Choosing a DBMS to Address the Challenges of the Digital Age

Philip Carnelley, Research Director, IDC Europe

InterSystems Iberia Summit, Barcelona

February 15, 2018© IDC

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“Up to half the world's banks may lose out and

disappear due to failure to keep pace with digital

disruption”

“The huge stores of information about customers is a crucial competitive

edge, and if banking can convert that information into knowledge, they can use it to offer customers goods and

services that better meet their needs”

Francisco González, Group Executive Chairman, BBVA

80% of large

European

companies

have “DX” at

the heart of

their

corporate

strategy

Source: IDC, European DX Survey 2017

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“Up to half the world's banks may lose out and

disappear due to failure to keep pace with digital

disruption”

“The huge stores of information about customers is a crucial competitive

edge, and if banking can convert that information into knowledge, they can use it to offer customers goods and

services that better meet their needs”

Francisco González, Group Executive Chairman, BBVA

80% of large

European

companies

have “DX” at

the heart of

their

corporate

strategy

Source: IDC, European DX Survey 2017

In Practice, That Means…

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Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502)

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The 3rd Platform: Opportunities and Challenges

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502) ©IDC

21%

26%29%

18%

6%

Digital Resister Digital Explorer Digital Player Digital Transformer Digital Disrupter

Many European Organizations Are at a Digital Deadlock

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55%

Source: IDC, European Digital Transformation Maturity Model Benchmark, 2017; n=403, May 2017

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New Challenges to Information Architecture

Legacy DB architecture

costs

Machine Learning

Feeds Required

Large unstructured data sources

High downtime risk/costs

Data processing

melting into analytics

Hardware set-up complexity

Linkage to public cloud

data

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New

Accelerating

New

Accelerating

Unsolved

Unsolved New Approaches to

Information Architecture

New

IoT Data and Unstructured Data Types Rising in Importance

JSON documents

Geospatial data

Video/audio/image

Object

Key Value

Graphs

Streaming data from external sources

Relational

Data from the Internet of Things (IoT)

Europe Global

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 140, 502) 8

Q: How important will the following data formats be in the next 1-2 years?

Very Important

Not important

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Source: IDC, IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Analytics and Information Management 2018 Predictions, #US42619417

Automated Actions Hinge On Real Time Data Availability

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DX Business Models RequireReal-time Analytics

The Great (Database) Divide

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ETL is Common But…

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502) ©IDC

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In the Age of DX, This is an Increasing Challenge

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502) ©IDC

Where is the Right Place for your Data?

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Source: IDC WW Software Tracker, IDC Custom data – All Data EMEA

▪ Public Cloud % of Structured Data Management Software (SQL) will grow from 6% in 2016 to 17% in 2020

▪ Virtually all of the public cloud and hosted SQL versions are virtualized

▪ Large portions of the On Premise Database Resources are Bare Metal $-

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000

$14,000

$16,000

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Relational Data Management Software (On prem) $m

Relational Data Management Software (Public cloud service) $M

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Hosting – plan to move

everything to a privately

hosted environment

Mainly private cloud –

production databases

remain on-prem, but

public cloud will be used

sparingly.

Mixed cloud, some

databases in the private

cloud, others in public

cloud

Hybrid cloud with

databases spread

between both private

and public cloud for a

single application

Public Cloud IaaS or PaaS

– plan to move

everything to the public

cloud

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Cloud Environments Will Become Increasingly Prevalent for Databases of All Types

Q: On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is "highly unlikely" and 5 is "highly likely", how likely is your organization to adopt any of thefollowing cloud database service approaches in the coming 2 years?

Very Likely

Fairly Likely

Highly Unlikely

Source: IDC/InterSystems Custom Survey, October 2016 (N = 502)

Likely

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A Silo’d Approach Leads To Difficulty

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The Need to Embed Islands of Innovation

Islands of Innovation

Engagement LayerIntegration Layer

Development LayerData Layer

Core IT LayerStage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Enterprise Digital Platform

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Chema Alonso,

Chief Data Officer of

Telefónica

‘Data is a critical asset for the future of

Telefónica and any organization.’

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Developing the Digital Platform of the Future

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The New Digital Platform

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EXTERNAL PROCESSES

ConnectedProcesses

Assets

People

INTERNAL PROCESSES

INTELLIGENTCORE

Mobile

IoT

AR/VR

BOT

API

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Source: IDC, 2018

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The Cost of Running Multiple Databases

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502) ©IDC

Blending Data Types is a Key Strategy

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0.6%

7.9%

45.4%

46.0%

Don't know

A little valuable

Significantly Valuable

Valuable

Source: 3rd Platform Information Management Requirements Survey, IDC, October, 2016 (N = 502) ©IDC

Embed Real Time in the Data Platform

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The Need for Consolidated Database Operations

The answer is to concentrate key, closely related data together, for combined analytic and transaction processing,

ideally including a range of data types, catering for different Cloud models, in

support of Digital Transformation

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Executive Summary

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Digital Transformation Needs a Scalable, Agile Platform: The Right Information at the Right Place at the Right Time

DX Models Require Blended Analytics and Transactional Workloads: Cater for Multiple Data Types, Real-Time Data

Prepare for a Multi-Cloud World

Minimize Complexity and Cost as Far as Possible by choosing the right platform elements

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Philip Carnelley

Research Director, Enterprise SoftwareIDC Europepcarnelley@idc.com@PCarnelley