The Business Value of IBM Cloud Object Storage

Technology enables business and digital transformation (DX) and 3rd Platform technologies (social, mobile, Big Data, and cloud) that are changing IT infrastructure requirements at a rapid pace. Adoption of innovation accelerators such as Internet of Things (IoT), artifcial intelligence (AI) and analytics, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), and robotics is also fueling data growth...

Why Your Current IT infrastructure Won't Work for AI

The concept of deep learning, the process of using layers of algorithms to process data, was first introduced in the 1940s, but recent advances in hardware technology and software frameworks have enabled a revolution in deep learning and artificial intelligence...

Scaling AI Requires Hardware and Software That Work Well Together

It is increasingly clear that artificial intelligence (AI) requires unique hardware and software combinations that are co-optimized in order to provide data scientists with the best solutionpossible for developing high-quality AI models fast, while IT is assured of the soundness of the hardware-software package...

Enterprise Application Access

Secure access to the right application, for the right user, at the right time has become difficult and complex because of the widely distributed nature of users and applications. The definition of a user has evolved to be much more than an employee; this can be a supplier, partner, customer, developer, or an employee of a newly acquired company. Applications now have wider definitions that include multiple types (legacy, web, or SaaS) and locations (data center, Internet, and public cloud)...

New Technology: The Projected Total Economic Impact™ Of IBM Cloud Pak For Data

Forrester predicts that, for artificial intelligence (AI), 2020 will be a year of less experimentation and more implementation, and as a result the companies that focus on the right strategy, skills, governance, data, and tools will get ahead of those that don’t think holistically about applying AI across the enterprise...

The Total Economic Impact Of IBM® Power Systems™ For SAP HANA®

Organizations are deploying SAP HANA to get faster insights from their data. As more applications migrate to the platform, the demands on SAP HANA environments will continue to change. Therefore, it is critical to choose a server infrastructure that can easily adapt to these changes while providing the scalability and reliability required by SAP applications...

Simplify and accelerate SAP HANA deployments

Organizations are deploying SAP HANA to get faster insights from their data. As more applications migrate to the platform, the demands on SAP HANA environments will continue to change. Therefore, it is critical to choose a server infrastructure that can easily adapt to these changes while providing the scalability and reliability required by SAP applications...

Who Can Benefit from SAP HANA Database and S/4HANA on IBM Power Systems?

The road to SAP HANA and SAP S/4HANA is paved with uncertainties, no matter how well intentioned SAP SE has been with its renewed focus on customer needs and benefits. From an infrastructure perspective, the demands that the in-memory database and the integration of transactions and analytics impose on the underlying hardware are significant...

Driving Business Outcomes with IBM Power Systems for SAP HANA

Many leaders are already addressing the 2025 deadline to migrate to SAP HANA, and they’re asking tough questions: How can I simplify the transition to SAP HANA? What is the right infrastructure to provide superior virtualization and management flexibility? How can I ensure scalability? What is the best choice for faster speed to market to address ever-changing business requirements?

AI Deep Learning with IBM Spectrum Discover, Spectrum Scale and Cloud Object Storage

Two main advances have brought artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and most recently, deep learning (DL) out of the labs and into the enterprise spotlight: GPUs and large data collections. The data amassed by large companies in general and hyper-scalers in particular is growing by petabytes (PB) to exabytes (EB) a year. Combining this ever-increasing mass of data with GPU computational resources (thousands of GPU cores/card) is ideal for supplying DL functionality...

Storage for AI - The Fast Track From Ingest to Insights

Organizations today agree that artificial intelligence (AI) is the fast track to innovation and productivity. Most organizations are already on their way to testing, adopting, implementing, and realizing the full potential of AI solutions is expected to increase significantly over the next several years...

Making data smart with IBM Cloud Pak for Data and IBM Spectrum Discover

High quality and larger volumes of data are what make artificial intelligence (AI)-driven applications smarter. It has been reported that 81% of business leaders do not understand the data and infrastructure required for AI. Now, IBM Storage is integrating file and object data to IBM AI solutions to make data smarter...

