This white paper outlines a framework that emphasizes digitization and business transformation and the new opportunities pull processes bring. The mechanism of “Pull” processes—those triggered by an actual event instead of a forecast—is nothing new. It is at the heart of many successful manufacturing strategies. Recent technological advances in digitization, including the harnessing of Big Data analytics, the use of the cloud, Business Process Management (BPM), social media, IIoT, and mobility, have extended the power of Pull beyond Lean manufacturing. In the wake of the current technological innovation wave, it is not uncommon for manufacturers to not know what next step to take. In light of these new developments, this white paper will focus on the mechanism of business transformation enabled by these technologies, which can be attributed to two major forces: the power of Pull and digitization. Nine practical applications are detailed, showing how innovative manufacturers can better

Advanced analytics tools can help SMB retailers trim expenses while simultaneously improving shopper/associate engagement. Armed with big data insight into the performance of individual associates and stores small- and mid-size retailers can close the gap on the industry’s biggest players. Download this Retail IQ report and discover how retailers both big and small can benefit from cutting-edge insight into the performance of their workforce to better schedule, plan and assign tasks.

Massive amounts of data are being created driven by billions of sensors all around us such as cameras, smart phones, cars as well as the large amounts of data across enterprises, education systems and organizations. In the age of big data, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and deep learning deliver unprecedented insights in the massive amounts of data. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke about the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning at the 2017 Internet Association‘s annual gala in Washington, D.C., “It is a renaissance, it is a golden age,” Bezos said. “We are solving problems with machine learning and artificial intelligence that were in the realm of science fiction for the last several decades. Natural language understanding, machine vision problems, it really is an amazing renaissance.” Machine learning and AI is a horizontal enabling layer. It will empower and improve every business, every government organization, every philanthropy

Everybody’s talking about big data. Huge promises have been made about its role in driving enterprises forward. But few organizations are realizing its true benefits. For those able to put data to good use, there’s much to be excited about. Data is transforming not only businesses, but entire industries, and the world as we know it. Today organizations are harnessing big data to do things like transform healthcare, provide eyesight for the visually impaired, and bringing us closer to autonomous cars

Les serveurs Dell EMC PowerEdge, optimisés par la gamme de processeurs Platinum, offrent des performances plus fiables pour la virtualisation, l’IT convergée, le Cloud hybride et le Big Data. Optimisez l’automatisation, l’évolutivité et la sécurité grâce à la mise à niveau vers la nouvelle génération de serveurs PowerEdge. Des options de financement souples sont disponibles auprès de Dell Financial Services.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Platinum processors deliver faster, more reliable performance for virtualization, converged IT, hybrid cloud and big data. Get enhanced automation, scalability and security by upgrading to the new generation of PowerEdge servers. Flexible financing options available through Dell Financial Services.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Platinum processors deliver faster, more reliable performance for virtualization, converged IT, hybrid cloud and big data. Get enhanced automation, scalability and security by upgrading to the new generation of PowerEdge servers. Flexible financing options available through Dell Financial Services.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Platinum processors deliver faster, more reliable performance for virtualization, converged IT, hybrid cloud and big data. Get enhanced automation, scalability and security by upgrading to the new generation of PowerEdge servers. Flexible financing options available through Dell Financial Services.

Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Platinum processors deliver faster, more reliable performance for virtualization, converged IT, hybrid cloud and big data. Get enhanced automation, scalability and security by upgrading to the new generation of PowerEdge servers. Flexible financing options available through Dell Financial Services.

These are interesting and challenging times to be in business. Digital forces, such as the cloud, big data, mobility, and mobile apps, are disrupting tried-and-true business models, as well as entire industries. These transformational advances are producing complexity, while workers are demanding simplicity. They require centralized infrastructures to keep information safe, even as agility and flexibility rule the day.

IBM® InfoSphere® Big Match for Hadoop helps you analyze massive volumes of structured and unstructured customer data to gain deeper customer insights. It can enable fast, efficient linking of data from multiple sources to provide complete and accurate customer information—without the risks of moving data from source to source. The solution supports platforms running Apache Hadoop such as IBM Open Platform, IBM BigInsights, Hortonworks and Cloudera.

