Presented at the IBM Australia / New Zealand Storage / x / SmartCloud Symposium on Tuesday Nov 13, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Entertaining, fast-paced business and IT-oriented update tutorial on 2012 Internet Scale, Big Data - what it is, where it's going. You'll come away with answers to these questions: "What will happen with Big Data and Internet Scale in 2012 and beyond?" "What do I need to know about mobile technology, consumerization of IT, high performance analytics, and data center design?"
"What are innovative IT customers deploying today to provide competitive advantage?" "What does this mean for my IT infrastructure and my IT staff job skills?" Immediately useful, you'll come away with an up to date November 2012 Big Picture about modern IT technologies, workloads, innovation, and the job skills that will be demanded in 2013 and beyond. I provide this for all of our general benefit in the IT industry - we all need to and must be able to work together to successfully address the economic and sustainability challenges that all of our futures share. My only request is simply that you give me full credit as the authors of this research material.. The opinions expressed are those of myself - industry players and organizations mentioned are to illustrate the concepts described in this research. No express endorsement is intended or implied.
Source: IDC's 2011 Enterprise Disk Storage Consumption Model
Chart in public domain: IEEE Massive File Storage presentation, author: Bill Kramer, NCSA: http://storageconference.org/2010/Presentations/MSST/1.Kramer.pdf
http://www.geodigital.com/ http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=70599Mobile Mapping article http://www.gim-international.com/issues/articles/id1306-Mapping_with_Mobile_Lidar.html http://www.sparpointgroup.com/News/Vol09No37-New-feature-extraction-tool-for-lidar/ http://www.lidarnews.com/PDF/LiDARMagazine_Richardson-PreservingThePast_Vol2No5.pdf http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/9228/198/ Coordinates and Building Info Mgmt article http://www.southernmapping.com/methodology.php http://www.lidarnews.com/PDF/LiDARMagazine_Amadori-UtilityVegetationManagement_Vol2No5.pdf
Chart in public domain: IEEE Massive File Storage presentation, author: Bill Kramer, NCSA: http://storageconference.org/2010/Presentations/MSST/1.Kramer.pdf:
Online URL for this video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZyU6po_E74 Blue CRUSH in Memphis, TN & Richmond, VA Blue CRUSH predictive analysis for officer deployment & risk management generated easy-to-read crime maps every four hours Richmond, VA: Violent crime decreased in the first year by 32%, another 40% thereafter, moving Richmond from #5 on the list of the most dangerous US cities to #99 Another great example of using predictive technology is in the City of Richmond. Richmond, Virginia had a significant problem with violent crime. In fact, in one year, they were listed as the 9 th most dangerous large city in the US. And this was not a one time problem. The following year, Richmond increased it’s rank to #5! The city had no interest in becoming the #1 most dangerous city and wanted to do something different… and do it quickly! IBM helped the City of Richmond to analyze its crime data and provide enhanced predictions on the times and locations with the highest probability of crimes. The City was able to align its resources to the areas that were most likely to experience crimes As a result, violent crime decreased in the first year by 32%. And this also wasn’t a 1-time decrease. The following year, violent crime fell another 40% moving Richmond from #5 on the list of the most dangerous US cities to #99. Most cities can’t afford to keep adding new resources. Our goal is to use our resources more effectively in fighting crime and keeping our cities safe. On our smarter planet, technology can help us do that.
There is a new class of data rich companies emerging where the company’s value is based on the amount of information it can store and exploit. We call these “hyperscale data companies.” Examples of the hyperscale data companies today are Google, Amazon, and Facebook. In order for these companies to grow revenue and profit, their business models require that be able to store vast amounts of data. As a result, storage becomes a core competence for these companies. We see that over time, companies in various industries will need to collect, store, and exploit very large amounts of data and will move towards becoming hyperscale data companies. Two examples: A large healthcare company currently has 3.5 petabytes of data and is installing new imaging scanners that generate 1 terabyte per session and over 2 ½ petabytes per year. In order to provide high quality healthcare to their patients and offer more services, they will need to store this data for years to come and have that data readily accessible. A large insurance company currently has 20 petabytes of data and grows by over 300 terabytes a month – every month. In addition to using this data to process claims, they want to be able to exploit this data to provide services to other claims processors and to provide services across the healthcare ecosystem.
