This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the concepts, architecture, and implementation of the IBM DS8870. The WhitepaperRedpaperbook provides reference information to assist readers who need to plan for, install, and configure the DS8870. The IBM DS8870 is the most advanced model in the IBM DS8000® series and is equipped with IBM POWER7+™ based controllers. Various configuration options are available that scale from dual 2-core systems up to dual 16-core systems with up to 1 TB of cache. The DS8870 features an integrated High-Performance Flash Enclosure (HPFE) with flash cards that can deliver up to 250,000 IOPS and up to 3.4 GBps bandwidth. A High-Performance All-Flash configuration is also available. The DS8870 now features 16 Gbps host adapters. Connectivity options, with up to 128 Fibre Channel/IBM FICON® ports for host connections, make the DS8870 suitable for multiple server environments in open systems and IBM z™ Systems environments. DS8870 Release 7.5 brings new and enhanced IBM z Systems™ synergy features. These features are covered in detail in IBM DS8870 and IBM z Systems Synergy, REDP-5186. The DS8870 supports advanced disaster recovery solutions, business continuity solutions, and thin provisioning. All disk drives in the DS8870 storage system have the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) feature. The DS8870 also can be integrated in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) infrastructure. The DS8870 can automatically optimize the use of each storage tier, particularly flash drives and flash cards, through the IBM Easy Tier® feature, which is available at no extra charge. This edition applies the IBM DS8870 Release 7.5.

The Practical, Authoritative, 360-Degree Technical Guide to Oracle Exadata: From Setup to Administration, Optimization, Tuning, and Troubleshooting The blazingly fast Oracle Exadata Database Machine is being embraced by thousands of large-scale users worldwide: by governments, the military, enterprise organizations, cloud service providers, and anyone who needs extreme performance. Now, provides authoritative guidance to running Oracle Exadata with maximum reliability, effectiveness, performance, and efficiency. Oracle Exadata Expert’s Handbook Six renowned Oracle technology experts have brought together core technical information, experience, best practices, and insider tips in a concise reference. Covering both 11 g and 12 c versions of Oracle Exadata software, they deliver hands-on coverage of best practices, setup, migration, monitoring, administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Whether you’re an Oracle Exadata DBA, DMA, architect, or manager, you need these insights. Get a 360-degree overview of the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Efficiently deploy RAC within the Oracle Exadata ecosystem Fully leverage Storage Cell’s extraordinary performance, via Offloading, Smart Scans, and Hybrid Columnar Compression Manage Exadata with OEM 12 c: perform setup, configuration, asset/target discovery, and day-to-day administration Tune Oracle Exadata for even better performance Perform Exadata Backup/Recovery/DR with RMAN and Data Guard Migrate to Oracle Exadata from other platforms Use Oracle Exadata with the ZFS Storage Appliance Consolidate within the Exadata Database Cloud

Mastering Apache Camel takes you on a journey to becoming an expert in enterprise integration with Apache Camel. Through this detailed guide, you will understand concepts like routing, message transformation, and enterprise integration patterns (EIPs). You will develop skills to efficiently integrate systems and implement robust and maintainable integration solutions. What this Book will help me do Understand key features and core concepts of Apache Camel. Implement integrations using Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIPs) effectively. Leverage Java DSL, Camel Blueprint DSL, and Spring frameworks within Camel. Debug, handle errors, and enhance the reliability of integration flows. Develop, test, and iterate your integration solutions confidently. Author(s) Jean-Baptiste Onofré is a seasoned software developer and a member of the Apache Foundation, deeply involved with the Apache Camel project. With extensive experience in enterprise application integration, he brings a wealth of knowledge in developing robust and efficient integration solutions. Jean-Baptiste excels at breaking down complex topics for learners. Who is it for? This book is ideal for software developers, architects, and engineers working on system integration or enterprise application development. It is especially suited for those familiar with basic Java programming and looking to master Apache Camel. If your goal is to streamline integration processes and enhance your enterprise systems, this is the book for you.

This comprehensive book dives deep into designing and implementing process-driven systems using Oracle BPM and SOA Suite 12c. You'll explore best practices, design principles, and practical techniques to create flexible and sustainable architectures for business processes. What this Book will help me do Model business processes and architectures effectively with BPM and SOA principles. Apply BPMN for creating executable business processes that meet organizational needs. Design reusable services and composite applications that optimize backend systems. Implement advanced human interaction techniques including Adaptive Case Management. Monitor business processes using Business Activity Monitoring to analyze key performance indicators. Author(s) Matjaz B. Juric and his co-authors bring years of expertise in BPM and SOA technologies, backed by real-world experience in designing and implementing enterprise-grade architectural solutions. They convey their knowledge through structured and accessible content aimed to empower technical professionals. Who is it for? This book is ideal for BPM and SOA professionals including architects and developers, as well as business analysts looking to deepen their technical expertise. Suitable for all levels, it provides insights into both entry-level and advanced topics, ensuring applicability for varied skill sets.

