CBE Technologies Makes Strategic Investment in Ntirety.BOSTON -- Deal Adds Ntirety's Remote Database Administration In remote database administration (Remote DBA), a client computer is monitored and professionally managed from a remote location, usually by a third-party company, to ensure that the database and computer system that is being monitored continues to run properly and efficiently over Services to CBE's Portfolio of OneStop Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → título de nobleza CBE n abbr (= Technologies, Inc. today announced a strategic investment in Ntirety, the provider of remote database administration services for the Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. and Oracle database platforms that was based in Newton, Mass. Under this agreement, Ntirety becomes an affiliate company of CBE Technologies. CBE becomes the first independent New England-based IT services firm to offer customers a suite of managed services that address database integrity and application performance, the heart of business processes, and the network infrastructure that applications run on. "With this investment in Ntirety, we've formalized for·mal·ize tr.v. for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing, for·mal·iz·es 1. To give a definite form or shape to. 2. a. To make formal. b. an already strong business relationship that has grown through partnerships and common customers," said Michael Corey, Ntirety chief executive officer. "As a CBE Technologies company, Ntirety is offering its customers a world-class database operations center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. that is fully redundant, hardened against failures, and will be staffed 24x7. With CBE's support we will also expand the depth and breadth of our service capabilities." "This strategic investment in Ntirety further illustrates CBE's strategy of being the OneStop provider of managed IT services on the network and data infrastructure level," explained Peter Cowie, CBE Technologies chairman. "We envision customers benefiting from a utility computing (1) Pay-per-usage processing provided by a service organization that uses its own computers and facilities. Customers access the computers via a private network or over the Internet and are charged according to how much computing time they use, such as CPU seconds, minutes or hours. model in which organizations purchase 'always ready, always on' computer resources when they need it much like they purchase electricity or water." Mike Geldart, senior manager of computer operations, at Lexington, Mass.-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals, a customer of CBE Technologies and Ntirety, stated, "Dealing with one firm for our database administration and remote database monitoring needs is very appealing. Without the expense of a fully staffed IT department, we can simplify support for our sales force and executive users while securing the highest level of technical support. We get all this while using a combination of CBE's world-class infrastructure to support Ntirety's world-class remote database monitoring service." In just the past few months, CBE acquired Providence-based IT service firm NECR NECR New England Central Railroad NECR North East Community Radio (Scotland) , and FireTower, Inc., the Medfield, Massachusetts information security firm that now operates as a subsidiary of CBE. About Ntirety Ntirety helps companies overcome complex database administration issues and to relieve the costly burden of monitoring and administering Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server mission-critical databases. Ntirety brings its team of seasoned, world-class database administrators to customers who are looking to cut costs and greatly improve service levels. Ntirety's chief executive officer Michael Corey is a recognized industry expert on the Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database platforms, having published 13 books about the technologies and speaking before many industry forums. Corey is the past president of the International Oracle Users Group and was founder of and is actively involved in numerous Oracle associations and industry user groups. About CBE Technologies CBE Technologies, based in Boston, offers a comprehensive suite of managed IT and telephony services, delivering top-quality skills and business understanding from design to implementation to support. It has sales and services offices in Wilmington, Massachusetts; Stratham, New Hampshire Stratham is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,355 at the 2000 census. It is bounded on the west by the Squamscott River. The town is home to a branch of the New Hampshire Community Technical Colleges. It is the home of the only U.S. ; Hartford, Connecticut; New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ; Portland, Maine; and Providence, Rhode Island  “Providence” redirects here. For other uses, see Providence (disambiguation). Providence is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. . Its FireTower information security subsidiary is in Medfield, Massachusetts. Its newest company, Ntirety, is located in CBE's Boston headquarters. For over 20 years, CBE Technologies has served more than 3,500 customers across New England in the commercial, government, and education market sectors. The company has pursued a careful growth strategy, always maintaining its focus on providing technology services that meet the unique needs of each customer. Its staff of nearly 200 employees holds more than 1,000 technical certifications in IT infrastructure, desktop platforms, IP telephony, and security. For more information, visit www.cbetech.com. |
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