http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Technology_and_Innovation/Big_data_The_next_frontier_for_innovation Free download: Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Are_you_ready_for_the_era_of_big_data_2864
http:// www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet / http://www.de-c http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_exchange_points_by_size http://www.de-cix.net/about/statistics / IXP statistics traffic – de-cix.net in Frankfurt, the current largest Internet Exchange Point in the world. Nearly 2Tb/sec (200 GB/sec)
Bandwidth: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns525/ns537/ns705/ns827/VNI_Hyperconnectivity_WP.html http:// www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet / Cisco global IP traffic study and forecast: http://www.akamai.com/stateoftheinternet
With their corresponding storage, networking, power distribution and cooling, software, and software developers to create all this this
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-io-data-centers-microsoft/#phoenixone http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-io-data-centers-microsoft/#chicago http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-ngd-terremark-qts/#qts http://news.cnet.com/2300-10805_3-10001679.html = Inside Microsoft Container Data Center
#1 data center consumes 100 megawatts of power, 2nd-largest power customer for Commonwealth Edison, trailing only Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-ngd-terremark-qts/#ngd http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-ngd-terremark-qts/#napota http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/worlds-largest-data-center-350-e-cermak/ 10. The SuperNAP, Las Vegas (Switch Communications) 9A and 9B. Microsoft Data Centers in Quincy Washington and San Antonio 8. CH1, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (DuPont Fabros) 7. Phoenix ONE, Phoenix (i/o Data Centers) 6. Microsoft Dublin (Microsoft) 5. Container Data Center, Chicago (Microsoft) 4. NGD Europe, Newport Wales (Next Generation Data) 3. The NAP of the Americas, Miami (Terremark) 2. Metro Technology Center, Atlanta (Quality Technology) 1. 350 East Cermak / Lakeside Technology Center (Digital Realty)
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/36693.wss http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/02/08/tulip-ibm-team-on-huge-data-center-in-india/ http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =-h5RYflgBcM Amadeus: 1+ billion transactions / day .3 second response time Access to 95% of the worlds airline seats 5000+ servers Powers over 260 websites in 110 countries for over 100 airlines 10 PB of storage Tulip Telecom: Currently largest in AP and 3d largest in world (for now) Nearly 1 M sq feet Co-built with IBM http://www.amadeus.com/blog/16/03/did-you-know-amazing-facts-about-amadeus/ http://www.govtech.com/featured/China-to-Build-Worlds-Largest-Data-Center.html http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/all/1
http://gigaom.com/cloud/apple-launches-icloud-heres-what-powers-it/ http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =IPNZAvX1yEs http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/02/21/apple_new_data_center/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/05/18/apple-adding-data-center-in-silicon-valley/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/the-apple-data-center-faq / Apple purposes for these data centers: iCloud Support Apple’s WW install base of devices Futures: Move Content Delivery Network in-house? Futures: Streaming video? Other Apple data centers: Cork, Ireland Munich, Germany Newark, California Cupertion, Calif
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/04/amazon-s3-905-billion-objects-and-650000-requestssecond.html http://gigaom.com/cloud/how-big-is-amazon-web-services-bigger-than-a-billion/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2011/06/09/a-look-inside-amazons-data-centers/ http://gigaom.com/cloud/just-how-big-is-the-amazon-cloud-anyway / http://www.economist.com/node/21548487 The focus of Jeff Bezos, CEO / founder of Amazon http:// mvdirona.com/jrh/work / James Hamilton, AWS Vice President and Distinguished Engineer on the Amazon Web Services team where he is focused on infrastructure efficiency, reliability, and scaling. All his presentations are listed here at this URL.
http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/04/11/map-of-all-google-data-center-locations/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/04/13/google-data-center-spending-recedes-to-607m/ A capital expenditure is an investment in a long-term asset, typically physical assets such as buildings or machinery. Google says the majority of its capital investments are for IT infrastructure, including data enters, servers, and networking equipment. In the past the company’s CapEx spending has closely tracked its data center construction projects, each of which requires between $200 million and $600 million in investment.
