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Matthias Funke
Director Hybrid Data Management, IBM Analytics

Matthias believes in the power of data to transform this world into a better one. With principles that put the client in the driver seat, offer choice and simplicity. By embracing open data architectures. And by recognizing that we have to transform and challenge ourselves and our competitors in order to become better every day in what we do.

He leads offering management for what he calls 'arguable the best data management portfolio on the planet', with client- and IBM-managed offerings belonging to the new Db2 family, Informix and IBM Project Eventstore.

Unpacking Gartner’s assessment of IBM in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Operational DBMS

Unpacking Gartner’s assessment of IBM in the 2019 Magic Quadrant for Operational DBMS

November 26, 2019 | by Matthias Funke, Director Hybrid Data Management, IBM Analytics
With the publication of Gartner’s 2019 Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Operational Database Management Systems, we were happy to see recognition of some of our key efforts from the past year. The integration of the Db2 common SQL engine and other rich features, edition simplification, commitment to...
Prepare your data management architecture for machine learning at THINK

Prepare your data management architecture for machine learning at THINK

January 28, 2019 | by Matthias Funke, Director Hybrid Data Management, IBM Analytics
One of the best parts of Think is hearing details of successful implementations of hybrid data management solutions and machine learning directly from peers across a variety of industries.
Overcome your data silos: Learn how in Munich

Overcome your data silos: Learn how in Munich

June 21, 2017 | by Matthias Funke, Director Hybrid Data Management, IBM Analytics
Big data isn’t just getting bigger. It’s getting more valuable. As companies work to unlock more value from their data, one of the biggest challenges to address is disconnected data silos. Big companies don’t have one data lake, they have data lakes, ponds and pools.
Three ways to leverage the private cloud for flexible data warehousing

Three ways to leverage the private cloud for flexible data warehousing

June 9, 2016 | by Matthias Funke, Director Hybrid Data Management, IBM Analytics
The choice to flex a data warehouse on a private cloud is a personal one. It offers benefits in three key areas: enhanced control over data and apps, better management and monitoring, and custom tailoring that is built to address specific user requirements and self-service applications.