IBM Db2 on Cloud offers Disaster Recovery Node on demand
for storing mirrored copy of database in data center of your choice
(IBM Europe Announcement ZP18-0406, dated July 10, 2018)
Overview:
IBM Db2 on Cloud offers a simplified database solution that is purpose-built for massive amounts of data. This solution is a fully managed service and designed for transactional workloads. No setup is required and IBM handles maintenance and updates, such as backups and security.
New in Db2 on Cloud
The Db2 on Cloud Disaster Recovery Node can now be added on demand. The Disaster Recovery Node provides the capability to keep a mirrored copy of your database in an offsite IBM CloudTM data center of your choice, regardless of distance.
• Uses Db2 High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) technology.
• Enables users to fail over to the Disaster Recovery Node and back with a few clicks.
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IBM IoT Building Insights delivers foundational IoT platform to help owners and operators manage connected buildings and drive optimal performance of entire enterprise
(IBM Europe Software Announcement ENUSZP18-0216, dated June 26, 2018)
Overview:
IBM IoT Building Insights is a solution designed for collecting sensor data, performing robust analytics, and enabling better decision making in connected buildings. Through the collection, analysis, and storage of a building's sensor data, owners and operators gain actionable insights to optimize building performance and management for financial and regulatory requirements.
As a robust, scalable, and flexible IoT platform, IoT Building Insights creates value along the entire building transformation journey for both new construction and retrofits.
IoT Building Insights provides services that can be deployed for the following activities:
• Collect, store, and analyze data across an entire global enterprise.
• View accurate contextual map of an enterprise's vitals.
• Develop brand-differentiating experiences in buildings through augmented intelligence.
• Advance extensive experience in real estate and facility management.
• Perform global and large-scale delivery.
Clients can also purchase non-production environment Instances of IBM IoT Building Insights. The non-production Instance can be used to test and prove value in the solution, test connecting devices of any type, and to run proof of concepts. Each non-production Instance can support up to 10 client devices. If the client wishes to increase the number of devices, they must deploy the production offering.
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IIUG World 2018
Informix International Users Group Conference
October 28 - November 1, 2018 - Washington, DC, USA
The largest gathering of Informix DBAs, Developers and Business Partners in the world.
3 Full Days of Educational Sessions to meet all of your Informix DBA and Developer needs.
Developers
The IIUG conference enables developers to find the newest and most powerful ways to utilize Informix.
DBAs
The best technical information to maximize your Informix potential.
Managers
Learn why Informix has the lowest TCO in the industry while having some of the most powerful tools available for your business.
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How Informix can fit Your Database Needs
IBM Systems Magazine Article - Ken Milberg (March 2018)
When most people hear that an IBM database is being evaluated, they naturally think of Db2. While that may be a natural reflex of sorts, IBM has expanded its database offerings over the years with Informix, Netezza and Cloudant—the first of which will be discussed in this article.
Informix is perhaps best known best for being used in high transaction OLTP application environments. In recent years it has been enhanced to support the largest of data warehouse workloads. In 2017, IBM and HCL technologies agreed to a 15-year partnership to co-develop and support the product.
- Why use Informix and what does it do for you?
- How has it evolved and what is it today?
