Informix Product Strategy and Roadmap Data, Cloud, Analytics, Internet of Things Lalitha Krishnamoorthy Program Director, IBM Informix Development Email: lalk@us.ibm.com
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2015 Informix: Innovate in the Core, Transform for Growth Innovate in Informix core technology 4 Drive IoT gateway and embed business Extend Cloud capabilities for existing and new business
China initiative extends Informix s reach in growth markets and brings innovation to meet localized needs October 2014, IBM Informix announces its agreement with China partners to provide a locally innovated database solution for the rapidly evolving China marketplace, based on IBM Informix technology. GBASE Teamsun [This agreement] confirms IBM s innovation and commitment to growth in emerging markets in general and China specifically. Our intent is to help partners and clients gain competitive edge and transform their business with innovative database technologies in China, with China, for China. -Sean Poulley, Vice President, IBM Analytics Platform 5
High Level Capabilities in IDS 12.10 FC5 Rolling upgrade of HA Clusters Enabling transactional business for the cloud/web Multi-tenancy resource management REST interface for transactional data Enhanced platform support Intel Quark, ARM, Apple Geospatial indexing Pattern Matching for timeseries data Direct SQL access to JSON data Warehouse Accelerator 6
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Informix Cloud vnext: 2015 Enterprise Class Power, Bluemix Platform Agility Fully-managed solution Designed for enterprise-class workloads: 9 1000+ simultaneous users 1TB+ data full HA instance standard Automatic scalability for peaks Extensive security features Informix Goodness: SQL/NoSQL data TimeSeries Informix compatibility IoT Gateway connectivity IBM Goodness: Bluemix based solution, agile Integration with other IBM Cloud offerings for Analytics, Development
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IBM Internet of Things Flexible End-to-End Analytics and Data Management Deep Analytics Zone Sensor Analytics Zone Streams Smart Gateways Device/Sensors 12
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Road mapping is a process we all take part in 15
Transformation in Informix Over 100 Features shipped in IDS 12.10 since 2014 Aggressive Agile and DevOps Adoption IBM Design Thinking 2014 showed a strong revenue growth with a major chunk coming from Transaction Strong adoption of Informix Technology within IBM 16
IBM Informix Technology Focus Areas for 2014-2018 IoT/BigData Analytics Smart Gateway Administration/E mbed Cloud Optimization for scale-out and loading data Sensors in motion Pattern Matching functions Analytics Hadoop Support Further Spatial Temporal Integration Additional support for IoT analytics requirements Better BigInsights, SPSS, Streams, MessageSight Integration TimeSeries Analytics performance improvements in IWA Automatic upgrade Security Enhancements Support new platforms - Android, ARM (32/64), Intel Quark/Atom, ios Scale-out at gateway SQL compatibility & Application portability 3 rd party and IBM solution compatibility / Interoperability Hand held devices Additional service on Bluemix Scalability enhancements Multiple Cloud deployments seamlessly Simplify / automatic setup Enhancements to distributed queries Ongoing Enhancements SQL Enhancements OLTP and Performance Ease of Use and Administration Informix Genero enhancements 17 17
We are leading key initiatives for core, IoT and cloud business 2014 IIUG IBM Bluemix HP Announces Informix on Moonshot server Informix Announces China Partnerships IoT Microevents 2014 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Informix Partner Gateway Solutions Insight 2014 IBM Hack-a-thon Most successful Insight conference 18 MacTechWorld & MacTech Magazine Ovum Analyst Thought Leadership
Technology roadmap for 2015 and beyond INFORMIX: Continues as an IBM strategic database Leading capabilities in: Operational BI, smart and big data, embedded, cloud and distributed systems Grow presence in most challenging environments and solutions 2018+ vnext ++ IoT platform integration Analytics Applications 2017 19 2013 to 2015 Informix 12.10 2016 vnext Cloud deployment patterns More sensors-generated data enablement Operational analytics/bi Real-Time Analytics / OLAP Distributed Processing on Grids Platform, OS certifications (like Android..) vnext + Features and timeline subject to change. Informix practices continuous delivery. Mobile App Development Hadoop Enhancements Improved Cloning Support Continue Simplification Automatic Setup
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