New IBM Solution Simplifies Data Warehousing; Companies turning to IBM to help streamline Business Intelligence.ARMONK, N.Y. -- IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) today announced a new business intelligence (BI) solution that combines servers, storage and software in a single fully-integrated package to offer unmatched performance for information management. BI is a process that companies use to help better understand their key business issues by analyzing data they receive as a result of ATM transactions, retail purchases and other similar transactions. The IBM Data Warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU BCU British Canoe Union BCU Basic Command Unit (British Police) BCU Big Close-Up BCU Bus Controller Unit BCU Battery Coolant Unit BCU Bandwidth Control Unit BCU Beer Cans Unlimited (collectors) ) combines IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. pSeries p5-575 servers, TotalStorage DS4500 and DB2 Data Warehouse Edition into a single, scalable offering that can run on UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Linux or AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . By turning raw data into useful information, companies can rapidly make informed and proactive decisions about their products or services. By combining the power of IBM systems with information management capabilities of DB2 Data Warehouse Edition, companies are able to react in real time and make changes to their business activities on demand. One customer who is already benefiting from IBM's BI experience is First Data Corporation, the world's largest transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. company. First Data, whose subsidiaries include Western Union, TeleCheck, STAR Networks and SDR See software defined radio. , processes transactions for more than 4.1 million merchant locations, 1,400 card issuers and millions of consumers around the world. "It is critical to the success of our business that we track and monitor transaction volumes and patterns, and then apply this insight to make intelligent business decisions about our products and services," said Roman Siciunas, VP Data Management First Data. "The IBM Data Warehousing Balanced Configuration Unit provides us with the safety and assurance of cost-effective managed growth and balanced performance now and in the future." BI is very relevant for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. markets but is critical to other industry segments as well including retail, government and telecommunications. "By providing a pre-tested BCU option, IBM is able to offer the industry's most efficient and highest throughput performance configurations for database queries, allowing faster analysis of data," said Karen Parrish, vice president, IBM business intelligence solutions. "Our clients will be able to stay ahead of their competitors by acting more quickly on information." There are several key factors now driving the BI market. First is the consolidation of existing "Data Marts" into single simplified BI solutions. Companies can then utilize these BI solutions in order to gain unprecedented insight and understanding of the interrelation of customer behavior and give the clearest possible picture of customer buying patterns. The IBM Data Warehousing Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) provides clients with: --Simplified hardware configuration --Pre-Installed Database configuration --Systems and Solution integration testing (testing) integration testing - A type of testing in which software and/or hardware components are combined and tested to confirm that they interact according to their requirements. Integration testing can continue progressively until the entire system has been integrated. Additionally, the BCU uses standard IBM hardware and software components so it can be used with any of the BI software applications already qualified on those platforms such as Siebel, SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. , SAP and many others. For more information on IBM's new Data Warehousing Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) please visit: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2bi/bcu/ About IBM IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit www.ibm.com Information on Demand The desire by businesses to access, manage and deliver information more efficiently is driving rapid change in the IT marketplace. Traditional low-tech, hardware-only approaches by proprietary vendors are meeting with resistance as companies grappling with new government mandates and business demands strive to capture and integrate information in a more seamless, real-time fashion across the enterprise. 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