One of the biggest performance bottlenecks in any application pipeline is the time it takes for the application to read and write data to a spinning disk-based database. Oracle is now trying to remove that bottleneck with the in-memory feature…
Oracle this week is updating its Oracle Enterprise Manager platform with a new update that builds on existing application management capabilities. The Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c release 4 update, provides improved lifecycle and IT operations management features. Oracle Enterprise Manager…
The app store is gaining traction in the enterprise. And no wonder: As Tibco Software founder John Mathon points out on his Cloud Ramblings blog, enterprise app stores can help IT departments better manage the rapidly growing number of apps,…
In a major coup for Linux vendor Red Hat, the company today announced a significant expansion of support for SAP applications. Applications that can now run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) include SAP Adaptive Server, Enterprise (SAP ASE), SAP…
By Nitin Bhatia At an undisclosed location, the countdown has been initiated: five, four, three, two, one and deployment! A few tense moments follow and then a burst of joy. High fives, chest bumps, the whole nine yards. After countless…
Big Data isn’t just a buzzword, it’s a transformative technology trend that can have real impact, according to the new report. The study, which surveyed 540 decision-makers involved in Big Data purchases, found some surprising trends. Across all company sizes,…
SAP and VMware today announced that the HANA in-memory database is ready for production use on the vSphere 5.5 platform, clearing the way for deployment of HANA applications in a virtualized environment. VMware released the vSphere 5.5 platform, which provides…
In a recent interview with Enterprise Apps Today, Greg Girard, program director, Merchandising and Marketing Strategies and Retail Analytics, for IDC Retail Insights, said companies are falling into groups of Big Data haves and have-nots, and that those in the…
Tibco Software announced late yesterday its plan to acquire privately-held open source business intelligence vendor Jaspersoft for $185 million. Under Tibco’s ownership, the current plan is to keep the JasperSoft’s BI brand intact. “While Jaspersoft is no longer an independent…
By Scott D. Rosenberg, CEO Miro Consulting With the fiscal year-end rapidly approaching for both Oracle (May 31) and Microsoft (June 30), the scramble is on for closing sweet discount deals for everything from new components to enterprise software systems.…