As of Sept 11, 2012, IBM market capitalization is $232B
http://liesdamnedliesstatistics.com/2012/05/stats-that-show-why-you-need-a-mobile-first-approach-now.html http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2011-mobile-statistics-stats-facts-marketing-infographic By 2014: mobile will be main way of connecting to Internet. Younger consumers are already doing so, various activities ranging from social media to online shopping are increasing on smartphones. Smartphones are becoming the primary camera for more and more people coinciding with Instagram reaching 50 million users while smartphone users are not only always connected but engage in content snacking as this US report says In other words, what we consume may not be different but how we consume it, how long for, how they share it and how they view it will be.
http://www.digitalbuzzblog.com/2011-mobile-statistics-stats-facts-marketing-infographic By 2014: mobile will be main way of connecting to Internet. Younger consumers are already doing so, various activities ranging from social media to online shopping are increasing on smartphones. Smartphones are becoming the primary camera for more and more people coinciding with Instagram reaching 50 million users while smartphone users are not only always connected but engage in content snacking as this US report says In other words, what we consume may not be different but how we consume it, how long for, how they share it and how they view it will be.
http://mashable.com/2007/07/11/google-maps-mashups-2/ A mashup is a lightweight web application that combines data from more than one source into an integrated and new, useful experience. TaxiWiz Figure out how much a cab ride is likely to cost beforehand by plotting your route in six different cities including New York and San Francisco. From LAX airport to 930 Wilshire Blvd where this conference is taking place; Estimated cost: That cab ride would cost about $42.00. That's roughly $48 with a 15% tip. It is about 17.9 miles. There is a $42.00 flat fare for trips from LAX Airport to Los Angeles. HousingMaps This site is a mashup of Craigslist with Google Maps, providing a listing of housing for rent and for sale in most major cities. The site also includes filters so you can drill down to listings in a specific price range.
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Summary: When you break it down even further, IBM has constructed a portfolio of software and solutions with the breadth and depth to meet all of the needs of all organizations today, combined with unique synergies across this portfolio that enable organizations to start with their most pressing needs knowing that they will be able to leverage their skills and investment in future projects to reduce risk, lower costs and achieve faster time to value in meeting the needs of the business. There are multiple “entry-points”, driven by your most pressing needs, that help you start moving down the path for an information-led transformation. (Note: describe this slide from the bottom-up ) When you think about an information-led transformation, you need to ensure that your infrastructure and systems are optimized to handle the various workloads that are demanded of it. Especially today when you are faced with a glut of new information, you need to ensure that relevant information is available, that it is secure and that you are able to retrieve it in a timely manner not only for analytical, operational and transactional systems, but also for regulatory compliance. That is why IBM Software Group and our Systems & Technology Group are working together to provide optimized solutions focused on delivering greater business value to our customers, faster, for increased return on investment. From the new IBM Smart Analytics System, to the new DB2 PureScale for continuous availability, unlimited capacity and application transparency, to the deep integration of System z, IBM has unparalleled expertise in designing and implementing workload optimized systems and services. On top of that infrastructure, there is also the need to ensure that you can bring all of those sources of information together to create a single, trusted view of information from across your business – regardless of whether that information is structured or unstructured – and then manage it over time. From data warehousing, Master Data Management, information integration, and Agile ECM and integrated data management, IBM’s InfoSphere portfolio ensures that organizations will be able to leverage their information over time to drive innovation across their business. And armed with this single-view of your business, you can then look to optimize business processes and drive greater performance across your organization. Decision makers will have the right information, at the right time, in the right context to make better, more informed decisions, and even anticipate new opportunities or counter potential threats more effectively. The Business Analytics and Optimization Platform supports and information-led transformation in that it focuses on establishing well-constructed processes and empowering individuals throughout the organization with pervasive, predictive real-time analytics . From Cognos and the newly acquired SPSS portfolios, organizations can now be more pro-active and predictive in innovating their business.
