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functions that analyze data in its native format, where it lives, and with the
appropriate engine: InfoSphere BigInsights, InfoSphere Streams, or an
analytics-based IBM PureData System. The library of prebuilt functions
includes algorithms for processing text, image, video, acoustic, time series,
geospatial, and social data. The functions span mathematical, statistical,
predictive, and machine learning algorithms. The accelerators also include the
appropriate development tools to enable the market to develop analytic appli-
cations for the Big Data platform. We cover text analytics in Chapter 8, and
in Chapter 9, we talk about the three Big Data analytic accelerators that are
designed to get you moving on a Big Data project…fast. Discovery tools, such
as BigSheets, are covered in Chapter 5, along with the BigInsights product.
6. Information Integration and Governance
The IBM Big Data platform includes purpose-built connectors for multiple
data sources. It has adapters for common file types, databases, and sources of
unstructured and streaming data. It also has deep integration between its
data processing engines, which enables data to be moved seamlessly be-
tween an analytics-based IBM PureData System, InfoSphere BigInsights, and
InfoSphere Streams.
Security and governance are key aspects of Big Data management. The Big
Data platform might contain sensitive data that needs to be protected, retention
policies that need to be enforced, and data quality that needs to be governed.
IBM has a strong portfolio of information lifecycle management, master data
management, and data quality and governance services. These services are inte-
grated and available for use within the Big Data platform. We cover this topic in
Chapters 10 and 11.
Wrapping It Up
We started this chapter by describing the foundational components of any
enterprise. We believe that these core capabilities are the DNA of any Big
Data platform—whether you are looking at IBM's offering in this space, or
another vendor's, our vast experiences suggest that this is what you're going
to need to boost your Big Data IQ. Our Big Data manifesto sits on top of these
foundational components.
We concluded this chapter by introducing you to the IBM Big Data plat-
form, a solution that provides you with a flexible adoption plan for Big Data
