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Toward Greater Visibility in Today's Knowledge World: 2024 Survey on Information Sharing and Transparency
Toward Greater Visibility in Today's Knowledge World: 2024 Survey on Information Sharing and Transparency
Sponsored by: ProcedureFlow
TRANSFORMING ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE: THE JOURNEY TO SAFE, SECURE, AND TRUSTWORTHY AI - Survey
TRANSFORMING ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE: THE JOURNEY TO SAFE, SECURE, AND TRUSTWORTHY AI - Survey
Sponsored By: Pryon
Live-Streaming Technology Trends 2023
Live-Streaming Technology Trends 2023
Sponsored by: Softvelum
Taking on the Data Quality Challenge in the Age of AI
Taking on the Data Quality Challenge in the Age of AI
Sponsored By: Melissa
The 2020 State of Streaming Report
The 2020 State of Streaming Report
Sponsored By: Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company
The 2020 Streaming Monetization Report
The 2020 Streaming Monetization Report
Sponsored By: Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company
DBA’s Look to the Future: PASS Survey on Trends in Database Administration
DBA’s Look to the Future: PASS Survey on Trends in Database Administration
Download this special research report today to learn about the latest trends in SQL Server environments, including the evolving data landscape, pressing challenges and the increasing movement towards cloud databases amongst the members of PASS, the world’s largest community of data professionals leveraging the Microsoft data platform.
PROFILING THE DATA-DRIVEN BUSINESS, 2019
PROFILING THE DATA-DRIVEN BUSINESS, 2019
In an era when organizations are turning to data-driven insights to improve decision making and enhance customer experiences, data managers are turning to a new generation of technologies—as well as repurposing traditional ones—to keep up with business demand.
2019 IOUG Data Environment Expansion Survey
2019 IOUG Data Environment Expansion Survey
Oracle database environments continue to increase in size and complexity. As a result, licensing and support costs are climbing, as well as staffing and skills constraints and administrative costs and complexity. These growing pains are getting in the way of further expansion. Many enterprises are turning to cloud and automation to reduce costs and increase agility and capacity. The use of public cloud services at Oracle database sites is increasing, but the majority of transaction environments still remain on-premises today. For most Oracle environments, the future is pointing towards a hybrid cloud model. Download this brand new study today for a full overview of the key trends, challenges and opportunities to keep in mind as you navigate the evolution of your Oracle database environment.
Achieving Your Database Goals Through Replication: Real World Market Insights and Best Practices
Achieving Your Database Goals Through Replication: Real World Market Insights and Best Practices
This study, sponsored by Quest Software, includes the views and experiences of 285 IT decision makers, representing a fairly broad sample of company types and sizes. The survey found that databases continue to expand in size and complexity, while at the same time, more enterprises are turning to cloud-based resources to keep information highly available.
2018 NEXT-GENERATION DATA DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES REPORT
2018 NEXT-GENERATION DATA DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES REPORT
Download the “Next-Generation Data Deployment Strategies” report to learn about the current state of machine learning, data lakes, Hadoop, Spark, object storage and more! Don’t miss out on these new insights about the hottest technology trends today.
EMERGING ALTERNATIVES FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
EMERGING ALTERNATIVES FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
Over the past decade, two developments have sparked the emergence of viable alternatives to supporting relational database management systems in high-cost on-premises data centers; cloud computing and NoSQL databases. To better understand the nature and pace of the incorporation of new alternatives in data management, Amazon Web Services commissioned Unisphere Research to survey IT professionals about the migration of databases to the cloud and the adoption of NoSQL databases. Download this study to better understand these growing trends and where most organizations currently stand.
