Data Fabric with IBM Cloud Pak for Data

No, the IBM Cloud Pak for Data is a composable service platform. It allows integration with existing architecture provided by IBM, a third party, an IBM partner, or the client’s own solution.

The advantages of a data fabric architecture in general, coupled with IBM’s data fabric solution are manifold. Here are some of the key advantages:

• Reduction in complexity
• Cost optimization
• Elasticity in scalability
• Ensuring compliance

Not exactly. Data virtualization is an important part of a data fabric architecture, but it is only one piece of the larger data management puzzle.

Yes. IBM Cloud Pak for Data, which is a part of our data fabric solution, is built on a cloud-ready container foundation that enables the platform to be used on any cloud or on-premise environment. Hence the IBM Cloud Pak for Data comes out of the box with support for many non-IBM data sources including data sources on Azure, Google or Amazon cloud.

No. Data Fabric and DataOps are complementary to each other. To be a highly efficient organization, there are three things that need to come together: people, process, and technology. Data fabric is the technology side, and DataOps is the process side. They should be seen as symbiotic.