Summary: When you break it down even further, IBM has constructed a portfolio of software and solutions with the breadth and depth to meet all of the needs of all organizations today, combined with unique synergies across this portfolio that enable organizations to start with their most pressing needs knowing that they will be able to leverage their skills and investment in future projects to reduce risk, lower costs and achieve faster time to value in meeting the needs of the business. There are multiple “entry-points”, driven by your most pressing needs, that help you start moving down the path for an information-led transformation. (Note: describe this slide from the bottom-up ) When you think about an information-led transformation, you need to ensure that your infrastructure and systems are optimized to handle the various workloads that are demanded of it. Especially today when you are faced with a glut of new information, you need to ensure that relevant information is available, that it is secure and that you are able to retrieve it in a timely manner not only for analytical, operational and transactional systems, but also for regulatory compliance. That is why IBM Software Group and our Systems & Technology Group are working together to provide optimized solutions focused on delivering greater business value to our customers, faster, for increased return on investment. From the new IBM Smart Analytics System, to the new DB2 PureScale for continuous availability, unlimited capacity and application transparency, to the deep integration of System z, IBM has unparalleled expertise in designing and implementing workload optimized systems and services. On top of that infrastructure, there is also the need to ensure that you can bring all of those sources of information together to create a single, trusted view of information from across your business – regardless of whether that information is structured or unstructured – and then manage it over time. From data warehousing, Master Data Management, information integration, and Agile ECM and integrated data management, IBM’s InfoSphere portfolio ensures that organizations will be able to leverage their information over time to drive innovation across their business. And armed with this single-view of your business, you can then look to optimize business processes and drive greater performance across your organization. Decision makers will have the right information, at the right time, in the right context to make better, more informed decisions, and even anticipate new opportunities or counter potential threats more effectively. The Business Analytics and Optimization Platform supports and information-led transformation in that it focuses on establishing well-constructed processes and empowering individuals throughout the organization with pervasive, predictive real-time analytics . From Cognos and the newly acquired SPSS portfolios, organizations can now be more pro-active and predictive in innovating their business.
My presentation on Internet Scale architectures: http://www.slideshare.net/johnsing1/s-bd03-infinitybeyond2internetscaleworkloadsdatacenterdesignv6speaker
Understand your company’s and your industry’s Big Data / Modern Analytics initiatives, components, and vision within your environment: To be viewed as a powerful partner and enabler of these workloads Architect how you wish to your platform, people, and infrastructure to grow along these lines Take the daily challenge to be on top of them My presentation on Internet Scale architectures: http://www.slideshare.net/johnsing1/s-bd03-infinitybeyond2internetscaleworkloadsdatacenterdesignv6speaker
Think larger than technology Watch the business models, learn and apply Use tools like Lotus Communities, Dropbox, Delicious…. Step by step, intentionally form your own digital worldwide footprint and network of leveraged friends sharing research – Be the change you want your world, company, and career to be The sharing process is what develops your daily sources of research and collaboration I suggest iPhone or Android smart phone ecosystems (because the others don’t really have an equivalent cosystem)
Identify your Big Data / new gen workloads / competitors for that workload Many non-traditional competitors for workload Laying out plans to meld / meet / build readiness for: Awareness, platform readiness, accept/intermix connectors, skills, tactics, architectures Resources to help you on this journey
Link to enter your email address and then get free copy of this book downloaded: https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=500016891&S_CPM=is_bdebook1_biginsightsfp Direct URL to load book (3.5 MB Acrobat Reader file): http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/iml14297usen/IML14297USEN.PDF
Image courtesy DLB Associates: D. Dyer, “Current trends/challenges in datacenter thermal management—a facilities perspective,” presentation at ITHERM, San Diego, CA, June 1, 2006. “ The Data Center as a Computer: Introduction to Warehouse Scale Computing”, figure 4-1, p.40 Barroso, Holzle http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/pdf/10.2200/S00193ED1V01Y200905CAC006
Image courtesy of ASHRAE http://www.ashrae.org American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers “ The Data Center as a Computer: Introduction to Warehouse Scale Computing”, figure 5-2, p.49 Barroso, Holzle http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/pdf/10.2200/S00193ED1V01Y200905CAC006