Effectively using and managing information has become critical to driving growth in areas such as pursuing new business opportunities, attracting and retaining customers, and streamlining operations. In the era of big data, you must accommodate a rapidly increasing volume, variety and velocity of data while extracting actionable business insight from that data, faster than ever before. These needs create a daunting array of workload challenges and place tremendous demands on your underlying IT infrastructure and database systems. This e-book presents six reasons why you should consider a database change, including opinions from industry analysts and real-world customer experiences. Read on to learn more.

IBM® Information Governance Catalog helps you understand your information and foster collaboration between business and IT by establishing a common business vocabulary on the front end, and managing data lineage on the back end. By leveraging the comprehensive capabilities in Information Governance Catalog, you are better able to align IT with your business goals. Information Governance Catalog helps organizations build and maintain a strong data governance and stewardship program that can turn data into trusted information. This trusted information can be leveraged in various information integration and governance projects, including big data integration, master data management (MDM), lifecycle management, and security and privacy initiatives. In addition, Information Governance Catalog allows business users to play an active role in information-centric projects and to collaborate with their IT teams without the need for technical training. This level of governance and collaboration c

Scalable data platforms such as Apache Hadoop offer unparalleled cost benefits and analytical opportunities. IBM helps fully leverage the scale and promise of Hadoop, enabling better results for critical projects and key analytics initiatives. The end-to- end information capabilities of IBM® Information Server let you better understand data and cleanse, monitor, transform and deliver it. IBM also helps bridge the gap between business and IT with improved collaboration. By using Information Server “flexible integration” capabilities, the information that drives business and strategic initiatives—from big data and point-of- impact analytics to master data management and data warehousing—is trusted, consistent and governed in real time. Since its inception, Information Server has been a massively parallel processing (MPP) platform able to support everything from small to very large data volumes to meet your requirements, regardless of complexity. Information Server can uniquely support th

Data is the lifeblood of business. And in the era of digital business, the organizations that utilize data most effectively are also the most successful. Whether structured, unstructured or semi-structured, rapidly increasing data quantities must be brought into organizations, stored and put to work to enable business strategies. Data integration tools play a critical role in extracting data from a variety of sources and making it available for enterprise applications, business intelligence (BI), machine learning (ML) and other purposes. Many organization seek to enhance the value of data for line-of-business managers by enabling self-service access. This is increasingly important as large volumes of unstructured data from Internet-of-Things (IOT) devices are presenting organizations with opportunities for game-changing insights from big data analytics. A new survey of 369 IT professionals, from managers to directors and VPs of IT, by BizTechInsights on behalf of IBM reveals the challe

Predictive analytics, sometimes called advanced analytics, is a term used to describe a range of analytical and statistical techniques to predict future actions or behaviors. In business, predictive analytics are used to make proactive decisions and determine actions, by using statistical models to discover patterns in historical and transactional data to uncover likely risks and opportunities. Predictive analytics incorporates a range of activities which we will explore in this paper, including data access, exploratory data analysis and visualization, developing assumptions and data models, applying predictive models, then estimating and/or predicting future outcomes.

Predictive analytics, sometimes called advanced analytics, is a term used to describe a range of analytical and statistical techniques to predict future actions or behaviors. In business, predictive analytics are used to make proactive decisions and determine actions, by using statistical models to discover patterns in historical and transactional data to uncover likely risks and opportunities. Predictive analytics incorporates a range of activities which we will explore in this paper, including data access, exploratory data analysis and visualization, developing assumptions and data models, applying predictive models, then estimating and/or predicting future outcomes. Download now to read on.

Predictive analytics, sometimes called advanced analytics, is a term used to describe a range of analytical and statistical techniques to predict future actions or behaviors. In business, predictive analytics are used to make proactive decisions and determine actions, by using statistical models to discover patterns in historical and transactional data to uncover likely risks and opportunities. Predictive analytics incorporates a range of activities which we will explore in this paper, including data access, exploratory data analysis and visualization, developing assumptions and data models, applying predictive models, then estimating and/or predicting future outcomes. Download now to read on.