THE RISE OF THE EMPOWERED CITIZEN DEVELOPER
THE RISE OF THE EMPOWERED CITIZEN DEVELOPER
In today’s digitally driven economy, IT has become the lifeblood of enterprises. At the same time, it requires many people across organizations to be able to design and build applications that help move information to the places where it is needed. In essence, IT has become much bigger than the IT professional or developer — IT has become the business. This survey report focuses on the role of the citizen developer. What is a citizen developer? For purposes of this survey, we define citizen developers as business users, not part of IT departments or contracted IT services, who build and use their own scripts, programs, algorithms, or interfaces designed to perform business functions or support business processes.
The Internet of Things Market Survey
The Internet of Things Market Survey
To shed light on the current state of IoT adoption and maturity, Unisphere Research and Radiant Advisors surveyed current and potential users across North America. Download your copy today to learn and understand the key technologies and strategies being adopted, challenges being faced, and emerging success factors.
OTT Video: Coming to a Paid Channel Near You
OTT Video: Coming to a Paid Channel Near You
OTT video is maturing towards a pay environment, with sustainable business models. Premium content delivery is becoming a more significant component of the overall online video business, thereby transitioning OTT delivery towards a pay-TV model. Obtaining broad content rights to stream video to multiple screens is felt to be a significant business growth obstacle. These are some of the findings of a new StreamingMedia.com survey of media industry executives, which sought to uncover their views on the current and future state of OTT video from inside the trenches. Download the complete report to get more insights and analysis on this growing business segment, plus the Executive Summary by Dan Rayburn of Streamingmedia.com.
State of the Second Screen
State of the Second Screen
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with Piksel, set about to gauge the State of the Second Screen. We asked survey respondents to provide us with details of both their viewing habits as well as their assessment of second-screen users, both in terms of expected viewing habits and key features for second-screen applications. Most research into second-screen trends only accounts for the consumer’s point of view, but our research centered on industry experts, media engineers and executive management, providing insight into both the actual and intended uses of second-screen applications. What we found was an industry that is a bit at odds with itself...
State of CDN Services
State of CDN Services
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with key sponsor and research partner Akamai, set about to gauge the State of CDN Services. We asked survey respondents to provide details of both their viewing habits as well as their assessment of CDN services, both in terms of expected terabytes served and CDN features.
Over-The-Top Video Delivery
Over-The-Top Video Delivery
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with key sponsor and research partner Level 3 Communications, set about to gauge the state of over-the top video delivery and the challenges and opportunities for global OTT service providers. Survey respondents weighed in on OTT growth, both today and in the near future. Key findings from the survey include the following: Nearly three-fourths of respondents see OTT as a viable revenue opportunity today. Even for those survey takers who indicated they’ve not yet moved to offer OTT services, there was a strong understanding that it’s no longer just a video-on-demand (VOD) play. Additional responses indicate that offering both video-on-demand (VOD) and live-linear channels will be critical for OTT providers to entice new prospects and gain market share. This trend is a critical one. For existing OTT providers, offering a VOD service may not be enough to maintain, much less grow, market share. Survey respondents highlighted the deli
Large-Scale Webcasting Services
Large-Scale Webcasting Services
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with Onstream Media Corp., and Transitions, Inc., set out to gauge trends in Large-Scale Webcasting (Large-Scale Webcast) and the impact of pricing on recurring webcasting usage. Approximately 700 respondents completed this 34-question survey, with approximately 84% of respondents hailing from North America. Over half (56%) of survey respondents identified themselves as working for a company that produces live webcasts. Respondents who work for companies that produce Large-Scale Webcasts were aware of the need to support smartphones and tablets. However, many of these same respondents noted that live webcasts are often viewed on a bigger screen than a smartphone or tablet: typical webcast viewing still including laptops, desktops, external monitors connected to a laptop, or even a set-top box or streaming dongle on a television. This use of a bigger screen to view live webcasts was one of several surprise findings, perhaps due t
