This IBM Redbooks® publication presents a Smart Analytics Cloud. The IBM Smart Analytics Cloud is an IBM offering to enable delivery of business intelligence and analytics at the customer location in a private cloud deployment. The offering leverages a combination of IBM hardware, software and services to offer customers a complete solution that is enabled at their site. In this publication, we provide the background and product information for decision-makers to proceed with a cloud solution.

The content ranges from an introduction to cloud computing to details about our lab implementation. The core of the book discusses the business value, architecture, and functionality of a Smart Analytics Cloud. To provide deeper perspective, documentation is also provided about implementation of one specific Smart Analytics Cloud solution that we created in our lab environment. Additionally, we also describe the IBM Smart Analytics Cloud service offering that can help you create your own Smart Analytics cloud solution that is tailored to your business needs.

Part 1. Introduction to cloud computing

Chapter 1. IBM Smart Analytics Cloud

Chapter 2. Building a Smart Analytics Cloud

Part 2. Business

Chapter 3. Business objectives

Chapter 4. Scope of the Smart Analytics Cloud

Part 3. Architecture

Chapter 5. Architecture overview

Chapter 6. Functional architecture

Chapter 7. Operational architecture

Chapter 8. Cloud Management architecture

Part 4. Implementation

Chapter 9. WebSphere infrastructure for Cognos 8 BI

Chapter 10. Cognos installation

Chapter 11. Infrastructure security

Chapter 12. Onboarding application

Chapter 13. Provisioning and resource reallocation

Chapter 14. Tivoli Monitoring agent implementation

Part 5. Driving the cloud

Chapter 15. Service life cycle

Chapter 16. Onboarding

Chapter 17. Provisioning and resource management

Chapter 18. Monitoring

Chapter 19. Metering and billing

Chapter 20. Scenario: The cloud in action

Appendix A. WebSphere Application Server post-provisioning scripts

Appendix B. Competency centers: Sustained success through operational efficiency