IDC has ranked IBM as the top supplier of Software Defined Storage Platform. How the US Tennis Association gave their fans real time scores and analysis.

1.  Why are clients making the switch? New era cloud environments and applications
such as analytics, mobile and social are driving huge growth in data volumes,
making data the new natural resource. But cost-effectively optimizing your current
storage environments while at the same time exploiting new opportunities is
straining storage budgets. IBM software defined storage is the solution.
 “The versatile and reliable IBM infrastructure that supports the US Open enables us
to provide fans the tournament data and insights they need, no matter where they
are located. The dynamic IBM cloud helps us ensure that we are able to
immediately serve the right content to tennis enthusiasts around the globe.” says
Senior Director of Ticketing and Digital Strategy at USTA.
 The reliable digital platform that provides US Open fans constant access to real-time
scores, statistics, video, etc., is supported by IBM’s Elastic Storage, part of the
Software Defined Portfolio.
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US Tennis Open fans caught the matches real time
around the world with over 2.9 million live streaming
and over 4 millions page views on the website.
This was possible due to cloud technology and Elastic
Storage with real time data.
IDC has ranked IBM as the top ranking supplier of
Software Defined Storage Platforms. The ranking
reflects widespread adoption of IBM’s SDS-P
technologies by companies looking to gain faster,
more reliable access to their growing data volumes.