Hosted Video Services Survey and Analysis
Hosted Video Services Survey and Analysis
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with along with key sponsor and research partner Brightcove, surveyed a wide cross-section of media professionals on the challenges and benefits of using a hosted video service (HVS). Titled "Hosted Video Services Survey and Analysis," the report is sponsored by Brightcove, produced by Unisphere Research, and crafted by Transitions Inc. The report analyzes responses from 992 Streaming Media magazine and streamingmedia.com readers on their use of HVS. Key findings include continued growth in mobile consumption, especially from Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad. This move to mobile has presented challenges for some respondents. “Mobile devices (tablets, smartphones) require different video formats than PCs, so that creates more complexity in both encoding and delivery and storage,” one respondent stated. In addition, Transitions noted that respondents tend to work for companies that either deliver less than 100,000 or mor
The OTT-Video Services Market: Today's Trends and What is Next for 4K, HDR, HFR, and VR
The OTT-Video Services Market: Today's Trends and What is Next for 4K, HDR, HFR, and VR
The OTT Video Services is hot. Right now, Hulu is nearing 12 million paid subscribers; Netflix has in excess of 75 million subscribers, and is available in almost 200 countries worldwide; and Amazon has almost 50 million Prime members, all of which have access to original and licensed video on-demand (VOD) OTT content as part of their memberships. And, beyond the “big 3” of OTT, there are hundreds of OTT providers, catering to various niches. Whether building a base of OTT subscribers around user-generated content (UGC), linear channel OTT as part of the “TV Everywhere” initiatives, or even live event OTT pay-per-view or event models, OTT providers serve the needs of viewers across the content spectrum. Understanding that the agility of OTT providers to simultaneously look backward to gather best practices while also looking toward the future is what will enable their accelerated market growth, Unisphere Research and Streaming Media magazine have published a new survey report, titl
THE EMPOWERED DATABASE: 2016 ENTERPRISE PLATFORM DECISIONS SURVEY
THE EMPOWERED DATABASE: 2016 ENTERPRISE PLATFORM DECISIONS SURVEY
The increasing complexity of database environments is straining IT resources at most organizations, reducing agility, and increasing the costs and challenges associated with maintaining the performance and availability of business-critical systems. To examine these challenges, along with the priorities and solutions being adopted by Oracle database sites, Unisphere Research fielded a study among the members of the Independent Oracle Users Group. The study, sponsored by Dell EMC and VMware, provides a view into the adoption and maturity of virtualization and cloud efforts at Oracle Database sites, along with the move toward a software-defined infrastructure. Download your copy today.
PERSPECTIVES FROM LEADING IT PROFESSIONALS: 2016 IOUG CLOUD SECURITY SURVEY
PERSPECTIVES FROM LEADING IT PROFESSIONALS: 2016 IOUG CLOUD SECURITY SURVEY
A new survey of 306 IT professionals finds growing interest in moving data to the cloud, despite security concerns. In fact, nearly half of respondents to the survey believe that moving data to a public cloud will provide them with better security than they can achieve on premises. Although there is a feeling that private clouds are not as vulnerable to outside hackers as public clouds, respondents also understand that those environments are subject to internal user abuse or issues with legacy systems. Download your copy today.
THE 2016 ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT SURVEY
THE 2016 ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT SURVEY
The increased volume and variety of the types and sources of data has led to increased complexity in data management. In addition to their internal, on-premises systems, many enterprises store at least some data in the cloud. Moreover, companies have the ability to capture data from a wider variety of sources such as mobile devices, sensors, and the web. Finally, as analytics plays an increasingly important in role in operations, companies are seeking to provide access to data across the enterprises, eliminating data silos to whatever degree possible. To better understand the current relationships among the different elements of the enterprise data management infrastructure, Unisphere Research, the research division of Information Today, Inc., surveyed professionals responsible for, and involved in, data management operations.
