IBM rolls out new software that speeds up biz processes

CEBU, Philippines - IBM recently rolled out a new software to provide clients with a sophisticated way to tame the data deluge and speed up business processes.

Based on innovations from IBM labs, the new software continuously accesses, compresses, and analyzes data, freeing up IT staff to work on higher value tasks such as big data and business analytics.

To help clients meet these challenges, IBM unveiled the DB2 10 and InfoSphere Warehouse 10 software that easily integrates with big data systems, automatically compresses data into tighter spaces to prevent storage sprawl, and slices information from the past, present, and future to eliminate expensive application code.

Over the past four years, more than 100 clients, 200 business partners, and hundreds of experts from IBM Research and Software Development Labs around the world collaborated to develop the new software.

In the era of big data, organizations are struggling to gain insights from information assets to transform business operations and be competitive in their industries. The challenge is compounded by new high performance applications that require instant access to new types and massive amounts of data from social networks, sensors, and mobile devices, along with data growing exponentially inside business applications

“Today’s growing data volumes make it tougher for clients to access the right data when they need it to stay competitive," said Victor Silvino, Country Manager for Software Group, IBM Philippines.

Speed up business processes and lower data management costs -- Adaptive Compression and Multi-Temperature Data Management instantly compresses data to make it easier for business applications to use it and place into the most effective storage.

Silvino said compression speeds up the flow and better manages big data for use by analytics applications. The new software automatically assesses how frequently data is needed and moves it to cost effective storage based on how "hot" or "cold" it is. 

“IBM has advanced database and data warehouse technology to the point where data management can be automated and insights shared more broadly than ever before, freeing up decision makers and IT staff to focus on business growth,” Silvino said adding that for instance, in the Philippines banking customers today who require instant and 24x7 access to accounts either online or through mobile devices.

“Our new database software will enable local banks and other financial will enable local banks and other financial institutions to meet these demands and help predict and address network bottlenecks so there is not an interruption in service. Also, the high availability and disaster recovery features help ensure our clients customers get the best experience every time,” he added.

The upgrade to DB2 10 further enhances performance and boosts business processes. Coca-Cola Bottling Company has seen the time to process queries decrease dramatically. This improves Supply Chain Management processes with increased average response of SAP workloads from 30 to 60 percent, which in turn helps bring products to market faster. 

Since its initial release in 1983, IBM’s DB2 has become a global industry standard for database management systems for large enterprises. It is at the core of business applications in 25 of the 25 top worldwide banks, 9 of the 10 top global life and health insurance providers, and 23 of the 25 top U.S. retailers. IBM invented relational database technology, and leads the industry in new innovations, with over 1,200 Active Patents in database technology.

There are more than 60 million DB2 users around the globe. Over 425,000 companies worldwide across all industries rely on DB2 for mission-critical applications. (FREEMAN)