Archive for February 2012
NYSE Euronext uses Netezza to Manage their “Big Data”
NYSE Euronext operates multiple securities exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext. As you might imagine, securities exchanges present significant data management challenges. But NYSE Euronext didn’t just want to have a transactional system, they wanted to do much more with their data, further increasing the challenges. At the 2011 IBM Information On Demand (IOD) conference, NYSE Euronext described their challenges and the solution they chose. In particular, they highlight Netezza’s tremendous performance and how fast it is to get up-and-running with Netezza.
Not only is it easy to get up-and-running with Netezza, but it is easy to manage your environment on an ongoing basis. You can hear for yourself in this short video segment…
Coca Cola Bottling Move from Oracle Database to IBM DB2
At the 2011 IBM Information On Demand (IOD) Conference, Coca Cola Bottling spoke about their experiences when moving from Oracle Database to IBM DB2. I have included some very brief video segments shot at the conference below. It is really interesting to heard about the experiences and impact of switching from Oracle to IBM from the people involved.
In the following short video segment, hear how Coca Cola Bottling have changed their fix pack philosophy as a result of moving. With Oracle Database, they would avoid fix packs unless they “had to”. But with DB2, applying fix packs is much easier and faster, providing faster access to new functionality, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Also, hear about how Coca Cola Bottling have had significant data storage savings thanks to moving to DB2. Who wouldn’t want to reclaim some of that IT budget allocated for storage purchases 
And finally, hear about their experiences with performance boosts and the autonomic computing capabilities in DB2.
Get a Free Copy of the Forrester Wave™ for Enterprise Hadoop Solutions
Today, Forrester published its Wave analysis for enterprise Hadoop solutions. It has detailed coverage of the Hadoop solutions from vendors like IBM, MapR, Cloudera, Hortonworks, and others. If you are considering an enterprise Hadoop solution, such as IBM InfoSphere BigInsights, it will make for very interesting reading. You can download a free copy of the report from The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Hadoop Solutions, Q1 2012.
