Superfast, gob smackingly awesome, seriously, you can’t live without this s**t. Admit it, you are a little jaded and worn down by the non-stop hype about in-memory databases (IMDBs) aren’t you? Bet you are sick to death about hearing about HANA this or HANA that. Come on, hands up at the back. No, not you, Mr. Ellison. It is wall …
Are Sybase users feeling lonely?
Are your Sybase investments worth keeping? There is a concern that, in the not too distant future, SAP ASE (née Sybase ASE) is going to be as dead as John Cleese’s Norwegian Blue. Despite having a technically good product, marketing was never Sybase’s strongest suit. It was kind of inevitable that someone would buy them. And so, it could be …
The Value of the Back-Office
Recently I was asked what the value of having a Business Systems department was. It is after all, my enquirer stated, just back office and its not revenue generating. It is not unusual for me to encounter such comments but having spent the last five years managing a “back office” team I do think there is much IT (and business) …
Is your paranoia costing you money?
Cloud solutions have been evolving rapidly. Not only do we live in a digital world we live in a world of services. From an IT perspective and, more importantly, from a business perspective we now have the paradigm of Everything-as-a-Service. At the core of IT departments sits the data centre, the place with flashing lights and pieces of commoditised tin. …