IBM continues to deliver significant new versions of the Informix data server. Building on 11.7, the Informix 12.1 release focuses on its core online transaction processing (OLTP) strengths of high availability, performance, ease of use, and enterprise-class embeddability. Informix 12.1 boasts major enhancements in its warehousing and analytics capabilities, plus better integration of TimeSeries and other smart data. In addition, new Flexible Grid and cloud functionality extends Informix data availability by providing a variety of options for deployment topographies. Improvements to the Open Admin Tool, the Informix web-based graphical administration utility, help make administrative tasks, if needed, easier to visualize and perform. The enhancements to TimeSeries in the 12.1 release optimize the real-time capture and analysis. Informix TimeSeries is also integrated with Informix Spatial Data capabilities. Informix 12.1 adds several ways to make configuring and tuning even simpler. Informix 12.1 enhances the OpenAdmin Tool (OAT) to help further simplify administration.
