An IT infrastructure perspective on optimizing business applications
Some of my customers have been pushing for more availability in their Oracle database applications. They want to eliminate downtime completely even if they experience a site failure. Whether this is a real business requirement or a technology push, I’m…
I’ve been in discussions with some customers recently about what is the best way to store Oracle database data. Needless to say that the foundation should be EMC infrastructure of course, but apart from that, what kind of volume manager…
A guy walks into the showroom of a Porsche dealer. He wants to buy a new set of hot wheels. The sales guy tells him about the latest technology in sports car design. This year’s model has active 4-wheel drive…
Some customers ask us – not surprisingly – how they can reduce their total cost of ownership in their information infrastructure even more. In response, I sometimes ask them what the utilization is of their storage systems. Their answer: often…