Informix The Intelligent Database for IoT

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1 Informix The Intelligent Database for IoT Kiran Challapalli Informix Competitive Technology & Enablement

2 Agenda What is Internet of Things (IoT) Why it matters IoT Improving life Industry Examples of IoT Managing Data in IoT with IBM Informix Informix Solutions for Internet-of-Things (IoT)

3 What is the Internet of Things (IoT) The Internet of Things refers to uniquely identifiable objects (things) and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. Wikipedia (link) The Internet of Things is the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment. Gartner (link) The Internet of Things represents an evolution in which objects are capable of interacting with other objects. Hospitals can monitor and regulate pacemakers long distance, factories can automatically address production line issues and hotels can adjust temperature and lighting according to a guest's preferences, to name just a few examples. IBM (link)

4 Why Internet of Things now? A perfect storm scenario Billions of devices (things) all connected Significant drop in processing, memory and storage costs per unit Technological advances enable ability to handle data as never before Emerging System of Systems a collection of task-oriented or dedicated systems that pool their resources and capabilities together to create a new, more complex system which offers more functionality and performance than simply the sum of the constituent systems

5 Forecasts call for billions and billions of connected devices In 2020, Over 30 Billion Connected Devices Will Be In Use. Gartner (link) Business Insider Intelligence: Global Internet Device Installed Base Forecast Driven by reducing price per connection and the consequent rapid growth in the number of machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, we expect the number of connected objects to reach 50bn by 2020 (2.7% of things in the world). Cisco (link) There will be 212 B devices or things connected to networks by IDC (link) There are more than 10 billion wirelessly connected devices in the market today; with over 30 billion devices expected by ABI Research (link) Internet of Things: A 2014 HorizonWatch Trend Report From vehicles and smart phones to containers and machines by 2015 more than six billion things will be connected to the internet. Bosch (link)

6 What is Internet of Things (IoT) Why it matters IoT Improving life Industry Examples of IoT Managing Data in IoT with IBM Informix Informix Solutions for Internet-of-Things (IoT)

7 IoT Improving life (contd.) Devices monitoring your heart Implanted sensors alerting when an critical event is likely to occur or has occurred Alerts sent to emergency services On device analysis to alert emergency services immediately Person s information, location, conditions sent Data sent to the cloud for historic analysis, trends To predict and recommend course of action Embedded Analyze Data Predicting an oncoming Health Issue. 15 minute intervals 7

8 IoT Improving life Imagine you normally wake up at 6 a.m. for work each day. But on this day, your car is low on fuel. A fuel sensor notices this, and has a chat with your Smartphone, and asks your alarm to wake you up 10 minutes early. Your phone is then sent a text alerting you that you need to get gas on the way into work. The coffee machine is programmed to turn on at 6 a.m. each morning, but this morning, it too will be scheduled to turn on 10 minutes early. And this is just the start

9 IoT Data Management is a Big Data problem Big data is massive amounts of data, both structured and unstructured. Commonly described as the three V s. Volume is the exponential growth in the data that businesses store. This also involves aggregation of current data for various view points. Storage plays a factor and is an important aspect in storing this large amounts of data. Velocity is related to the speed at which the data is delivered, and the handling of that data in nearreal time. Variety speaks to the fact that the data that needs to be handled is not just text related data anymore. Structured data as well as unstructured data, including s, video, audio, etc.