Discover how graph databases can help you manage and query highly connected data. With this practical book, you’ll learn how to design and implement a graph database that brings the power of graphs to bear on a broad range of problem domains. Whether you want to speed up your response to user queries or build a database that can adapt as your business evolves, this book shows you how to apply the schema-free graph model to real-world problems. This second edition includes new code samples and diagrams, using the latest Neo4j syntax, as well as information on new functionality. Learn how different organizations are using graph databases to outperform their competitors. With this book’s data modeling, query, and code examples, you’ll quickly be able to implement your own solution. Model data with the Cypher query language and property graph model Learn best practices and common pitfalls when modeling with graphs Plan and implement a graph database solution in test-driven fashion Explore real-world examples to learn how and why organizations use a graph database Understand common patterns and components of graph database architecture Use analytical techniques and algorithms to mine graph database information

As more corporations turn to Hadoop to store and process their most valuable data, the risk of a potential breach of those systems increases exponentially. This practical book not only shows Hadoop administrators and security architects how to protect Hadoop data from unauthorized access, it also shows how to limit the ability of an attacker to corrupt or modify data in the event of a security breach. Authors Ben Spivey and Joey Echeverria provide in-depth information about the security features available in Hadoop, and organize them according to common computer security concepts. You’ll also get real-world examples that demonstrate how you can apply these concepts to your use cases. Understand the challenges of securing distributed systems, particularly Hadoop Use best practices for preparing Hadoop cluster hardware as securely as possible Get an overview of the Kerberos network authentication protocol Delve into authorization and accounting principles as they apply to Hadoop Learn how to use mechanisms to protect data in a Hadoop cluster, both in transit and at rest Integrate Hadoop data ingest into enterprise-wide security architecture Ensure that security architecture reaches all the way to end-user access

This IBM® Redbooks® publication documents how IBM Platform Computing, with its IBM Platform Symphony® MapReduce framework, IBM Spectrum Scale (based Upon IBM GPFS™), IBM Platform LSF®, the Advanced Service Controller for Platform Symphony are work together as an infrastructure to manage not just Hadoop-related offerings, but many popular industry offeringsm such as Apach Spark, Storm, MongoDB, Cassandra, and so on. It describes the different ways to run Hadoop in a big data environment, and demonstrates how IBM Platform Computing solutions, such as Platform Symphony and Platform LSF with its MapReduce Accelerator, can help performance and agility to run Hadoop on distributed workload managers offered by IBM. This information is for technical professionals (consultants, technical support staff, IT architects, and IT specialists) who are responsible for delivering cost-effective cloud services and big data solutions on IBM Power Systems™ to help uncover insights among client’s data so they can optimize product development and business results.

IBM® Scale Out Network Attached Storage (SONAS) is a scale out network-attached storage offering that is designed to manage vast repositories of information in enterprise environments that require large capacities, high levels of performance, and high availability. SONAS provides a range of reliable, scalable storage solutions for various storage requirements. These capabilities are achieved by using network access protocols such as Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). Using built-in RAID technologies, all data is well-protected with options to add more protection through mirroring, replication, snapshots, and backup. These storage systems are also characterized by simple management interfaces that make installation, administration, and troubleshooting uncomplicated and straightforward. This IBM Redbooks® publication is the companion to IBM SONAS Best Practices, SG24-8051. It is intended for storage administrators who have ordered their SONAS solution and are ready to install, customize, and use it. It provides backup and availability scenarios information about configuration and troubleshooting. This book applies to IBM SONAS Version 1.5.5. It is useful for earlier releases of IBM SONAS as well.

