IBM Data and Analytics Redbooks

Building Cognitive Applications with IBM Watson Services: Volume 2 Conversation
Data and Analytics

Redbooks, published 24 May 2017, last updated 24 May 2017

  (based on 2 reviews)

The Building Cognitive Applications with IBM Watson Services series is a seven-volume collection that introduces IBM® Watson™ cognitive computing services. The series includes an overview of specific IBM Watson® services with their associated architectures and simple code examples. Each volume describes how you can use and implement these services in your applications through practical use cases. The series includes the following volumes:
- Volume 1 Getting Started, SG24-8387
- Volume 2 Conversation, SG24-8394
- Volume 3 Visual ... [more]

Building Cognitive Applications with IBM Watson Services: Volume 3 Visual Recognition
Data and Analytics

Redbooks, published 22 May 2017

The Building Cognitive Applications with IBM Watson Services series is a seven-volume collection that introduces IBM® Watson cognitive computing services. The series includes an overview of specific Watson services with their associated architectures and simple code examples. Each volume describes how you can use and implement these services in your applications through practical use cases. The series includes the following volumes:
- Volume 1 Getting Started, SG24-8387
- Volume 2 Conversation, SG24-8394
- Volume 3 Visual ... [more]

IBM BigInsights Security Implementation Part 2: Securing the IBM BigInsights Cluster Perimeter
Data and Analytics

Web Doc, published 9 Dec 2016

Big data analytics is network intensive because it runs on a cluster of nodes. Due to the high volumes of data exchanged between nodes in the IBM® BigInsights® cluster, network isolation is vital for the following reasons:
- To prevent sniffing attacks
- To reduce the network congestion so that the corporate network is not affected by the big data cluster traffic
Isolating the cluster network also gives administrators greater flexibility in enforcing the cluster access. This IBM® Redbooks® Analytics Support web doc serves as a guide for system implementers who are ... [more]

IBM BigInsights BigIntegrate and BigQuality: IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Hadoop Deployment and Configuration Guide
Data and Analytics

Web Doc, published 29 Apr 2016, last updated 6 Dec 2016

  (based on 2 reviews)

IBM® BigInsights® BigIntegrate and BigQuality allow for IBM InfoSphere® Information Server to be deployed on Apache Hadoop, leveraging resources in the Hadoop cluster through the Hadoop resource manager known as Yet Another Resource Negotiator (YARN). This offering introduces data locality, allowing for logic in existing and new IBM InfoSphere DataStage® jobs to run on the Hadoop data nodes where the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) blocks exist. This IBM Redbooks® Analytics Support Web Doc is intended to jumpstart deployment and configuration of the IBM BigInsights BigIntegrate and ... [more]

Maximizing Performance of IBM DB2 Backups
Data and Analytics

Web Doc, published 21 Oct 2016

  (based on 1 review)

This IBM® Redbooks® Analytics Support Web Doc describes how to maximize the performance of IBM DB2® backups. Backing up a database is a critical part of any disaster recovery plan. Making sure that the backup completes in a reasonable time frame means that there is always a valid backup available in case of emergency. This document describes the following elements that are critical to good backup performance:
- The backup process model
- Basic backup performance concepts
- Backup performance considerations
- Monitoring backup performance with the DB2_BAR_STATS ... [more]

In-Place Analytics with Live Enterprise Data with IBM DB2 Query Management Facility
IBM Z

Redbooks, published 21 Oct 2016

IBM® DB2® Query Management Facility™ for z/OS® provides a zero-footprint, mobile-enabled, highly secure business analytics solution. IBM QMF™ V11.2.1 offers many significant new features and functions in keeping with the ongoing effort to broaden its usage and value to a wider set of users and business areas. In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we explore several of the new features and options that are available within this new release. This publication introduces TSO enhancements for QMF Analytics for TSO and QMF Enhanced Editor. A chapter describes how the QMF Data Service component ... [more]

Introduction to R in IBM SPSS Modeler
Data and Analytics

Redpaper, published 14 Oct 2016

  (based on 2 reviews)

This IBM Redpaper™ publication focuses on the integration between IBM® SPSS® Modeler and R. The paper is aimed at people who know IBM SPSS Modeler and have only a very limited knowledge of R. Chapters 2, 3, and 4 provide you with a high level understanding of R integration within SPSS Modeler enabling you to create or recreate some very basic R models within SPSS Modeler, even if you have only a basic knowledge of R. Chapter 5 provides more detailed tips and tricks. This chapter is for the experienced user and consists of items that might help you get up to speed with more detailed ... [more]

A Guide to Lean Healthcare Workflows
Data and Analytics

Redpaper, published 26 Aug 2015, last updated 11 Oct 2016

Is Lean a fit for your healthcare organization? Various methodologies can be used to help organizations achieve their objectives depending on their criteria: lowest risk of failure, fast to resolution, or lowest cost for deployment. But what every organization should consider is which methodology will have the greatest impact. Lean, a systematic approach to understanding and optimizing processes, may be the fit for your organization. Learn more in this new IBM® Redpaper™ publication, A Guide to Lean Healthcare Workflows, by Jerry Green and Amy Valentini of Phytel (An IBM ... [more]

IBM Data Server Manager Overview and Performance Analysis
Data and Analytics

Web Doc, published 4 Oct 2016

IBM® Data Server Manager is a web-based, integrated database management tools platform that manages IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX, Windows, and IBM z/OS® databases. With IBM Data Server Manager, you can monitor, analyze, tune, and administer DB2 databases. This IBM Redbooks® Analytics Support web doc describes ways to do performance analysis that can be used to drill down into SQL performance to understand the underlying issues and take corrective measures to optimize the outcome. This document provides an overview of Data Server Manager and includes information that helps Data Server Manager ... [more]

Assessing Hardware Failures on IBM PureData System for Analytics N2001, N2002, and N3001
Data and Analytics

Web Doc, published 29 Sep 2016

This IBM Analytics Support Wed Doc describes possible hardware component failures on IBM PureData System for Analytics, their effect on the system, and its criticality and consequences if multiple components fail. This document also describes the architecture of IBM PureData System for Analytics to clarify the relationships between components. It also provides guidance on replacement scenarios. This information is intended to help users correctly respond to failures and open problem management records (PMR) with an accurate level of severity. This document provides information to help you ... [more]