Unisys simplifies enterprise database server deployment.Unisys has unveiled a series of ES7000 packaged server solutions designed to accelerate deployment of database servers for large enterprises. In partnership with industry leaders, Unisys will offer pre-configured database server solutions packaged for select workloads, a Web-based sizing tool and services for database assessment, implementation and management. Working with Microsoft, Intel, Brocade brocade (brōkād`), fabric, originally silk, generally reputed to have been developed to a high state of perfection in the 16th and 17th cent. in France, Italy, and Spain. , EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , NetIQ and Veritas, Unisys has assembled a set of ready-to-run packaged database server solutions that help customers implement total database solutions faster and more easily than if they had assembled the necessary components piece by piece. Available in both cluster-ready and non-clustered configurations, these packages include server, software, networking, storage, services and backup for a range of user workloads. These configuration profiles are designed to handle from 7,000 to 27,000 concurrent users In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. and from 1 to 9 terabytes of storage. "This is not just a bag of tinker toys," said Rich Partridge partridge, common name applied to various henlike birds of several families. The true partridges of the Old World are members of the pheasant family (Phasianidae); the common European or Hungarian species has been successfully introduced in parts of North America. , vice president, Enterprise Servers, D.H. Brown Associates, Inc. "Unisys has done the work to provide a total solution tuned to optimize optimize - optimisation the performance of large Windows-based database servers." Large enterprises have come to understand that one of their most important assets is information and that the need for software and solutions to help keep this data accessible and "live" has grown. In addition, as businesses and therefore, databases grow, it is increasingly important to house the data on a platform that performs reliably, can run multiple applications and is scalable for future growth. Database solutions built on the ES7000 and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Datacenter Server platform perform as well as or better, are easier to manage, and can deliver a lower total cost of ownership than Unix-based alternatives. "Unisys takes a 360-degree view of database management," said Tom Manter, director of Unisys Database Server Programs. "We know that a database implementation is not just about servers and software--storage and services are just as important to a successful solution. We want to make it easy for customers to be up and running and to grow, taking advantage of the mainframe-class qualities of the ES7000 while obtaining the cost benefits of a Windows-based system." For businesses whose requirements fall outside the pre-configured solutions, Unisys has created an interactive Web-based database server sizing tool. This tool allows IT executives to input information regarding transactional workload The term workload can refer to a number of different yet related entities. An amount of labor While a precise definition of a workload is elusive, a commonly accepted definition is the hypothetical relationship between a group or individual human operator and task demands. , system type, storage and availability requirements. It then immediately generates a report with recommendations for optimal systems configurations. The tool also allows customers to gauge the impact of business growth on their database infrastructure and anticipate future system requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. . Unisys Database Server solutions have grown out of the company's extensive experience focusing on and providing high-volume, business-critical, large OLTP-intensive database solutions handling complex transactions and maintaining uninterrupted availability in industries that typify such environments, such as those in the 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. , healthcare and public sectors. Partnering with industry-leading application providers, such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Comprehensive Software Systems, QCSI QCSI Quality Care Solutions, Inc. and others, Unisys will tailor specific configurations to meet the needs of customers in those sectors. As part of the Database Server solution program Unisys offers an extensive array of services designed to help businesses plan, design and deploy database production environments. These services include database assessment, implementation and tuning, upgrade planning, proof-of-concept and database and system administrator training. |
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