Performance Comparison -- ITTIA DB and SQLite [ Source: ITTIA ]
March 2010- ITTIA DB SQL is a lightweight database management system designed from the ground up to meet the requirements of embedded systems and devices. SQLite is an open source software library. This white paper examines the performance characteristics and technical capabilities of ITTIA DB and SQLite.

Modern Data Center Cost Cutting Tips [ Source: Oracle ]
December 2009- Dramatically reduce data center sprawl and drive down operational costs by instituting an application grid methodology. Access the methodology to reduce costs here.

Four Secrets to Infrastructural Innovations [ Source: Oracle ]
June 2010- Over time, enterprises customize their packaged applications to meet their unique business needs, which results in code sprawl, architectural chaos and brittle applications.

Download this executive briefing to learn how current IT methodology for implementing application integrations and business process automation is failing. Discover four established patterns of innovation that help organizations avoid these negative consequences.

Learn how a shared services infrastructure using Oracle SOA Suite can replace today's IT vulnerabilities ...

Clustering Database Applications to Lower IT Cost [ Source: Oracle ]
January 2010- Clustering is a mandate within a responsible IT data center. For more than eight years enterprises around the globe have used Oracle Real Applications Clusters (RAC) to apply the principles of grid computing at the database tier, adding their stories to a towering spire of evidence that clustered architectures can save organizations millions of dollars.

Customers across all industries are clustering their transaction processing and data warehousing applications to deliver a higher quality ...

Why is DB2 for z/OS better than Oracle RAC? [ Source: IBM ]
March 2011- It’s simple, really—proven capabilities and experience. DB2 for z/OS and System z continue to lead the way with fresh capabilities to handle rapidly changing, diverse and unpredictable workloads while maximizing resource utilization and investment. Simply put, DB2 for z/OS is the most scalable, reliable and cost-effective data server available. In this white paper, we size up the database clustering architecture provided by DB2 for z/OS with the Oracle RAC product. ...

5 Dividends Master Data Management Pays [ Source: IBM ]
December 2012- How enterprise-wide master data management helped five financial services firms get a better view of their customers and of their risk.

At many large financial firms, information that is accessible in one application isn't available in the others. Those data 'silos' make the organizations inefficient, prevent them from taking advantage of business opportunities, lead to poor decision making and can complicate compliance. Adopting an enterprise-wide data management solution can lead to more successful ...

The Challenge of Effective Master Data Management: Reliable Data Improves the Bottom Line and Reduces Risk [ Source: IBM ]
November 2012- Master data is a collection of data objects defined uniformly across organizational processes, enabling consistency and accuracy by serving as the single source. This document helps you to initially think about how master data plays an important role in your company and what to do to start maximizing its use for business value.

Report Brief: Reveal More Value in Your Data with Location Analytics [ Source: ESRI ]
November 2012- In nearly every industry, executives, managers and employees are increasingly using maps in conjunction with enterprise applications such as business intelligence (BI) and CRM. Companies seek every opportunity to gain an edge, and often it's to be found in the data at their fingertips. Approximately 80% of an organization's data has a location component. By ignoring or underutilizing this data, organizations overlook rich and pervasive information that could help them operate more efficiently and competitively. Savvy ...

IDC: Real-time Compression Advances Storage Optimization [ Source: IBM ]
September 2012- It should come as no surprise that storage budgets are constantly under pressure from opposing forces: On one hand, economic forces are pushing budgets to either stay flat or, in many cases, shrink as a percentage of a company's revenue.

On the other hand, the infrastructure struggles to keep up with the pace of data growth, pressured by many variables, both social and economic. Businesses have no choice but to acclimate their storage ...

IDG Tech Dossier: A Faster Path to Client Virtualization [ Source: HP/Intel® ]
September 2012- Client virtualization encapsulates a user's desktop including operating system, applications, data and personalization-and stores it in the data center, rather than on the end-point device.

This has several advantages. The desktop is stored and maintained centrally, so it's much easier to manage, maintain and support. It's not tied to a particular computer, so it can be accessed from different devices. And the end-point device stores neither desktop nor data, so the security danger ...