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IBM Technology Expert Labs ADVISE Data & AI DB2 Offering on Azure
Our briefing objectives are to listen to your needs for an AI-infused enterprise database and be prescriptive on how we can help address your enterprise database challenges.
IBM® Db2® Database on IBM Cloud Pak® for Data can scale on Azure or hybrid cloud deployments leveraging our deep, product technical experts. Our subject matter experts have experience across all vertical industries and harvested our learnings to help your enterprise learn how to integrate or extract your enterprise data into your modernized applications.
Business Challenges (discussed in the briefing) may include how to:
(i) Setup data virtualization for visibility of all enterprise data, thus, reducing costly data migration efforts.
{ii) Reduce operational costs by avoiding duplicating data in various GEO regions due to data residency regulations.
(iii) Containerize DB2 OpenShift cluster deployments featuring automated administration on Azure or hybrid cloud.
(iv) Enhance and speed development life cycles.
(v) Setup data organization, governance, and management of your enterprise data while enforcing policies and rules across your organization.
Key Activities for the Offering (discussed in the briefing) may include:
Use case identification and validation; Delivery proposal development; Defining or reviewing architecture; Defining business value; Defining migration approach; Data assessment; Use case demonstrations; Solution validation; Solution enablement; Operations and management planning; Backup and recovery planning; Production readiness; Business continuity planning
Deliverables may include: High level architectural and planning document and/or best practices principles recommendations.
Pre-requisites:
A mature, existing IBM® Db2® Database on IBM Cloud Pak® for Data or a new environment you plan to implement or have implemented recently.
To acquire DB2 on Azure marketplace please visit here:
https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/ibm-usa-ny-armonk-hq-6275750-ibmcloud-asperia.ibm-cloud-pak-for-data-db2?tab=PlansAndPrice
Value Proposition:
Our deep, product technical consultants will help you plan for any 3rd party integrations (possibly IaaS and PaaS services on Azure) and/or on-premises for hybrid cloud deployments with OpenShift.
While most vendors may have database products IBM Technology Expert Labs professional services organizations have had over 50,000+ engagements globally and have harvested assets that can be leveraged for a highly successful deployment within your enterprise with reduced risk.