IBM recently announced automated quality reporting tools to help IT developers and managers detect problems before they happen in System z, Power Systems and distributed environments. This is not a trivial problem, a recent Tech CEO Council Report highlighted that Fortune 500 companies waste $480 billion every year on inefficient business processes. This extends to the data center as well, where complex IT environments are generating enormous amounts of performance data that, when analyzed, can dramatically improve business decision-making. To stay on top of all the trends, subscribe to Database Trends and Applications magazine.