WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses how Real Application Testing — with Oracle Database 11g Release 2 — allows businesses to quickly adopt new technologies while eliminating the risks associated with change.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Infrastructure | Application Performance Management | Data Management | SOA | SQL | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX can replace seven Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 18 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Performance Testing | Server Accelerators | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in around 9 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Operational Metrics (Systems) | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Systems Design and Development | Systems Management | Systems Operations | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine HP ProLiant DL385 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 9 months.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Performance Testing | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - One of the key findings discovered in this series of tests is that the Dell PowerEdge R710 server and Dell EqualLogic storage supported 22.2% more virtual machines than did the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 server and HP StorageWorks EVA 4400. Read this test report to learn more.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business IT Alignment | Performance Testing | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Systems Management | Test Results

TEST RESULTS - One key finding discovered from this test is that the Intel Xeon Processor E5520 2.26GHz-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server achieved 75.9% higher SQL Server 2008 performance than did the Intel Xeon Processor E5506 2.13GH-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server. Read this test report summary to learn more key findings.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Exchange Virtualization | IT Infrastructure | Performance Testing | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Test Results

WHITE PAPER - A recent study conducted by the Edison Group, shows how Oracle Database extends the lead over IBM DB2 9.5 for database manageability. In the whitepaper, Edison reveals how Oracle Database saves 40% in time for day-to-day administrative functions and 43% in database management costs over IBM DB2 9.5.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Oracle (Product) | Test Results

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how Pacific Life discovered a solid reporting and charting product to reduce time spent on flowcharting their CA-7 scheduling information. Once in place, they found that it could save time in many other areas too.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Business Performance Management | Job Scheduling Software | Reporting Software | Software | Software as a Service | Software Implementation | Test Results

CASE STUDY - A search for a tool to augment the job scheduling power of Zeke uncovered a unique solution to a common set of problems for a PA-based department store chain. Currently running a newly installed System z/10 in their long time IBM mainframe-based IT shop, they implemented SEGUS' SmartIS.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence Software | Business Management | Change Management | Data Management | Disaster Recovery | Job Scheduling Software | Mainframe Operating Systems | Reporting Software | Retail Trade Industry | Test Results | Warehouse Management | z/OS

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
Posted: July 10, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Change Management | Error Handling | Quality Control | ROI | Software | Software Development Life-Cycles | Test Results | Testing

WHITE PAPER - Read this whitepaper to learn more about data governance, and when it is appropriate to measure data efforts with ROI or other metrics. Learn about an ROI calculator of data governance and how to test assumptions about data.
Posted: June 11, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Calculators | Data Governance | Data Quality | Metadata | Project Management | Risk Management | ROI | Test Results