Continuent's Open Source Middleware Aligns With Gartner's 2006 Top 10 Strategic Technologies; Leading Analyst Firm Names Two Key Continuent Core Product Focuses - Grid Computing and Virtualization - As Areas to Watch in 2006.EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Continuent, the leading provider of commercial open source middleware solutions for database high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. , praised industry analyst firm Gartner's predictions that grid computing grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal and virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. will be two major areas to watch for growth in 2006. Continuent is a leader in both categories; the company's database virtualization technology See VT. See also virtualization. redefines high availability and scalability for enterprises of all sizes. Continuent's breakthrough grid offering works with all major databases, delivering high availability in any enterprise environment, whether homogenous homogenous - homogeneous or heterogeneous, ensuring peace of mind that mission critical data is accessible at all times. "Gartner's predictions reflect the evolving trend we have observed and shaped our business around," said Continuent 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. , Eero Teerikorpi. "As enterprises increasingly demand high availability to maximize efficiency and customer satisfaction, it is critical to have reliable solutions like the ones Continuent provides. These key drivers have helped to shape our product vision for 2006." Virtualization is central to Continuent's product offerings. The company delivers high availability and scalability through an open-source based database virtualization technology. Continuent abstracts databases - whether commercial or open source - presenting it as a virtualized database to an application. This database virtualization technology is the key to enabling Continuent to support any type of environment, whether homogenous or heterogeneous. The result is seamless fail-over capabilities with vertical and horizontal scalability and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them that are completely transparent to the application layer. In its 2006 Top 10 List, Gartner notes that virtualization, whether it's storage or server consolidation, is hitting its stride, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an article in SearchCIO.com. This sentiment, particularly as it relates to maximizing server effectiveness, is indicative of the demands Continuent is seeing from its own rapidly growing global base of business. Whether online pharmaceutical, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. or any other from among a host of high growth enterprises that rely on huge stores of mission critical data, Continuent has observed increasing demand for virtualized solutions and responded rapidly and aggressively. Gartner's optimism about grid computing growth also reflects Continuent's own experience. Gartner states that global leaders like Charles Schwab, Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc is a multinational oil company of British and Dutch origins. It is one of the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product and Sony are among the giants tapping this technology. According to the SearchCIO.com article, while definitions of grid computing vary, its popularity is on the rise. Once again, this aligns with Continuent's view of the growth opportunity in large enterprises. "Continuent has been and continues to be ahead of the curve in anticipating high growth market segments and delivering effective solutions," continued Teerikorpi. "We expect demand for the kinds of products we deliver to continue to increase markedly in 2006 and beyond." About Continuent Continuent ensures business continuity for the enterprise. With flexible solutions that deliver data availability and scalability, Continuent guarantees customers' peace of mind and lets them focus on running a successful business. Continuent's industry breakthrough middleware works with all major databases. Through the use of database virtualization technology, Continuent solutions even support heterogeneous database environments. Continuent products are compatible with a wide variety of hardware, operating system and application environments. Continuent is headquartered in Emeryville, CA, with research labs in France and Finland. For more information, please visit www.continuent.com. |
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