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Build a Smarter Data Center with Juniper Networks QFabric
Industry Solutions
Redguide, published 6 Mar 2012, last updated 7 Mar 2012
In this IBM® Redguide™ document, we highlight the key requirements for a smarter data center network and show how the data center fabric, a new switching architecture, provides the required performance, scalability, and management. We explore Juniper Networks’ QFabric, a revolutionary DCN fabric product, and describe how its characteristics and key network innovations provide real business value in rapid service deployment, cost-efficient service delivery, energy efficiency, and business resiliency and security. We examine Juniper's QFabric design, product software, hardware, and ... [more]
Cloud Computing and the Value of zEnterprise
IBM Z
Redguide, published 12 Sep 2011
The emergence of cloud computing delivery models for IT services has many executives thinking they can reduce costs and improve qualities of services for their user communities. But, not all server platforms are equal when it comes to cloud computing. The function-rich, highly secure zEnterprise infrastructure makes it an ideal environment for cloud computing. This IBM® Redguide™ publication highlights the distinctions of cloud computing on the IBM® zEnterprise System and its unique ability to integrate and manage workload-optimized software solutions spanning multiple server architectures. ... [more]
Taking Back Control of Your IT Infrastructure: Consolidating to a Data Center in a Box
IBM Z
Redguide, published 7 Sep 2011
The relatively recent advent of server virtualization for distributed systems has given companies much needed relief in dealing with server sprawl. However, consolidating all workloads “in place” on the same distributed-system architecture is not necessarily the best choice to maximize business agility while driving down expenses. The IBM zEnterprise System delivers a unique workload optimization and server consolidation platform that can help companies spend less on IT, and at the same time, deliver superior levels of service quality that can create improved business results. This IBM ... [more]
Exploiting IBM SAFR to Solve Financial Accounting Challenges
IBM Z Software
Redguide, published 29 Sep 2010, last updated 18 Aug 2011
Financial services companies face tremendous challenges related to information processing and financial reporting. Some of these challenges are caused by massive increases in both the amount of data and the complexity of financial systems that have occurred in recent years. Others are related to expanded regulatory demands for data transparency and compliance with specific reporting and audit requirements like International Financial Reporting Standards and GAAP. At the same time, the business demands that timely and accurate information be produced in a cost-effective manner, in ways that ... [more]
WebSphere Commerce V7.0 Feature Pack 2 Search Solution Overview and Deployment
Commerce
Archived Redbooks, published 13 Jul 2011, last updated 5 Aug 2011
This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on the enhanced search capabilities of the newest release of IBM WebSphere Commerce V7.0 Feature Pack 2. We divided this book into three parts to highlight search business-to-consumer (B2C) and search business-to-business (B2B) use cases and a conceptual overview of the search solution. This book can help you to enable the search features of WebSphere Commerce V7.0 Feature Pack 2 and set up the WebSphere Commerce search environment, experience the design and management of Solr indexes, and experience several B2C scenarios using the Madisons Feature ... [more]
Connect Cloud and On-premise Applications Using IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Integration
Application Integration
Redguide, published 13 Jun 2011
To cut costs, drive productivity, and provide new capabilities quickly, companies are turning to cloud applications to meet their business needs. On a daily basis, users require access to various systems and applications, including cloud applications and on-premise systems and applications. It is vital that these applications and systems are integrated and function seamlessly, providing the user with the latest information. Known for industry-leading application integration solutions, IBM® has enhanced its solution portfolio with the acquisition of Cast Iron Systems™ and and its ... [more]
IBM Data Center Networking: Planning for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Cloud
Redbooks, published 9 May 2011
The enterprise data center has evolved dramatically in recent years. It has moved from a model that placed multiple data centers closer to users to a more centralized dynamic model. The factors influencing this evolution are varied but can mostly be attributed to regulatory, service level improvement, cost savings, and manageability. Multiple legal issues regarding the security of data housed in the data center have placed security requirements at the forefront of data center architecture. As the cost to operate data centers has increased, architectures have moved towards consolidation of ... [more]
Using IBM System z As the Foundation for Your Information Management Architecture
IBM Z
Redguide, published 24 Aug 2010, last updated 8 Apr 2011
Many companies have built data warehouses (DWs) and have embraced business intelligence (BI) and analytics solutions. Even as companies have accumulated huge amounts of data, however, it remains difficult to provide trusted information at the right time and in the right place. The amount of data collected and available throughout the enterprise continues to grow even as the complexity and urgency of receiving meaningful information continues to increase. Producing meaningful and trusted information when it is needed can only be achieved by having a proper information architecture in place ... [more]
IBM LotusLive: A Social Networking and Collaboration Platform for the Midmarket
Data and Analytics
Redguide, published 21 Jan 2011, last updated 23 Mar 2011
IBM® LotusLive™ is a portfolio of online services that deliver scalable, security-rich email, web conferencing, and collaboration solutions, enabling you to interact with your employees and business network without in-house IT resource requirements. It is a cost-effective way to communicate better with your employees and business network. With LotusLive you benefit from essential and effective collaboration tools in a securely designed environment that helps simplify and improve your daily business interactions with customers, partners, and colleagues. This IBM Redguide™ publication ... [more]
Stopping Internet Threats Before They Affect Your Business by Using the IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System
Security
Redguide, published 17 Feb 2011
In this IBM® Redguide™ publication, we look closely at network-related security risks such as targeted attacks, worms, bots, intrusion attempts, phishing scams, and so on. These threats target vulnerabilities in IT systems, workstations, and applications and can have a crippling financial effect on all organizations, disrupting business processes, and causing loss of confidential and proprietary information. To better understand how these threats are targeting your organization, we examine the composition of today’s IT network perimeter, which has been diluted from a well-defined set of ... [more]