CONSOLIDATE, VIRTUALIZE, AUTOMATE, AND STANDARDIZE: 2016 IOUG IT RESOURCES SURVEY
CONSOLIDATE, VIRTUALIZE, AUTOMATE, AND STANDARDIZE: 2016 IOUG IT RESOURCES SURVEY
Businesses continue to seek a competitive edge from IT. However, at many organizations, budgets are tight and existing resources are being dominated by routine maintenance activities. All the while, data stores continue to grow. Savvy companies are turning to approaches that increase efficiency and agility – consolidation, automation, virtualization, and standardization. The survey, conducted in partnership EMC among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), represents respondents from organizations of all sizes and across various industries.
THE CURRENT STATE AND ADOPTION OF DEVOPS
THE CURRENT STATE AND ADOPTION OF DEVOPS
This study, which was sponsored by Quest and fielded amongst the readers of Database Trends and Applications, examines the adoption and maturity of DevOps amongst organizations in North America. Download your copy to learn about the critical success factors for implementing DevOps, technical advantages gained by using this approach, and the use of deployment and monitoring tools, as well as Cloud, as driving forces for adoption.
DATABASE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT EMERGES TO ADDRESS EVER-MORE COMPLEX DATA SITES
DATABASE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT EMERGES TO ADDRESS EVER-MORE COMPLEX DATA SITES
Leading enterprises are turning to database lifecycle management (DLM) to address this complexity. DLM involves coordinated processes, tools, and people to optimize all aspects of the lifecycle of data including data architecture and modeling, database design, performance monitoring, administration, security, storage, and archiving. Download this complimentary study to learn more.
Cloud Steps Up as a Data Storage Platform
Cloud Steps Up as a Data Storage Platform
The results of a new survey of data storage trends are presented in this report. The survey, among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), was conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc. We analyzed the responses of 361 data managers and IT professionals from organizations of all sizes and across various industries. In general, the survey finds that enterprises continue to strain to keep up with data growth and are employing a range of new strategies and approaches to not only manage data growth, but also to improve the speed of data delivery, protection, and integration.
Database as a Service Enters the Mainstream Enterprise
Database as a Service Enters the Mainstream Enterprise
The survey, conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., finds that organizations are employing a range of new strategies and approaches to build a DBaaS capability in their enterprises. Conducted in partnership with Oracle among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), this study represents the views of respondents from organizations of all sizes and across various industries.
Key Shifts: Transforming the Data Center
Key Shifts: Transforming the Data Center
To understand the ways in which companies are assessing data center transformation in light of the growth of big data, Cloudera and Intel jointly commissioned Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., to survey IT and corporate managers involved in or responsible for data center operations. Download your copy today to learn how other organizations are addressing the challenges and opportunities of big data.
Moving Data at the Speed of Business
Moving Data at the Speed of Business
The survey, covering 303 data managers and professionals and conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., finds that organizations are employing a range of new strategies and approaches to improve the speed of data delivery and integration. The survey, among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), represents respondents from organizations of all sizes and across various industries.
Large-Scale Webcasting Services
Large-Scale Webcasting Services
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with Onstream Media Corp., and Transitions, Inc., set out to gauge trends in Large-Scale Webcasting (Large-Scale Webcast) and the impact of pricing on recurring webcasting usage.
2015 IOUG DATA PROTECTION AND AVAILABILITY SURVEY
2015 IOUG DATA PROTECTION AND AVAILABILITY SURVEY
In today’s fast-paced digital economy, no organization can afford latency in its delivery of information to decision makers or customers. Enterprises are under pressure to deliver services on a 24x7 basis, and their data has to be ready as well. However, while an impressive array of technology exists to deliver data on a real-time, continuous basis, even those organizations with multiple redundancies built into their systems and networks still face challenges keeping up.
HOSTED VIDEO SERVICES SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
HOSTED VIDEO SERVICES SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with along with key sponsor and research partner Brightcove, surveyed a wide cross-section of media professionals on the challenges and benefits of using a hosted video service (HVS). The report is available at no charge. Simply register and download the report.
