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You need a database designed to control both the infrastructure and personnel costs that form the IT budget. The next generation of IBM DB2 helps organizations get more value from their big data to improve their IT economics. Major innovations provide out-of-the-box performance gains that go beyond the limitations of in-memory-only systems to support decision making at the speed of business.

We are rushing headlong into an always-on, digital-centric, mobile world. Organizations that fail to modify their approach to technology will be left by the wayside as others incorporate highly flexible and scalable architectures that adapt quickly and efficiently to the demands of the modern marketplace. The rapid rise in popularity of microservices was driven by these market influences. In just a few short years, companies have implemented various configurations of technologies to offer the best user experience. Download this eBook to learn more about how to build and scale great applications using microservices.

Today, every business runs on software, and the performance of the business’ core applications directly impacts the success of the business itself. That’s why application performance management, or APM, is now the critical discipline for ensuring IT and business success, no matter what industry you’re in.

Want to learn more about the what-why-how of application performance management? Check out this Introduction to APM guide. Even if you’re already in-the-know about APM, you’ll likely come away with a better understanding of what all the excitement is about. Download now.

As the containerization market skyrockets, with DevOps and continuous delivery as its jet fuel, organizations are trading one set of problems for another. With container platform technology like Docker, they gain a lightweight, immutable vessel for applications that is a snap to provision. Containers don't come without a downside, however: it can be difficult to maintain visibility into what occurs within these containers. This container visibility gap will not only grow in scope but also in importance in the coming years, for one obvious reason: containers are rapidly shifting from a fringe technology to mainstream IT tool. Fortunately, there are solutions to this problem. Download this eBook to learn more about the why and how of container monitoring.

What is DevOps? If you want to find a definition of your own, your research will probably begin by asking Google, “what is DevOps”. Naturally, Wikipedia is one of the first result so that is where we will begin. The first sentence on Wikipedia defines DevOps as “a software development method that stresses communication, collaboration and integration between software developers and information technology (IT) professionals.”

That’s a fairly dense definition, but still very vague. This white paper will delve into how DevOps works and can better adjoin two traditionally opposing departments. Download now to learn more.