Dive into Redis, and discover how this powerful key-value database can enhance your web and business applications. "Learning Redis" explains the fundamentals of Redis and walks you through the processes of installation, configuration, and hands-on application development. By the end, you will have gained the knowledge to apply Redis in innovative ways to improve scalability and performance. What this Book will help me do Understand and install Redis to start using this NoSQL database efficiently. Master Redis commands and data structures for scalable application designs. Configure and optimize a Redis server setup to enhance performance and manage persistence. Implement solutions using Redis for real-world web application development. Learn best practices for Redis backups, recovery, and fault management to ensure reliability. Author(s) Vinoo Das, a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in database solutions, wrote this book with a practical approach to learning Redis. Known for his clear explanations, Vinoo deeply understands how to make technical concepts accessible. His professional career spans significant contributions to SQL and NoSQL database development, making him an ideal guide for learning Redis. Who is it for? This book is perfect for SQL developers ready to deepen their expertise by exploring NoSQL databases like Redis. With only basic programming experience required, readers will appreciate the practical approach and the focus on actionable insights. Whether you're looking to build high-performance apps or understand key-value storage systems, this book will meet your needs.

Lucene 4 Cookbook provides a comprehensive guide for developers looking to integrate Apache Lucene into their search applications. With over 70 hands-on recipes, this book takes you from the basics to advanced topics, enabling you to create effective and high-performing search solutions. What this Book will help me do Learn how to configure Lucene for optimal indexing and searching. Gain skills in analyzing text and implementing custom analyzers. Discover techniques for implementing near real-time search capabilities. Understand how to scale your search application to handle large datasets. Explore modular extensions to enhance and customize your search application. Author(s) Edwood Ng and Vineeth Mohan are seasoned developers with extensive experience in search technologies and open-source projects. Their practical experience with Apache Lucene is reflected in this cookbook, which focuses on real-world applications and challenges. They have a clear, engaging writing style that makes complex concepts accessible to developers. Who is it for? This book is for professional and aspiring software developers who are new to Apache Lucene but eager to explore its full capabilities. It assumes some working knowledge of Java programming, so readers should at least be familiar with basic programming concepts. It's ideal for those looking to add search functionalities to their applications effectively and efficiently.

Dive into "Oracle E-Business Suite R12.x HRMS: A Functionality Guide" to master building robust human resource management systems within Oracle's E-Business Suite. This comprehensive guide walks you through designing, implementing, and optimizing HR solutions that align seamlessly with your enterprise's operational structure. What this Book will help me do Understand Oracle HRMS architecture and integrate it effectively within an enterprise setting. Learn to define and configure value sets, key flexfields, and descriptive flexfields for HR operations. Set up payroll systems, handle earnings and deductions, and configure essential payroll management features. Identify and manage work structure elements such as jobs, positions, business groups, and grades. Efficiently manage employee information, assignments, terminations, and absence plans in Oracle HRMS. Author(s) Pravin S Ingawale, an accomplished expert in enterprise resource planning systems, specializes in Oracle E-Business Suite applications. With years of experience in implementation, consulting, and training, Pravin has a profound understanding of Oracle HRMS solutions. His hands-on approach and clear explanation style ensure a smooth learning experience for his readers. Who is it for? This book is perfect for developers and functional consultants of Oracle E-Business Suite looking to deepen their understanding of HRMS functionalities. If you have basic knowledge of Oracle's E-Business Suite architecture and seek to enhance your skills in designing and implementing HR management systems, this guide is for you. It's tailored for professionals aiming to build effective HR solutions that integrate seamlessly within enterprise structures.

Take your understanding of JSON to the next level with "The JavaScript JSON Cookbook." This in-depth guide equips developers of all levels with practical recipes to integrate JSON into a variety of applications such as web, mobile, and server-side systems, enabling efficient data exchange and manipulation. What this Book will help me do Master the fundamentals of JSON formatting, data exchange, and manipulation. Work with JSON in popular libraries and frameworks like AngularJS, jQuery, and AJAX. Integrate JSON seamlessly with databases such as MongoDB and CouchDB. Utilize JSON in mobile platform development for Android and iOS. Learn advanced techniques such as querying JSON using JSON Path and representing binary objects. Author(s) Ray Rischpater is an accomplished software developer and author with extensive experience in programming and web development. He has a deep understanding of JavaScript and JSON, and his practical approach to solving complex technical challenges makes his books invaluable resources. Ray's instructional style is clear and comprehensive, aiming to empower programmers to achieve their goals. Who is it for? This book is ideal for software developers working with web, mobile, or backend systems who want to expand their expertise in JSON. Whether you're a frontend, backend, or full-stack developer at any skill level, the recipes in this cookbook will enhance your ability to create efficient, data-driven applications. If you aim to use JSON for tasks like data exchange, web services, or database integration, this book is for you. By working through the examples, you will gain actionable skills to implement JSON in diverse real-world scenarios.