The Rapidly Accelerating Cloud-Enabled Enterprise: 2015 IOUG Survey on Database Manageability
The Rapidly Accelerating Cloud-Enabled Enterprise: 2015 IOUG Survey on Database Manageability
Database manageability for big data is more top of mind in today’s business climate than ever before, as enterprises increasingly deploy cloud-based and mobile solutions to take advantage of new opportunities. These opportunities and challenges created by database manageability for big data are explored in a new survey of 301 data managers and professionals who are members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG). Download your copy today!
The Real World of the Database Administrator
The Real World of the Database Administrator
To understand the current role of the DBA and the way that role is changing, Quest commissioned Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., to survey database administrators and others charged with managing corporate data from a wide range of organizations and industries across North America. This study examines the current state of database infrastructures, responsibilities, challenges and priorities. In addition, the study shows current changes underway and future outlooks.
Social Media Business Intelligence Survey Results and Analysis
Social Media Business Intelligence Survey Results and Analysis
Conducted in partnership with the SHARE users group and Guide SHARE Europe, produced by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., and sponsored by IBM and Marist College
DBA—SECURITY SUPERHERO, 2014 IOUG Enterprise Data Security Survey
DBA—SECURITY SUPERHERO, 2014 IOUG Enterprise Data Security Survey
When it comes to data security, today’s enterprises are under assault as they never have been before. This year’s Russian hacker breach by “CyberVor” was the most visible example of sensitive data falling into the wrong hands, but this incident was only one of many—the news never stops. Data security has evolved into a top business challenge. The challenge continues to grow and the villains are taking advantage of lax preventive and detective measures.
The Vanishing Database Administrator: Survey Of Data Professionals’ Career Aspirations
The Vanishing Database Administrator: Survey Of Data Professionals’ Career Aspirations
Enterprises today face a shortage of database talent that is only going to grow more acute. This new study indicates that 41% of database professionals intend to leave the data management field within the next 10 years. About half of this group will be retiring, while others will be seeking other opportunities in management or self-employment. In an era in which data analytics is seen as the most effective competitive tool, there will be a shrinking pool of qualified professionals to help manage, secure and store data. At the same time, there has never been a more exciting time to be a database professional. Most entering the field tend to be quite satisfied with their jobs, and they recognize the crucial role they are now playing in today’s analytics-driven organization.
Over-the-Top Video Delivery-Challenges and Opportunities for Global OTT Service Providers
Over-the-Top Video Delivery-Challenges and Opportunities for Global OTT Service Providers
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with key sponsor and research partner Level 3 Communications, set about to gauge the state of over-the top video delivery and the challenges and opportunities for global OTT service providers. Survey respondents weighed in on OTT growth, both today and in the near future.
The Rapidly Accelerating Cloud-Enabled Enterprise
The Rapidly Accelerating Cloud-Enabled Enterprise
Database manageability for big data is more top of mind in today’s business climate than ever before, as enterprises increasingly deploy cloud-based and mobile solutions to take advantage of new opportunities. The opportunities and challenges created by database manageability for big data are explored in a new survey of 301 data managers and professionals who are members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG). Within this sample, 255 are currently running Oracle Database as their primary data environment. This survey was underwritten by Oracle Corporation and conducted by Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc.
2015 IOUG Data Integration For Cloud Survey
2015 IOUG Data Integration For Cloud Survey
In February 2015, Unisphere Research fielded a study among the members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) to examine the current state of data integration in the cloud era, including the key issues, priorities and solutions being adopted by organizations. A total of 342 qualified responses were collected and analyzed. Respondents came from organizations of all sizes and across various industries. A demographic overview is available at the end of the report.
