Data Management

IBM Adds AI-Enhanced Data Resilience Capabilities to IBM Storage Portfolio

AI-enhanced versions of the IBM FlashCore Module will help organizations defend against ransomware attacks with IBM Storage FlashSystem products and IBM Storage Defender software

IBM Storage Ceph: Using Software-Defined Storage to Harness the Power of AI

In the future, the year 2023 is likely to be remembered as the year generative artificial intelligence (AI) changed business. Enterprises are finding new ways to derive value from AI, and doing so is increasingly imperative. One of the most important aspects of AI, though, is making sure that the data it’s using is relevant […]

The Cost of a Data Breach Reaches an All-Time High of $4.45 Million

MGM Resorts was the latest victim of a social engineering hack that brought the casino chain to its knees. The breach happened last week when hackers obtained a password by posing as an employee of the Las Vegas resort chain. According to published reports on TechCrunch and Bloomberg, the attack crippled MGM’s hotel guest services […]

Kai Stroh on Db2: A Not So Simple Relational Database

This transcript is edited for clarity.   Reg Harbeck: Hi, I'm Reg Harbeck and today I'm here with Kai Stroh, who is the head of mainframe development at UBS Hainer. Welcome. Kai, tell us how did you end up on the mainframe?   Kai Stroh: Hey Reg, thanks for having me. How did I end […]

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Protecting Data Within New HA/DR Parameters

There are two types of organizations in the world: those that have experienced unplanned system downtime and those that will. Of the first group, many have likely tightened up their high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) methods and tools as a result of their incidents, moving, for example, to hosted cloud-based HA/DR services. Within the […]

The Importance of Cloud-Based HA/DR Technology

For many organizations, budgeting discussions for disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) have played out in a similar manner for decades: The IT department asks to spend a set amount for capital expenditures and a set amount for operating expenses. However, the infrastructure needed to back up the data center and networks in case […]

TechChannel E-book: How to Enhance Your Data Storage Strategy

Running an efficient data center requires constant monitoring and measurement. This means understanding everything from storage best practices and tools for maximizing performance. Data temperature, for example, often determines the percentage of budget that gets devoted to storing different types of data. Once you create process maps based on the data’s temperature, you can better […]

TechChannel E-book: Strategies for Effective Data Management on Db2 for i and IBM Power Systems Data Migration

As a valuable proprietary asset that can be increasingly leveraged for direct business insights, data is the life blood of many organizations. With this in mind, effective data management and data migration strategies are of the utmost importance. When planning for an IBM Power System update or migration, you should take inventory of existing physical […]

Key Considerations for Comparing NoSQL and SQL

Data models conceptually describe the logical structure of data storage inside a database. While there are many data models, we will mainly talk about two kinds in this guide: 1. Document data models The document data model uses a simpler key-value pairs storage form. The key itself typically takes the form of a string that […]