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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / AUGUST 11, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 32
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Systems/Enterprise:
SAVANTIS ANNOUNCES LINUX SUPPORT FOR DATABASE COMPUTING
Savantis Systems, Inc., a leading provider of database server virtualization
solutions, announced, in conjunction with LinuxWorld, the immediate support
for the Linux operating system and unveiled its vision for database utility
computing.
The Savantis solution, dbSwitch, virtualizes the database layer by pooling
underutilized database server resources into a Database Area Network (DAN),
efficiently allocating capacity across multiple applications. By providing
visibility, capacity management, and resource optimization, dbSwitch reduces
database TCO and improves the efficiency of the IT organization.
Giga Information Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forrester Research, Inc.,
recently reported 85% of enterprise respondents were considering database
consolidation initiatives primarily because of cost savings and improved
manageability. Typically, enterprises can save 20% or more related to staff
reduction, license requirements and maintenance.
Noel Yuhanna, an analyst at Forrester Research stated, "...All IT shops should
have a database consolidation plan that focuses on reducing cost and improving
operational efficiency... we find that the potential benefit remains
significant, with companies typically saving 20% or more."(1)
Already deployed in the data centers of several Fortune 1000 organizations,
dbSwitch is being further enhanced to meet the needs of its users. Combining
dbSwitch with existing independent best of breed application provisioning &
load balancing solutions as well as storage virtualization solutions delivers
a complete 3-tier utility computing solution to the data center.
A significant new addition to dbSwitch is the support for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS (formerly Red Hat Linux Advanced Server). Enterprise Linux AS is the
top-of-the-line enterprise Linux solution from Red Hat, supporting the largest
X86-compatible servers and available with the highest levels of support.
According to Red Hat, "Enterprise Linux AS is the ultimate solution for large
data center deployments."
"The existing installations of our solution, released in March, show that
customers are looking for the benefits of database utility computing," said
Michael Blundin, Director of Product Management at Savantis. "dbSwitch enables
today's data center to realize their utility computing vision as well as
providing them with a full suite of resource management functions. The cost
savings and productivity benefits of virtualization, consolidation and
resource management have made the demand for DBRM that much stronger."
(1) Giga Information Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Forrester Research,
Inc., Saving Money with Database Consolidation, Noel Yuhanna, June 26, 2003
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