BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, ‘extreme’ BI, virtualization and cloud computing
2 Oct 2008 5:50pm GMT I think that Oracle is going to have a cloud offering, IBM is going to have a cloud offering, Sun is going to have a cloud offering, and it's going to be the big talk in the big industry over the next two or three years. I think they are just going to get out there and fight it out.
Improved insights and analysis from IT systems logs helps reduce complexity risks from virtualization
30 Sep 2008 11:15pm GMT We seem to be at a tipping point in terms of everyone doing virtualization, or wanting to do it, or wanting to do even more. IT managers experimenting with virtualization are seeking to reduce costs, to improve the efficiency in use of their assets, or for using virtualization to address the issues they might have with energy cost, energy capacity or sometimes even space capacity in the data center. But the paybacks from virtualization can be lost or mitigated when management and complexity are...
Interview: From OpenWorld, HP’s John Santaferraro on latest BI Modernization strategies
25 Sep 2008 7:15pm GMT Now that the optimized hardware and software are available to produce the means to analyze and query huge data sets in near real-time, the focus moves to how to best leverage these capabilities. Soon, business executives will have among the most powerful IT tools ever developed at their disposal to deeply and widely analyze vast seas of data and content in near real time to help them run their business better, and to steer clear of risks.
From OpenWorld, Oracle and HP align forces to modernize legacy apps and spur IT transformation
24 Sep 2008 6:58pm GMT Oracle and HP are providing products and services that holistically support the many required variables to successfully implement IT transformation. HP hardware and storage systems have been tuned to support Oracle databases, applications and software infrastructure for many years, and the partnership continues to expand in the age of SOA, legacy modernization, and cloud computing.
Amid financial sector turmoil, combined HP-EDS solutions uniquely span public-private divide
23 Sep 2008 11:34pm GMT The timing of Wall Street facing some of its darker days comes as HP and the newly acquired EDS unit are combining forces in unique ways. Between them, EDS and HP have been servicing the financial and government sectors for decades. Combined, HP and EDS are uniquely positioned to assist potentially massive transitions and unprecedented public-private interactions.