10 What is Internet of Things (IoT) Why it matters IoT Improving life Managing Data in IoT with IBM Informix Industry Examples of IoT Informix Solutions for Internet-of-Things (IoT) 10

11 Why IBM Informix for IoT Embedded Database for the Edge Edge device requirements Today embedded devices are great for collecting and forwarding data for a single device, but Consumers will have many devices and want a consolidated view These devices generate a huge amount of data and collection space is limited The variety and volume of data is a problem It is time consuming to locate stored data Different device types generate different kinds of data time series, spatial, text which makes analytics difficult Why have a database at the Edge? Operations at the edge are: Sorting, aggregation, duplicate elimination, data cleansing, analytics Response time is often critical Respond to events in real-time A distributed view of data across devices may be required Why an Enterprise Class database is needed: What can be done in the cloud can be done at the edge. Only the scale is different Having the same database at the edge as in the backend/cloud makes application development much simpler Enterprise reliability vs standard offthe-shelf offerings Why IBM Informix? Informix database software incorporates design concepts that are uniquely suited to the challenges in today s embedded devices, resulting in extremely high levels of performance and availability, distinctive capabilities in data replication and scalability, and no administrative overhead. Easily embedded in a device Install footprint and memory required as low as 64 MB Hands-free administration Built-in support for time series and spatial/gis data Analytics built into the database Supports JSON/BSON and SQL apps simultaneously in the same database Scales-out across multiple devices

12 Informix Embed Strengths Informix is proven technology as an embedded database. Providing a small footprint with a fully featured enterprise database server. Built in autonomics with self healing, self configuration and automation with the DB scheduler. Automated space provisioning Automated Memory Management Dynamically tuned Engine parameters Embedding Informix in consolidation devices on the edge of the network of IoT allows for: Complex store and forward capabilities with transformation and aggregation of data Business decisions made on the edge, closer to the producer of the data

13 IoT Enterprise Database for the Cloud Backend/Cloud requirements The volume of data that must be stored is a real challenge: Companies are already planning to store data for billions of devices No single server is large enough Millions of records must be stored each second Data can be coming from 1000 s of different locations Data from a variety of device types must be stored and analyzed Different devices types generate different kinds of data time series, spatial, text which makes analytics difficult Sensitive data must be protected There may be medical, automotive, personal electronics, etc all stored in the same cloud Why use a database in the Cloud? Databases are well suited to managing the huge volumes of data from devices Customers want to be able to browse and analyze their data 1000 s of concurrent users Reports need to be run on the device data Billing, dashboards, trend analysis, aggregation, duplicate elimination, data cleansing, correlation, prediction, etc Archiving for compliance and auditing Enhances security via multi-tenancy High availability and transparent failover required Why IBM Informix? Informix database software incorporates design concepts that are suited to challenges in IoT, resulting in extremely high levels of performance and availability, distinctive capabilities in data replication and scalability, and no administrative overhead. Integrates with IBM products such as MessageSight, Streams, SoftLayer, BlueMix, etc Hands-free administration Specialized high performance support for time series and spatial/gis data Continuously load millions of records per second Analytics orders of magnitude faster than other databases Supports JSON/BSON and SQL apps simultaneously Scales-out across multiple servers Numerous well known APIs for application development

14 IoT Informix in the Cloud As user load increases and storage requirements grow the cloud can expand and retract as needed. Device data consolidation Collection of data for all devices for all Homes Informix in the Cloud IBM Softlayer Cloud IBM BlueMix Amazon Cloud Embedded Consumer / Business Quickly deploy hardware Hints/Suggestions Correlation/Comparison SPSS/Cognos IaaS add new hardware infrastructure as needed Quickly deploy Informix SaaS Add a new Informix instance as a single node or into an Informix Grid Quickly deploy Testing/development environment PaaS Create entire development/testing environment for Informix/NoSQL and other needs

16 Changing Business Models Vehicle Maintenance One of the largest freight railroad companies is collecting data throughout its railroad network from sensors and detectors to reduce maintenance costs and increase revenues. Data is collected and consolidated and then sent back to an Informix database for storage and analysis. Analytics is performed on an ongoing basis to determine potential repair needs and to determine operational effectiveness. Sensor data is then sent to the cloud where the data is used for online analytical processing There is a variety of data collected by various sensors. Over the next few year expected to have ~30 different types of sensor types, including video data collection Data Center