The IBM® System Storage® Solutions Handbook helps you solve your current and future data storage business requirements to achieve enhanced storage efficiency by design to allow managed cost, capacity of growth, greater mobility, and stronger control over storage performance and management. It describes the current IBM storage products, including IBM FlashSystem™, disk, and tape, and virtualized solutions, such as IBM Storage Cloud, IBM SmartCloud® Virtual Storage Center, and IBM Spectrum™ Storage. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides overviews and pointers for information about the current IBM System Storage products, showing how IBM delivers the right mix of products for nearly every aspect of business continuance and business efficiency. IBM storage products can help you store, safeguard, retrieve, and share your data. The following topics are covered: Part 1 introduces IBM storage solutions. It provides overviews of the IBM storage solutions, including IBM Spectrum Storage™, IBM Storage Cloud, IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center (VSC), and the IBM PureSystems® products. Part 2 describes the IBM disk and flash products that include IBM DS Series (entry-level, midrange, and enterprise offerings), IBM XIV® storage, IBM Storwize® products, and the IBM FlashSystem offerings. Part 3 is an overview of the IBM tape drives, IBM tape automation products, and IBM tape virtualization solutions and products. Part 4 describes storage networking infrastructure, switches and directors to form storage area network (SAN) solutions, and converged networks and data center networking. Part 5 describes the IBM storage software portfolio, including IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, and IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager. Part 6 describes the IBM z/OS® storage management software and tools. The appendixes provide information about the High Performance Storage System (HPSS) and recently withdrawn IBM storage products. This book is intended as a reference for basic and comprehensive information about the IBM Storage products portfolio. It provides a starting point for establishing your own enterprise storage environment.

This book examines how to program artificial search agents so that they act optimally or demonstrate the same behavior as predicted by the foraging theory for living organisms. It discusses foraging theory as well as search and screening theory in the same mathematical and algorithmic framework. It presents an overview of the main ideas and methods of foraging and search theories, making the concepts of one theory accessible to specialists of the other. Numerical examples illustrate the application of both theories.

Dive into the world of MariaDB with this comprehensive beginner's guide. From installation and configuration to advanced data handling, this book provides hands-on instructions on using MariaDB effectively. Tailored for newcomers, it ensures you can learn and apply database management in a practical way. What this Book will help me do Install MariaDB on various platforms like Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux to start working with databases. Optimize MariaDB for better performance by utilizing the advanced features available in version 10. Secure your databases effectively, ensuring sensitive data is protected from unauthorized access. Learn techniques to analyze and retrieve data efficiently using operators and sorting mechanisms. Perform database maintenance to ensure MariaDB functions optimally in the long run. Author(s) Daniel Bartholomew has extensive experience with open-source databases and has been a key advocate for MariaDB. With years of hands-on practice, Daniel helps simplify complex topics, making learning straightforward for beginners while ensuring robust coverage of advanced capabilities. Who is it for? This book is an excellent choice for those new to databases and wishing to start with MariaDB. Whether you're aiming to learn database basics or looking to expand your technical skillset, this guide provides the foundational knowledge you need. For IT learners or aspiring database managers, it's a perfect first step into database systems. Previous database experience is not necessary.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication demonstrates and documents how to implement and manage an IBM PowerLinux™ cluster for big data focusing on hardware management, operating systems provisioning, application provisioning, cluster readiness check, hardware, operating system, IBM InfoSphere® BigInsights™, IBM Platform Symphony®, IBM Spectrum™ Scale (formerly IBM GPFS™), applications monitoring, and performance tuning. This publication shows that IBM PowerLinux clustering solutions (hardware and software) deliver significant value to clients that need cost-effective, highly scalable, and robust solutions for big data and analytics workloads. This book documents and addresses topics on how to use IBM Platform Cluster Manager to manage PowerLinux BigData data clusters through IBM InfoSphere BigInsights, Spectrum Scale, and Platform Symphony. This book documents how to set up and manage a big data cluster on PowerLinux servers to customize application and programming solutions, and to tune applications to use IBM hardware architectures. This document uses the architectural technologies and the software solutions that are available from IBM to help solve challenging technical and business problems. This book is targeted at technical professionals (consultants, technical support staff, IT Architects, and IT Specialists) that are responsible for delivering cost-effective Linux on IBM Power Systems™ solutions that help uncover insights among client's data so they can act to optimize business results, product development, and scientific discoveries.

