Database Developers Target Holy Grail of Real-Time Database Access; Real-Time Analytics Go Mainstream as Corporations Continue Move Towards Truly Online Organizations.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2003
Real-time analytics is becoming a reality in most businesses 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. the December 2002 Database Development Survey of more than 600 database developers from Evans Data Corporation. Just under half, 48%, of all companies provide real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. feeds to decision makers and nearly a third of respondents update their analytic databases on an hourly basis. The majority of tools are applied to access business performance data followed by financial analysis and CRM-related analysis tools. "This new survey in the series shows signs of companies centralizing their data in the long process of attaining a truly online organization that enables employees dynamic database access at all times but there are still several hurdles left to clear before that streamlined future is reached. The majority of companies are still moving data into data warehouses by manual, and thus time consuming and expensive, means," said Joe McKendrick, Evans' database analyst. Other findings from the survey include: -- More than half of survey respondents, 51% plan to deploy XML databases within the next two years, a 15% increase since the last survey. -- Object databases are also expected to experience substantial increases in use jumping from 27% today to 48% in the next two years. -- Microsoft's .NET architecture is expected to grow significantly with 45% of developers currently trying the new technology and 64% expecting to try it within the next 12 months. About Evans Data Corporation Evans Data Corporation provides regularly updated IT industry market intelligence based on in-depth surveys of the global developer population. Evans' syndicated research includes surveys focused on developers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , China and International markets, also in specific technology areas like: Linux, Databases, Wireless, Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. and Enterprise Development Management Issues. Evans Data customers include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , HP and Nokia. Evans Data can be reached by phone: 831 457-9013, by email: eriko@evansdata.com or on the web: http://www.evansdata.com/. In Europe, contact Jeremy McGee, +44 (0) 23 8079-0655 jeremy.mcgee@bassettmarketing.com; in Japan: Philip Davies, +03 3486 2676 davies@ods.co.jp. |
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