Big data analytics is the latest advancement to help achieve this, designed to help organizations gain more value out of their data. It extends the reach of analytics beyond traditional boundaries to include new perspectives and sources of data to augment knowledge, further reduce business costs and risks while also providing a stronger competitive edge. Running out of data to analyze is not the problem; drowning in data, or not being able get the insight you need, when you need it, could be.

Join us for this complimentary webcast and learn how some organizations are taking the first steps in their big data analytics journey by leveraging their transactional data on IBM® zEnterprise®. We will share insight on how organizations are addressing business-critical analytics and the high qualities of service and performance required to maximize insight.

Big Data is one of the most talked about issues in the tech world.  But where does infrastructure come in – does it play a vital role, and if so when?

Three experts, John Easton – IBM Distinguished Engineer, Rob Enderle of Enderle Group, and Adrian Bowles of STORM Insights will debate the importance of big data infrastructurein the next installment of the “What’s Next for IT” live online debate series, June 26 at 3:00 p.m. ET!

Moderated by well known cloud and big data analyst David Linthicum, the panel will debate:  What are the core infrastructure components that truly matter?  When in the solution design process should these be considered?...and many more key issues.

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The longevity and qualities of service offered by the mainframe has made it an information hub, with vast amounts of data – from transactions and in multi-terabyte data warehouses – that can feed valuable business analytics. Join us for this complimentary webcast as featured Gartner analyst Donald Feinberg shares an analyst’s viewpoint of what big data means for organizations, the impact it can have on businesses and the role of the mainframe in realizing this potential. He will be joined by Mark Simmonds of IBM who will discuss the IBM System z® portfolio roadmap for big data.

Key Topics You Will Learn

• Improve decision-making at the point of contact with customers
• Consolidate different sources and types of information to create better insight
• Consider the qualities of service, such as availability, scalability and response times
• Protect all your information to reduce business risk and the cost of compliance