Stories In Detail
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 | | Introducing DB2 11 for z/OS: The database for critical transactions and analytics
Built for speed, simplicity and savings, IBM DB2 11 for z/OS delivers up to 40% CPU reductions, and performance improvements for online transaction processing (OLTP), batch processing and business analytics – plus unmatched availability, reliability and security for your business-critical applications. Get the details – and read what customers say
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 | | More query types, more robustness, more scalability: New DB2 Analytics Accelerator V4.1
IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS V4.1 accelerates a broader spectrum of queries – including static SQL, multiple-row FETCH and multiple encodings on the same accelerator – and adds support for DB2 11 and IBM PureData™ Analytics N2001 hardware. Learn what’s new in version 4.1
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 | | Go beyond ‘Day One’ support – with the latest DB2 11 for z/OS tools
Reduce operating costs, simplify your environment, and maximize the value you get from the new DB2 11 for z/OS release. More than 35 new or enhanced tools let you ensure global and non-stop availability of data, speed upgrades, and improve database and analytics performance. Learn more about the tools
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 | | 100,000 transactions per second – 100,000 reasons to move to IMS 13
IBM IMS® 13 delivers up to 10% CPU savings for traditional workloads, up to 62% CPU savings for Java workloads, and 100,000 transaction-per-second capacity that keeps you ahead of your growing workload. There’s more: Explore all the new IMS 13 for z/OS Tools and Utilities for optimizing data across the enterprise. Make the move to IMS 13
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 | | Protect high-value data and automate compliance with IBM InfoSphere Guardium for z/OS V9.1
New features include event blocking for IBM DB2 for z/OS, to lower your security risk; an expanded range of audited events and monitored data sources, for a more comprehensive audit trail; improved performance and greater use of zIIP; and much more. Watch this video series to learn the new features
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 | | NEW: Multi-site near-continuous availability, and query load balancing across unlimited distances
IBM GDPS® active/active continuous availability (which provides near one-minute time to recovery across unlimited distances) now offers a new configuration, Active-Query, which enables new workload balancing capability by allowing use of IT capacity in secondary sites for read-only query transactions. Read the announcement letter
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 | | Transform your business with faster, smarter decisions
New IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM) V8.5.1 for z/OS includes a new decision engine that improves load and execution times of decision services – and provides end-to-end, lifecycle support for business decisions invoked from Java®, COBOL, and PL/l applications. Learn more about ODM
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 | | Developers: Try CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.1 before you buy
A no-cost, feature-rich, non-production version of the product, the IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS Developer Trial V5.1 has restricted performance with limited operational lifespan, but no restrictions on the number of versions you can evaluate. Learn more about CICS TS at the new CICS Showcase. Take CICS for a test drive
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 | | Try Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5.1 for 90 days at no charge
Experience firsthand what you can gain by upgrading to the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5.1 compiler. The trial is a fully-functional, non-production version of the compiler – so you can try out new programming features and determine in advance how to leverage them in your applications. Also – see what’s new in the IBM Enterprise PL/l for z/OS V4.4 and IBM z/OS V2R1 XL C/C++ compilers. Get the COBOL for z/OS trial
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 | | There’s more: Learn about all the latest software for System z and zEnterprise
Visit the System z Software announcement page for links to information on all the latest IBM software for the mainframe. And replay a recent IBM Systems Magazine webcast to learn how this software and zEnteprise™ create the perfect environment for managing and leveraging today’s explosion of data. Replay the webcast
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 | | IBM unveils the future of cloud-based data discovery and visualization
IBM announced IBM Concert on Cloud, a mobile-ready social analytics platform for collaborative decision-making; IBM Cognos® Visualization Customizer, for editing visualizations generated by IBM Cognos products; and software, code-named ‘Project Neo,’ that enables business users without analytic skills to extract insights from raw data. Read the press release
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 | | Test-drive cloud-based reporting and analytics – powered by BLU Acceleration
The IBM BLU Acceleration for Cloud Early Access Preview lets you try IBM’s new self-service reporting and analytics solution – running on our breakthrough BLU Acceleration in-memory technology – at no charge. With built-in dashboards, reports and data models, you can get real business insight in less than an hour. Learn more and get started
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 | | Work with content in context, wherever you are
Built for the enterprise, but easy for end users to use and customize, IBM Content Navigator lets users access, manage and work with content from multiple enterprise sources, using virtually any modern web browser or mobile device. And it lets users securely share that content with anyone in the world. Read the brochure (PDF, 1.4MB)
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 | | Monitor and protect big data in Hadoop environments
New IBM InfoSphere® Data Privacy for Hadoop masks and monitors sensitive data within Hadoop environments – enabling your organization to protect against big data breaches, support compliance initiatives, and encourage data owners to share departmental data critical to big data analysis. Learn more
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 | | Improve your return on all types of data – structured or unstructured, regardless of source
New IBM InfoSphere Data Explorer V9 explores and optimizes structured, unstructured and semi-structured data, from on-premises and cloud sources, on a petabyte scale. It brings big data out of the lab and onto the desktops of business users, powering information-rich applications that enable a 360-degree view of customers. Download the data sheet
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 | | Reduce outages and increase service performance with predictive problem detection
IBM SmartCloud Analytics – Predictive Insights applies IBM SPSS® predictive analytics technology to predict application and middleware problems before they impact your services, your users and your customers. Get the details
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 | | There’s more: Catch up on all the news from IOD 2013
Visit the Information On Demand 2013 online press kit for links to every IBM press release from the event – plus links to customer testimonials, blog posts by IBM and customer executives, videos, infographics, photos and much more. Find news and more here
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 | | DevOps for Dummies – your FREE guide to faster, continuous software delivery with DevOps
An IBM Limited Edition eBook, DevOps for Dummies helps you quickly understand what DevOps is – and why DevOps is essential for any business that wants to be agile and lean enough to respond rapidly to changing customer and marketplace demands. Register and download the eBook
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 | | IBM Connect 2014 Early Bird savings extended to December 13
This year’s event (January 26-30 in Orlando) combines IBM Connect, the Lotusphere® Technical Conference, and the Kenexa World Conference to offer more content than ever – and more insight into energizing life’s work. Register by December 13, 2013 to save US$300 off the standard fee. Make your case to management – download a customizable justification letter (.DOC, 17KB). Register now and save
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 | | TODAY Nov. 13 @ 2 p.m. ET: Getting Beyond Theory and Into Practice – Here’s How You Move to Cloud
Hear how business are using social cloud technologies to improve sales, product management, customer service and more. And learn the best way to get your organization on the path to building better relationships, and realizing better business outcomes, in the cloud. Register now and join us live
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 | | Faster to build, faster to market: What’s new with DevOps and Smarter Product Development
Rapidly changing business environments, technology trends, evolving customer expectations, multi-sourcing, complex supply chains – these and other market factors are forcing you to rethink your development and delivery lifecycle. IBM is ready with new and enhanced solutions that support faster, cross-enterprise innovation. Find new products, industry solutions, case studies, more
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 | | ROI: The Value of Deployment Automation – download the white paper
Learn how a software deployment automation framework can streamline your release operations and increase your business agility. Plus get a formula you can use to calculate the return on investment (ROI) from a deployment automation solution. Register and download the paper
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 | | The redesigned IBM Support Portal has deployed!
The IBM Support Portal has a completely new, much simpler look – featuring improvements recommended by customers like you. Read about the improvements, and watch a short video overview, on the IBM Electronic Support Community Blog. Take a look
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TODAY Nov. 13 at 11 a.m. ET: Supercharge your mainframe development