Unlock the value of Splunk® SmartStore with IBM Cloud Object Storage

Today’s Splunk deployments are being stretched as the storage demand is outpacing the compute demand, rendering the traditional deployment model unsustainable for large data volumes. To address this challenge of large-scale data management while maintaining performance and improving cost, Splunk introduced the new SmartStore feature as part of its core Splunk Enterprise product...

Overcome Obstacles To Get To AI At Scale

In a time when AI is considered the engine that will power the next age of human progress, failure to participate is no longer a viable business option. Companies that wish to digitally transform must understand that embracing the status quo will leave them struggling to keep up with competitors that recognized the opportunity before them...

Accelerate Your AI Journey with a Hyper-converged Data and Analytics Platform

By 2024, with proactive, hyperspeed operational changes and market reactions, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprises will respond to customers, competitors, regulators, and partners 50% faster than their peers. These digital transformation (DX) initiatives will be supported by AI capabilities, providing timely critical insights, richer and immersive user experiences, and improved business outcomes...

IDC Paper AIX OS The importance of the OS when modernizing on Hyrbid Cloud

In today's  data streams of varying value flow from and to purpose-built platforms. These platforms are optimized for distinct workloads, both on-premises and in the cloud. High-value data requires a high-end platform with a mature operating system, such as IBM AIX. 

Forrester Study The Key to Enterprise Hybrid Multicloud Strategy

As enterprise IT readily embraces public cloud technologies, on-premises and private cloud usage continues to grow. On-premises is not going away as a critical part of IT infrastructure strategy; instead, organizations are meshing together various types of IT infrastructure to meet their needs. Organizations that can bring together on-premises with public cloud strategically will be best positioned for operational excellence...

Forrester Hybrid Cloud Security Spotlight

Modern IT organizations that take a holistic view of their IT infrastructure — including on-premises and cloud models — will be best positioned to combat security vulnerabilities. Today, organizations face more uncertainty than ever before. As cyberthreats increase in number and complexity, the need for secure digital availability is paramount. In turn, organizations struggle with adapting their infrastructure strategies to best support their clients and increasingly complex workloads, without sacrificing security...

Field Guide to Application Modernization on IBM Power Systems

Rapid changes in the world over the last two years (including COVID-19) are impacting IT in a very profound way. IT strategies are shifting to serve an increasingly always-on world, and for many organizations this has meant accelerating digital transformation efforts. Managing and modernizing critical processes and operations remain top priorities for IT leaders like you who want to fnd new ways to gain advantage and opportunity in a fluctuating environment. The question for your business, then, is how do you know when it’s time to modernize an application?

IBM IT Infrastructure Seven Steps Secure IT

Here’s a little exercise. Walk to your whiteboard and map out your hybrid cloud architecture. As you draw the complexity of multiple public cloud providers, private cloud and on-premises infrastructure, where are your security vulnerabilities? Does everyone share your conviction that a secure IT infrastructure is essential for business success?

IBM Power Systems Dynamic Capacity Solution

As consumer demand for an on-demand economy grows, businesses are faced with a challenge in how they support a new and ever-changing set of requirements. Cloud has reset expectations as businesses look for the best way to leverage the benefits of cloud-based infrastructure to deliver better business results and customer experiences...

Automate this, not that.

While automation opportunities are everywhere, new operational challenges like fluctuating customer demand expose efficiency and business continuity gaps that need to be addressed quickly. Given the times, it pays to be picky. Here are some quick-win areas to help you get started.

IBM Power Systems Dynamic Capacity Solution Guide

As consumer demand for an on-demand economy grows, businesses are faced with a challenge in how they support a new and ever-changing set of requirements. Cloud has reset expectations as businesses look for the best way to leverage the benefits of cloud-based infrastructure to deliver better business results and customer experiences...

The Future Of Work Is Now: Build Resiliency And Adaptability With Automation And AI

The current wave of digital transformation relies on workflow and task automation and mostly leaves existing processes intact. How work is done, and who is doing the work, remains largely unchanged. With intelligent automation (IA), things will be different...