IBM® Spectrum™ Accelerate, a member of the IBM Spectrum Storage™, is an agile software-defined storage solution for enterprise and cloud that builds on the customer-proven and mature IBM XIV® storage software. The key characteristic of Spectrum Accelerate is that it can be easily deployed and run on purpose-built or existing hardware chosen by the customer. IBM Spectrum Accelerate enables rapid deployment of high-performance and scalable block data storage infrastructure over commodity hardware, either on-premises or off-premises. This IBM Redbooks® publication provides a broad understanding of IBM Spectrum Accelerate. The book introduces Spectrum Accelerate and discusses planning and preparation that are essential for a successful deployment of the solution. The deployment itself is explained through a step-by-step approach, using either a graphical user interface (GUI) based method or a simple command-line interface (CLI) based procedure. Subsequent chapters explain the logical configuration of the system, host support and business continuity functions, and migration. Although it makes many references to the XIV storage software, the book also emphasizes where IBM Spectrum Accelerate differs from XIV. Finally, a substantial portion of the book is dedicated to maintenance and troubleshooting to provide detailed guidance for the customer support personnel.

A practical roadmap for database upgrade, migration, and transformation This Oracle Press guide provides best practices for migrating between different operating systems and platforms, transforming existing databases to use different storage or enterprise systems, and upgrading databases from one release to the next. Based on the expert authors’ real-world experience, Oracle Database Upgrade, Migration & Transformation Tips & Techniques will help you choose the best migration path for your project and develop an effective methodology. Code examples and detailed checklists are included in this comprehensive resource. Leverage the features of Oracle Data Guard to migrate an Oracle Database Use Oracle Recovery Manager, transportable tablespace sets, and transportable database toolsets to migrate between platforms Migrate databases with export/import Use Oracle GoldenGate for zero or near-zero downtime migrations Take advantage of the Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespace Set utility Migrate to new storage platforms using the features of Oracle Automatic Storage Management Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c with the Database Upgrade Assistant tool Move seamlessly to Oracle's engineered systems Migrate to the cloud

SAP ERP modules are notoriously hard to configure and use effectively without a lot of practice and experience. But as SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling : Configuration and Use Management shows, it doesn't have to be so difficult. The book takes a systematic approach that leads SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO) users step by step through configuring and using all the program’s facets. This approach makes configuration complexities manageable. The book’s author—SAP expert, trainer, and accountant Andrew Okungbowa—ensures that both you and your end users are up and running quickly and confidently with FICO. He also provides sound and tested procedures that ensure your implementation works without error. SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling : Configuration and Use Management is in fact the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow SAP FICO configuration book in the market. It incorporates a hands-on approach, with hundreds of screen shots and practical examples, that allows a person without prior configuration training to make SAP FICO ready for use in the enterprise. You’ll find that you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to grasp the concepts explained and apply them to your work—even when the finances are complicated, such as with the ins and outs of taxes, currency conversions, or special general ledger entries such as down payments or bills of exchange. Providing an in-depth coverage of both configuration and end user procedures, the book covers most aspects of the SAP FICO certification syllabus—SAP’s view of the module’s key tasks and procedures—including: Configuring and using the general ledger and accounts payable and receivable screens Configuring and completing closing procedures, asset accounting, and financial reporting Configuring global settings and enterprise variables Accounting for both profit and cost centers Creating a house bank Integrating FICO with other SAP modules Taking a jargon-free tone and providing an abundance of examples, Andrew Okungbowa provides a clear understanding of configuration techniques and the breadth of functionalities encompassed by SAP FICO. And as an accountant, Okungbowa understands the needs of end users as well as of those answering to the CIO.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes IBM TXSeries® for Multiplatforms, which is the premier IBM distributed transaction processing software for business-critical applications. Before describing distributed transaction processing in general, we introduce the most recent version of TXSeries for Multiplatforms. We focus on the following areas: The technical value of TXSeries for Multiplatforms New features in TXSeries for Multiplatforms Core components of TXSeries Common TXSeries deployment scenarios Deployment, development, and administrative choices Technical considerations It also demonstrates enterprise integration with products, such as relational database management system (RDBMS), IBM WebSphere® MQ, and IBM WebSphere Application Server. In addition, it describes system customization, reviewing several features, such as capacity planning, backup and recovery, and high availability (HA). We describe troubleshooting in TXSeries. We also provide details about migration from version to version for TXSeries. A migration checklist is included. We demonstrate a sample application that we created, called BigBlueBank, its installation, and the server-side and client-side programs. Other topics in this book include application development and system administration considerations. This book describes distributed IBM Customer Information Control System (IBM CICS®) solutions, and how best to develop distributed CICS applications.