Location matters. Geographic data provides context to nearly everything today, especially within asset-intensive organizations and operations workflows. In government, utilities, telecommunications and other industries, geographic information systems (GIS) solutions are an essential investment enabling organizations to understand the complex relationship between disparate, location-based data and the business processes related to them.

1. Geographic Information
Systems on the
IBM PureFlex System
Seamless integration of Esri maps for
IBM Maximo work and asset management
Location matters. Geographic data provides context to nearly everything
Highlights today, especially within asset-intensive organizations and operations
workflows. In government, utilities, telecommunications and other
The IBM PureFlex System provides a
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industries, geographic information systems (GIS) solutions are an
single hardware resource for network,
storage and processor administration essential investment enabling organizations to understand the complex
of an IBM Maximo Spatial Asset relationship between disparate, location-based data and the business
Management implementation processes related to them.
The PureFlex System delivers storage
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and network efficiency along with data Working closely with Esri, the market-leading provider of geographic
protection for IBM Maximo Spatial Asset information systems (GIS) solutions, IBM delivers the IBM® Maximo®
Management asset and work data, and
Esri spatial data Spatial Asset Management solution that fully integrates Esri mapping
capability. This solution is optimized for the IBM PureFlex System™,
Deployment is simplified and administra-
delivering a spatially-enabled, industry-leading asset management solu-
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tion streamlined with a pre-integrated,
pre-optimized PureFlex System for tion with state-of-the-art power and flexibility. The PureFlex System
IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management consolidates the workloads of IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management,
which includes Maximo, IBM WebSphere®, and IBM DB2® software
as well as Esri ArcGIS software, into one system, fully utilizing parallel
processing capabilities. The solution is pre-optimized, simplifying
deployment and allowing your business to focus on innovation instead
of maintenance and IT infrastructure.

2. Esri has been at the forefront of GIS, map visualization and system optimizing the parallel processing capabilities of
location analytics, and IBM’s long relationship with Esri has IBM POWER7® processors for the software while leveraging
resulted in a number of solutions that enable the geographic IBM Intel-based processor technologies for Esri’s geospatial
advantage for all levels of an organization, from single depart- functionality.
ments to the enterprise.
Transform your business with efficiency,
Users of IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management enabled with flexibility, and simplicity
Esri software gain insight into complex spatial information, The PureFlex System offers single management interface for
like the connection and condition of water pipes, valves and servers, storage and networking resources that minimizes your
customers. This gives a geospatial context of the work, assets hardware configuration and setup time. This means less time—
and relevant land features associated with that infrastructure. and less money—spent on IT infrastructure and maintenance,
The solution gives asset managers: freeing you up to define and implement your asset and
geospatial design.
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Seamless access to dynamic mapping functionality within
IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management . The PureFlex System comes out of the box with expertise
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Alignment with specific business workflows, improving work encapsulated in patterns that IBM has developed based on
planning and scheduling while eliminating the data duplica- decades of expertise, enabling deep integration and central
tion between enterprise asset management and GIS systems. management of the comprehensive, open-choice infrastructure
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The capability to use the mapping and edit functionality and dramatically cutting down on the skills and training
inside IBM Maximo Spatial Asset Management, reviewing required for managing and deploying the system. The PureFlex
and organizing work geographically and improving System is a flexible, workload-aware platform designed to be
communication. easy to deploy, customize, safeguard and manage in a traditional
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Access to new infrastructure data that is not maintained or private cloud environment—ultimately providing superior
in Maximo, but provides valuable insight for engineers, IT economics. Running Maximo Spatial Asset Management
supervisors and other decision makers. enabled with Esri on the PureFlex System delivers:
Now optimized for the IBM PureFlex System, Maximo Spatial ●● ●
Agility: The PureFlex System is powerful and flexible
Asset Management, enabled with Esri software, provides a enough to allow you to consolidate all Maximo Spatial Asset
strong platform for building and maintaining an asset-intensive Management and Esri solution components—including
infrastructure for future growth and adaptability. The PureFlex Maximo Asset Management, database for Maximo, Maximo
System provides a new way of consolidating Maximo Spatial Spatial Asset Management geospatial integration, and Esri’s
Asset Management’s multiple workloads into a single hybrid ArcGIS Server geospatial components, along with the data-
base for ArcGIS. This enables the software components to
intercommunicate with each other in the same system chassis
over the same fiber optic network, providing optimal
performance.
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Efficiency: With built-in solid state drive (SSD) optimization, Why IBM?
thin provisioning and non-disruptive migration of data from IBM has built on knowledge, expertise and technology gained
existing storage, the PureFlex System gives you the capacity from decades of experience and investment in IT solutions for
and performance you need to quickly take advantage of data business problems and integrated it into the PureFlex System.
that is not maintained in your GIS systems, but provides And with a commitment to open standards you can integrate
valuable insights for decision making. IBM solutions with other elements of your own environment
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Simplicity: The PureFlex System provides a single point of with your network of partners, customers and suppliers.
network, storage and compute administration for configuring
and optimizing Maximo Spatial Asset Management and With the technical and industry expertise of IBM Business
Esri hardware resources. It also simplifies deployment with Partners like Esri and our combined ability and skill to
pre-integrated and pre-optimized systems, multiple inte- integrate it all together for you—along with an unwavering
grated operating platforms and streamlined administration commitment to your success—you can rely on IBM and your
with integrated management. IBM PureFlex System for your Esri GIS solutions
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Control: The PureFlex System works with existing invest-
ments and offers a choice of system architectures, hypervisors For more information
and network switches so users can tune the system to selected To learn more about the IBM Maximo Spatial Asset
workloads. Management Asset Management enabled with Esri with the
IBM PureFlex System, please contact your IBM representative
By combining compute, storage, networking, virtualization and or Esri, or visit the following websites:
management into a single, optimized system, you are able to ●● ●
ibm.com/pureflex
simply manage and flexibly deploy integrated patterns of virtual ●● ●
esri.com
and hardware resources through integrated management across
multiple operating platforms. More than a static stack of pre- Additionally, IBM Global Financing can help you acquire the
integrated components, the PureFlex System with Maximo IT solutions that your business needs in the most cost-effective
Spatial Asset Management enabled with Esri software takes and strategic way possible. We’ll partner with credit-qualified
the power, performance and possibilities of asset management clients to customize an IT financing solution to suit your busi-
to an entirely new level. ness goals, enable effective cash management, and improve your
total cost of ownership. IBM Global Financing is your smartest
choice to fund critical IT investments and propel your business
forward. For more information, visit: ibm.com/financing
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