17 Changing Business Models Vehicle Tracking 1 Use map overlays to show hotspots of traffic density Data is collected and consolidated and then sent back to an Informix database for storage and analysis. Phone app to access data for your vehicle Sensor data is then sent to the cloud where the data is used for online analytical processing Vehicle resident sensing Monitors engine operation including fluid levels, tire pressure, seat belt, air bag usage Onboard help using GPS for weather and traffic conditions Remote starting in bad weather situations

18 Smarter Transportation Leading office automation solutions provider in Sri Lanka Employs Informix and Time Series analytics to enhance operational efficiency and manage costs Direct Upgrade From Online SE to v x times acceleration in report generation speed from minutes to seconds TMS Real time tracking on a single dashboard HADR HADR setup ensures Business Continuity round the clock Solution Components IBM Informix Growth Edition IBM Informix 4GL IBM System P Series 520 (ERP) HP System 350 (Informix DB) IBM Business Partner: Cybersoft Pvt Ltd Business Challenge: JKOA was looking for an ERP to effectively handle accounts, inventory, field operations, support & services, etc on a daily basis and help manage, monitor & audit enterprise data. An efficient fleet management solution was also a need of the hour to remotely track, monitor and manage their fleet of vehicles, as the logistics team was unable to conclude the location of fleet and gauge mileage. The Smarter Solution: The ERP solution, developed In-house on Informix 4GL caters day-today activities of JKOA. Informix 4GL for ERP eased the efforts, helped gain flexibility to the changing dynamics and reduced the investments by meeting the increased demands and scaled work loads with no additional investments. JKOA invested in Informix Time Series technology, to develop a Transport Management System (TMS) that collects fleet data and provides a comprehensive picture of vehicle locations. Access to real-time information as well as live tracking of fleet, including mileage, geo-fencing etc, enabled the business to manage resources effectively, leading to potential savings in fleet management costs and enhanced customer service. JKOA, through analysis and real-time mapping, now better predicts the costs and risks associated.

19 Shaspa embeds Informix Service Framework Integrating Equipment & Appliances to Provide Connected Services Security Energy Generation Lighting Control Network Access Service Providers Maintenance Security Health Informix HVAC Sub Metering Smart Metering Environmental KPI Monitoring Powered by IBM Informix Software Shaspa SmartGate Energy Media Telephony Others

20 Europe s Largest Power company tackles the Smart Meter Big Data challenge with Informix TimeSeries + In-Memory Accelerator (IWA) E-Mobility Optimised use of RE Data Sampling Energy Transparency Dynamic Demand Control E.ON Metering (EMTG) is the center of excellence for the development and commercialization of smart energy solutions and technologies and part of Europe s largest Power and Gas company E.ON Energy Storage Management Device Energy Management Customer Involvement EMTG operates a sophisticated Smart Meter data infrastructure based on IBM Informix TimeSeries technology in combination with Informix In-Memory Warehouse Accelerator

22 Informix Solutions for IoT - Example of a 3-Tier Architecture Devices in the home -> Collector for all home data -> Collector for all homes Devices in the home Embedded Device protocols including CoAP, 6LoWPAN, ZigBee etc.. Device data consolidation Device data consolidation Device data consolidation Streaming data Infosphere Streams Data from other kinds of devices NoSQL/Relational & Timeseries data Pub/Sub Collection of data for all devices for all Homes MessageSight Informix Cluster in the Cloud Device data consolidation Hints/Suggestions Correlation/Comparison SPSS/Cognos 22 Real-time Response Real-time Response Hints/Suggestions Consumer / Business Informix Warehouse Accelerator Real-Time Analytics

23 IBM BlueMix - for Internet of Things Cloud Services

24 IBM Informix the Intelligent Database for IBM s Internet of Things architecture From Edge to the Cloud Part of IBM s IoT products portfolio SaaS offerings of TimeSeries services and Internet of Things Service in Beta on IBM BlueMix.

25 IBM Informix YouTube Channel Two videos on IoT; One video on NoSQL; more on the way.. Search for IBMInformixChannel

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