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-io-data-centers-microsoft/#phoenixone http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-io-data-centers-microsoft/#chicago http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/special-report-the-worlds-largest-data-centers/largest-data-centers-ngd-terremark-qts/#qts http://news.cnet.com/2300-10805_3-10001679.html = Inside Microsoft Container Data Center
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/05/17/cyrusone-going-massively-modular-in-phoenix/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/02/06/the-state-of-the-modular-data-center/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/01/30/inside-ios-modular-data-center-assembly-line/ IO has 35 customers using its IO Anywhere modules, who have deployed about 50 modules in the company’s immense data centers in Phoenix and New Jersey. IO customers using modules include Photobucket, Allianz, Avnet, Logicalis and Suntron. Cloud computing provider Red Cloud , will install 4.5 megawatts of modular capacity at three sites across Australia, demonstrating the remote deployment capability. HP recently cited momentum for its modular offering, the Portable Optimized Datacenter (POD). Customers who have recently used PODs to expand their IT operations include UCLA, Skoda Power, the Australian government and the city of El Paso, Texas. Modules from Dell’s Data Center Solutions Group (DCS) are powering Bing Maps , the Janus Supercomputer at the University of Colorado and a Tier 5 facility in Australia, and will populate Dell’s own cloud data center in Quincy, Washington . Colt has supplied its factory-built modules to Verne Global in Iceland, where they will house servers for managed hosting provider Datapipe, as well as a substantial deployment for systems integrator Phoenix IT in London. Modules from AST Global have populated a 21-unit data center park for a financial customer in Denmark, as well as servers for Opera within the Thor Data Center in Iceland. eBay has used a new modular design for a new data center in Phoenix , and will also use modules to power the second phase of its major data center near Salt Lake City . Cloud computing pioneer Amazon Web Services is using a modular design known as Perdix to deploy data center capacity at several sites in central Oregon . Microsoft has been among the most aggressive in adopting the modular form factor, using it as the building block for major data centers in Chicago , Washington state , Virginia and Iowa . Google was perhaps the first company to use container in a large-scale deployment, using them in a data center it built in 2005 .
Summary: When you break it down even further, IBM has constructed a portfolio of software and solutions with the breadth and depth to meet all of the needs of all organizations today, combined with unique synergies across this portfolio that enable organizations to start with their most pressing needs knowing that they will be able to leverage their skills and investment in future projects to reduce risk, lower costs and achieve faster time to value in meeting the needs of the business. There are multiple “entry-points”, driven by your most pressing needs, that help you start moving down the path for an information-led transformation. (Note: describe this slide from the bottom-up ) When you think about an information-led transformation, you need to ensure that your infrastructure and systems are optimized to handle the various workloads that are demanded of it. Especially today when you are faced with a glut of new information, you need to ensure that relevant information is available, that it is secure and that you are able to retrieve it in a timely manner not only for analytical, operational and transactional systems, but also for regulatory compliance. That is why IBM Software Group and our Systems & Technology Group are working together to provide optimized solutions focused on delivering greater business value to our customers, faster, for increased return on investment. From the new IBM Smart Analytics System, to the new DB2 PureScale for continuous availability, unlimited capacity and application transparency, to the deep integration of System z, IBM has unparalleled expertise in designing and implementing workload optimized systems and services. On top of that infrastructure, there is also the need to ensure that you can bring all of those sources of information together to create a single, trusted view of information from across your business – regardless of whether that information is structured or unstructured – and then manage it over time. From data warehousing, Master Data Management, information integration, and Agile ECM and integrated data management, IBM’s InfoSphere portfolio ensures that organizations will be able to leverage their information over time to drive innovation across their business. And armed with this single-view of your business, you can then look to optimize business processes and drive greater performance across your organization. Decision makers will have the right information, at the right time, in the right context to make better, more informed decisions, and even anticipate new opportunities or counter potential threats more effectively. The Business Analytics and Optimization Platform supports and information-led transformation in that it focuses on establishing well-constructed processes and empowering individuals throughout the organization with pervasive, predictive real-time analytics . From Cognos and the newly acquired SPSS portfolios, organizations can now be more pro-active and predictive in innovating their business.