Security Zones on IBM System z: Defining and Enforcing Multiple Security Zones
IBM Z
Redguide, published 17 Feb 2011
Many customers wanting to do Linux® server consolidation and deployment to IBM® System z® experience challenges in balancing the security of a physical “air gap” with the low cost of consolidation on a single box: It goes against their instincts and training. Being able to understand the security implications, capabilities, advantages, and risks of virtual server consolidation helps to lower or remove barriers to growth and the decision to say “Yes” to System z. This IBM Redpaper™ publication describes the architecture of traditional network security zones (Internet, DMZ, application, ... [more]
Distributed Caching for Performance and Scalability: Save Time and Money with the WebSphere DataPower XC10 Appliance
Middleware
Redguide, published 25 Jan 2011
Businesses today face many challenges in meeting their growing IT requirements. Investments made years ago in networks and infrastructure are aging. As the business grows, the challenge becomes how to use the existing infrastructure at its highest capacity to handle the growth in business. Scalability is the ability of a system to handle increasing load in a graceful manner, implying that a system can be readily extended as your business grows. The ability to scale directly impacts the business applications and the business unit that owns the applications. You want to be able to scale your ... [more]
IBM SPSS predictive analytics: Optimizing decisions at the point of impact
Data and Analytics
Redguide, published 18 Oct 2010, last updated 12 Nov 2010
Predictive analytics helps connect data to effective action by drawing reliable conclusions about current conditions and future events. It enables organizations to make predictions and then proactively act upon that insight to drive better business outcomes and achieve measurable competitive advantage. In this IBM® Redguide™ publication, we explore IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics software both at a capability level and in the context of real-world application within various industries. We address the full suite of IBM SPSS Predictive Analytics software: • IBM SPSS Data Collection for ... [more]
Energy Efficiency Incentives for the Data Center: Assessment and Measurement
Redguide, published 27 Oct 2010
IBM®, together with some business partners, has developed expertise in identifying incentive opportunities, quantifying energy use reductions, and reporting energy savings in ways that comply with the requirements of various programs. This IBM Redguide™ document is an introduction to the services we provide to help companies plan, implement, and claim the incentive rewards for energy efficiency projects. It includes a case study illustrating how we applied this knowledge in our own data centers, thereby reducing our energy using and qualifying IBM for incentive money, while also developing ... [more]
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1: Intelligence Unleashed
Data and Analytics
Redguide, published 25 Oct 2010
Organizations are pressured constantly to understand and react quickly to information. In addition, the complexity and volumes of data for all aspects of the environments in which organizations operate is increasing. Markets, regulatory environments, customer and supplier data, competitive information, and internal operational information all impact how data is viewed and interpreted. With a capable and efficient business intelligence (BI) solution, all levels of an organization can receive information how, when, and where they need it to make faster and better aligned decisions. Every user ... [more]
Discover, Interact, and Optimize for Smarter Healthcare with BPM Powered by Smart SOA
Smarter Process
Redguide, published 6 Oct 2010
This IBM® Redguide™ describes one of the most significant challenges in healthcare today: the need for healthcare providers to effect patient care positively and proactively in the face of increasing patient load and information overload. However, the healthcare industry has been slow to embrace information technology (IT) solutions that can optimize clinical and administrative processes and, therefore, maximize the cost-effectiveness of care. The sluggish healthcare industry adoption of IT is attributable in large measure to the unavailability or inadequacy of IT tools for use at the point ... [more]
Evaluating Whether Open Source Application Server Software is Right for Your Company
Middleware
Redguide, published 3 Aug 2010
This IBM® Redguide™ publication provides a framework for evaluating whether open source application server software is appropriate for your company. It begins with an overview of the philosophy and methodology inherent in open source software development, and highlights the potential benefits and pitfalls of incorporating this model in your organization. The IBM WebSphere® Application Server offerings, which range from an open source version to top of the line commercial solutions, are described and compared. Finally, some guidelines are provided to help you match your business requirements ... [more]
IBM zEnterprise System: Smart Infrastructure for Today's Heterogeneous Business Applications
IBM Z
Redguide, published 22 Jul 2010
Do you find yourself focusing too much on your IT infrastructure these days - and not enough on providing value to your business? Increasingly, business applications span heterogeneous platforms, appliances and devices, and this wide range of resources creates real issues for IT shops trying to meet business objectives. Simply adding servers, routers, and other IT equipment ultimately will not solve your IT challenges, and may even make them worse. Even using virtualization techniques can only go so far in helping you to manage a massive number of servers, routers, and other devices. The ... [more]
Smarter Banking, Horizontal Integration, and Scalability
Redguide, published 11 Jun 2010
Today’s economies and commodity markets are swinging rapidly, barriers to global competition are disappearing, and empowered customers are changing preferences and expectations faster than businesses can respond. Historically, banking processes have been bounded by the IT systems that drive them, and integration has been implemented through batch processing and data warehousing. While adequate from a transaction processing perspective, this approach does not cater to the emerging need for horizontal integration of business processes. From a horizontal integration perspective what becomes ... [more]
High Availability and Disaster Recovery Planning: Next-Generation Solutions for Multiserver IBM Power Systems Environments
Power Systems
Redguide, published 4 May 2010, last updated 5 May 2010
In a volatile and technology-dependent business climate, downtime, whether it is planned or unplanned, is costly. High availability and data protection are not new concepts to IT professionals. What is new are the expanding options and capabilities around deployment of highly available environments that offer varying levels of data, application and infrastructure resilience. Many tiers of a high availability disaster recovery (HADR) solution are possible. The right HADR configuration is a balance between recovery time requirements and cost. Critical decisions must be made to determine which ... [more]
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