Applimation Survey Reveals IT Facing Increasing Database Size and Decreasing Budgets.SAP Users to Leverage Data Management Tools for Archiving, Optimizing SAP Upgrades and Ensuring Data Quality CHICAGO -- Applimation, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise data management solutions for Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel and custom applications, announced today the results of a survey of attendees at the SAPPHIRE[R] 2008 conference showing that SAP users face increasingly large production databases and that a significant number of those users are also experiencing cuts in their IT budgets. Of the 112 respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. to Applimation's survey, 43 percent have already faced a budget reduction or expect a meaningful reduction in their operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. within the next year. This comes as the size of primary SAP production databases continues to rise. Forty percent of SAP users have databases of more than 2 terabytes while 28 percent have databases larger than 4 terabytes. As a result, 42 percent of respondents indicated that lowering overall data management costs was the most important issue they face in regards to managing their SAP Systems. Fifty-five percent indicated that improving data management was a priority in order to optimize optimize - optimisation data flow and efficiency through such means as data archiving and improving the quality of their test data for more efficient development and testing. Despite budget cuts, 59 percent of respondents are planning to upgrade their SAP environment within the next two years. Users indicated that upgrades would help them achieve optimal application performance, reduce maintenance costs and better comply with regulatory compliance and security concerns. "As a slowing economy puts constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. on IT budgets, leveraging proven customer data management solutions becomes even more important," said Bob Markese, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Applimation, Inc. "Applimation's offerings, from database archiving to creating, updating and securing data in non-production environments helps companies improve operational efficiency, reduce costs and provides support for the entire information lifecycle." About Applimation Applimation is a leading provider of enterprise application data management solutions for Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel and custom applications across multiple database platforms. The Applimation Informia[TM] solution enables organizations to manage the growth of structured and unstructured data Data that does not reside in fixed locations. Free-form text in a word processing document is a typical example. Contrast with structured data. See free-form database. to achieve Information Lifecycle Management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. objectives, improve operational efficiency, reduce total cost of ownership and meet compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). . The company's InfoShuttle[R] solutions deliver a flexible and efficient environment to provision, manage and secure data in development, test and training environments. For more information, visit www.applimation.com. |
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