Top layer = consumer , middle = creator of the new programs and the value/insights inside the big data Summary: When you break it down even further, IBM has constructed a portfolio of software and solutions with the breadth and depth to meet all of the needs of all organizations today, combined with unique synergies across this portfolio that enable organizations to start with their most pressing needs knowing that they will be able to leverage their skills and investment in future projects to reduce risk, lower costs and achieve faster time to value in meeting the needs of the business. There are multiple “entry-points”, driven by your most pressing needs, that help you start moving down the path for an information-led transformation. (Note: describe this slide from the bottom-up ) When you think about an information-led transformation, you need to ensure that your infrastructure and systems are optimized to handle the various workloads that are demanded of it. Especially today when you are faced with a glut of new information, you need to ensure that relevant information is available, that it is secure and that you are able to retrieve it in a timely manner not only for analytical, operational and transactional systems, but also for regulatory compliance. That is why IBM Software Group and our Systems & Technology Group are working together to provide optimized solutions focused on delivering greater business value to our customers, faster, for increased return on investment. From the new IBM Smart Analytics System, to the new DB2 PureScale for continuous availability, unlimited capacity and application transparency, to the deep integration of System z, IBM has unparalleled expertise in designing and implementing workload optimized systems and services. On top of that infrastructure, there is also the need to ensure that you can bring all of those sources of information together to create a single, trusted view of information from across your business – regardless of whether that information is structured or unstructured – and then manage it over time. From data warehousing, Master Data Management, information integration, and Agile ECM and integrated data management, IBM’s InfoSphere portfolio ensures that organizations will be able to leverage their information over time to drive innovation across their business. And armed with this single-view of your business, you can then look to optimize business processes and drive greater performance across your organization. Decision makers will have the right information, at the right time, in the right context to make better, more informed decisions, and even anticipate new opportunities or counter potential threats more effectively. The Business Analytics and Optimization Platform supports and information-led transformation in that it focuses on establishing well-constructed processes and empowering individuals throughout the organization with pervasive, predictive real-time analytics . From Cognos and the newly acquired SPSS portfolios, organizations can now be more pro-active and predictive in innovating their business.
Top layer = consumer , middle = creator of the new programs and the value/insights inside the big data Summary: When you break it down even further, IBM has constructed a portfolio of software and solutions with the breadth and depth to meet all of the needs of all organizations today, combined with unique synergies across this portfolio that enable organizations to start with their most pressing needs knowing that they will be able to leverage their skills and investment in future projects to reduce risk, lower costs and achieve faster time to value in meeting the needs of the business. There are multiple “entry-points”, driven by your most pressing needs, that help you start moving down the path for an information-led transformation. (Note: describe this slide from the bottom-up ) When you think about an information-led transformation, you need to ensure that your infrastructure and systems are optimized to handle the various workloads that are demanded of it. Especially today when you are faced with a glut of new information, you need to ensure that relevant information is available, that it is secure and that you are able to retrieve it in a timely manner not only for analytical, operational and transactional systems, but also for regulatory compliance. That is why IBM Software Group and our Systems & Technology Group are working together to provide optimized solutions focused on delivering greater business value to our customers, faster, for increased return on investment. From the new IBM Smart Analytics System, to the new DB2 PureScale for continuous availability, unlimited capacity and application transparency, to the deep integration of System z, IBM has unparalleled expertise in designing and implementing workload optimized systems and services. On top of that infrastructure, there is also the need to ensure that you can bring all of those sources of information together to create a single, trusted view of information from across your business – regardless of whether that information is structured or unstructured – and then manage it over time. From data warehousing, Master Data Management, information integration, and Agile ECM and integrated data management, IBM’s InfoSphere portfolio ensures that organizations will be able to leverage their information over time to drive innovation across their business. And armed with this single-view of your business, you can then look to optimize business processes and drive greater performance across your organization. Decision makers will have the right information, at the right time, in the right context to make better, more informed decisions, and even anticipate new opportunities or counter potential threats more effectively. The Business Analytics and Optimization Platform supports and information-led transformation in that it focuses on establishing well-constructed processes and empowering individuals throughout the organization with pervasive, predictive real-time analytics . From Cognos and the newly acquired SPSS portfolios, organizations can now be more pro-active and predictive in innovating their business.
http://www.geodigital.com/ http://www.profsurv.com/magazine/article.aspx?i=70599 Mobile Mapping article http://www.gim-international.com/issues/articles/id1306-Mapping_with_Mobile_Lidar.html http://www.lidarnews.com/PDF/LiDARMagazine_Richardson-PreservingThePast_Vol2No5.pdf http://www.lidarnews.com/content/view/9228/198/ Coordinates and Building Info Mgmt article