tom Davenport where to apply analytics to yield the greatest impact to profitability, customer insight, operations, resources, HR and more.

Improve IMS Data Accessibility Using the IMS Cloning Tool for z/OS and Fast Replication

Last updated: 31 Mar 2010

by Kelly Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Rocket Software Cloning IMS systems provides opportunities to offload some business and data management processes from production systems to cloned copies, thereby allowing the offloaded processes to be run in parallel, without affecting production IMS systems and applications.

IMS Newsletter archive

Last updated: 16 Mar 2010

Archive of past IMS Newsletters

IMS Tools - IMS Recovery Expert for z/OS V2.1

Last updated: 01 Oct 2010

Ron Haupert, Senior Technologist, Rocket Software, is one of many IBM Business Partners that support IMS. IBM IMS Recovery Expert for z/OS V2.1, developed by Rocket, allows instantaneous backups, reduces recovery time, and simplifies disaster recovery procedures. 

Find out what IIUG can do for you!

Last updated: 01 April 2009

Stuart Litel is Director of the International Informix Users Group (IIUG), and will be talking about what IIUG has to offer it's members.

Securing critical enterprise data in cloud and virtualized environments

Last updated: 29 Dec 2011

Whether it’s a physical data center, a virtualized data center, or a private cloud, the fundamental information security principles don’t change, but control considerations do. In this podcast, you will learn 10 best practices necessary to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance.

Managing Big Data

Last updated: 01 Nov 2011

Listen to this pod cast on how to manage big data.

A Preview of IMS 12

Last updated: 19 May 2011

Early information about IMS Version 12, announced by IBM on October 5, 2010

IMS - Fit for the Future!

Last updated: 19 May 2011

IMS continues to provide value across your enterprise

IMS SOA Support and the IMS Enterprise Suite

Last updated: 19 May 2011

IMS Enterprise Suite: integration solutions and tooling to SOA-enable your IMS assets

Content Manager OnDemand for z/OS Version 8.5

Last updated: 10 Feb 2011

Technical documentation and release notes

Production Imaging Edition

Last updated: 17 Dec 2010

Technical documentation in all languages

Content Collector 2.2

Last updated: 10 Dec 2010

Technical documentation in all languages

Federated Content Management: accessing content from disparate repositories with Content Federation Services and Content Integrator

Last updated: 21 April 2010

This Redbooks publication introduces the concept of federated content management and describes the installation, configuration, and implementation of Content Federation Services and Content Integrator offerings.

Classification Module: Make It Work for You

Last updated: 29 Oct 2011

Classification Module 8.6 is an advanced enterprise software platform tool designed to allow organizations to automate the classification of unstructured content.

Sybase to DB2 Conversion Guide

Last updated: 05 May 2011

The IBM DB2 SQL skin feature immediately enables most Sybase ASE applications to run against DB2, usually with little to no up front conversion work required.

IMS and DB2 for z/OS Coordinated Disaster Recovery

Last updated: 03 Nov 2011

Performing disaster recovery of IMS and DB2 to a specific consistency point is complex and time consuming without tools and automation. Check out this IMSTools Red Note to find out how to perform disaster recovery of IMS and DB2 to a consistent point-in-time using both IMS Recovery Expert and DB2 RecoveryExpert.

Using IMS Cloning Tool to Help Migrate to New Releases of IMS

Last updated: 03 Nov 2011

Blurb: How can you reduce your risk of impacting critical applications when you migrate to a new release of IMS? The IBM IMS Cloning Tool automates, simplifies, and accelerates the cloning process without affecting production IMS application performance or availability. Learn how in this new IMS Tools Red Note.

uk customer analytics

Last updated: 09 Nov 2011

Customer Analytics Portal with examples of how businesses have significantly improved marketing ROI using IBM SPSS including case studies, technical papers and white papers.

UK Police portal

Last updated: 09 Nov 2011

IBM SPSS can help you improve public safety. Discover white papers, videos and case studies on how predictive analytics is helping police departments around the world.

InfoSphere Optim Development Studio and IBM InfoSphere Optim pureQuery Runtime

Last updated: 19 Jan 2011

Revolutionize the way databases and applications are developed, tested and deployed

InfoSphere Optim Query Workload Tuner

Last updated: 01 Sep 2010

Optimize application performance to help reduce costs and increase client satisfaction

InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management Solution

Last updated: 18 Oct 2011

Streamline test data management and deliver reliable application upgrades and enhancements

IMS Database Replication for Enhanced System Resiliency

Last updated: 27 Mar 2012

Join us for this teleconference as Greg Vance, IMS Replication subject matter expert, as he shows how IMS and IBM InfoSphere IMS Replication for z/OS can help improve system resiliency and availability.

Managing Enterprise Events into a Single View with Business Service Management from IBM

Last updated: 08 Dec 2011

Consolidation of performance and state/status of events has always been essential to managing your Enterprise. Businesses have hundreds or perhaps thousands of events happening every day that IT needs to prioritize and manage. Is there a way to gain better understanding of what you need to manage?

Gain quick IT ROI with Product and Application Discovery and Usage

Last updated: 13 Oct 2011

Gain quick IT ROI with Product and Application Discovery and Usage

Tutorials - developerWorks DB2

Last updated: 09 Aug 2004

Technical tutorials available on the developerWorks DB2 site.

Informix TimeSeries video

Last updated: 18 Aug 2011

Learn how IBM Informix TimeSeries database software can help your IT infrastructure process smart meter data 25-70 times faster than a traditional database.

IBM Informix Reliable Global Platform

Last updated: 25 July 2011

Informix customers discuss Informix as a reliable, scalable, real time information management solution

IBM Informix manages data to create business agility

Last updated: 07 June 2011

Informix customers discuss the Informix high availability, reliability and flexibility features which creates business agility

A preventative, proactive approach to enterprise audit and security

Last updated: 01 Nov 2011

This session will help you discover how IBM InfoSphere® Guardium for System z can help you lower business risk by approaching audits proactively. You will learn about the unique characteristics of InfoSphere Guardium, as well as some the newest capabilities to be added to the solution.

Realizing Your DB2 for z/OS Utilities and Tools Investment

Last updated: 27 Sep 2011

Join us for this webcast which looks at the most recent enhancements made in the DB2 Utilities Suite, DB2 Sort 1.2 and DB2 Utilities Enhancement Tool 2.2.

What’s new in DB2 Administration Tool 10.1 for z/OS

Last updated: 02 Aug 2011

We’ll discuss the new and exciting features in the DB2 Administration Tool 10.1 for z/OS and DB2 10 for z/OS.

A Deep Dive on InfoSphere Identity Insight

Last updated: 08 Feb 2012

Describes the three primary functions of Identity Insight; identity resolution, relationship resolution and complex event processing, and explains the architecture of Identity Insight.

The top 5 IT budget killers

Last updated: 30 Sep 2011

Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains: Storage expansion,System complexity , Hardware sprawl , Reliability and scalability ,Compliance .

Unleashing GRC Intelligence: Driving Performance with Insight

Last updated: 31 Aug 2011

IBM OpenPages GRC software empowers managers with the ability to reduce loss and improve performance through deep insight into enterprise-wide governance, risk, and compliance initiatives.