Moving Data: Charting The Journey From Batch To Blazing, 2012 DBTA Survey On Data Integration Strategies
Moving Data: Charting The Journey From Batch To Blazing, 2012 DBTA Survey On Data Integration Strategies
To compete in today’s hyper-competitive economy, organizations need the right information, at the right time, at the push of a button. However, there is no one single source for relevant data; the typical enterprise today has a vast array of data types and formats pulsing through its veins, flowing in from its own systems and databases, as well as streaming in from external sources. For today’s data manager or professional, the challenge is being able to provide end users access to actionable information in as close to real time as possible. Today’s data systems—many of which were built and designed for legacy systems of the past decade, supporting far less data—are not up to the task.
Opening Up Business Intelligence to the Enterprise: 2012 Survey of Data Professionals on Self-Service BI and Analytics
Opening Up Business Intelligence to the Enterprise: 2012 Survey of Data Professionals on Self-Service BI and Analytics
Data keeps growing, and along with it, opportunities for unprecedented insights into customers, sales, markets, and processes. With information now being generated from all corners of the enterprise, executives, managers, and professionals can ask and get answers to questions they have never been able to consider. For companies that are able to offer business decision makers rapid and easy access to business intelligence (BI) or analytic data from which they can assemble their own interfaces and reports, this means competitive advantage. However, today’s BI systems still present obstacles to realizing this vision.
Big Data, Big Challenges, Big Opportunities: 2012 IOUG Big Data Strategies Survey
Big Data, Big Challenges, Big Opportunities: 2012 IOUG Big Data Strategies Survey
As more data becomes available from an abundance of sources both within and outside, organizations are seeking to use those abundant resources to increase innovation, retain customers, and increase operational efficiency. At the same time, organizations are challenged by their end users, who are demanding greater capability and integration to mine and analyze burgeoning new sources of information.
Test the Bounds of Data Governance: 2012 IOUG Test Development & Quality Assurance (QA) Survey
Test the Bounds of Data Governance: 2012 IOUG Test Development & Quality Assurance (QA) Survey
Thanks to relentless global competition and an unforgiving economy, organizations have been under non stop pressure to deliver products and services. For many the lifeblood of finding new opportunities has been to mine the data assets being gathered from all corners of their enterprise and beyond—transactions, customer data, employee input, and information about market conditions.
Data Security: Leaders VS. Laggards, 2013 IOUG Enterprise Data Security Survey
Data Security: Leaders VS. Laggards, 2013 IOUG Enterprise Data Security Survey
At a time when data is the fuel which drives business growth, the onus is on enterprises to protect that data, while at the same time assuring its accessibility. Over the years, there has been growing awareness among enterprise executives and managers about the potential issues to enterprise data security—not only from outside hackers and thieves, but also from people inside organizations, often those with privileged access. Enterprises are making greater and more frequent efforts to monitor and audit data for evidence of security events.
Enterprise Cloudscapes: Deeper and More Strategic—2012-13 IOUG Cloud Computing Survey
Enterprise Cloudscapes: Deeper and More Strategic—2012-13 IOUG Cloud Computing Survey
Cloud computing is no longer a novel concept being experimented with at the edge of the enterprise. It is now a mainstream business technology strategy that is delivering the agility and flexibility that businesses require to move forward. A new survey finds that cloud computing continues gaining converts within the enterprise, and is pushing down deep roots within companies that have deployed the approach.
Accelerating Enterprise Insights: 2013 IOUG In-Memory Strategies Survey
Accelerating Enterprise Insights: 2013 IOUG In-Memory Strategies Survey
Application servers are proliferating, the number of end users is expanding rapidly, and data volumes and types are growing impressively as part of today’s increasingly digital organizations. However, the performance of database systems is struggling to keep pace—in fact, databases are hampered by reliance on disk based storage, a technology that has been in place for more than two decades. Even with the addition of memory caches and solidstate drives, the model of relying on repeated access to the permanent information storage devices is still a bottleneck in capitalizing on today’s “Big Data.”
The Real World of the Database Administrator
The Real World of the Database Administrator
To understand the current role of the DBA and the way that role is changing, Dell Software commissioned Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., to survey database administrators and others charged with managing corporate data from a wide range of organizations and industries across North America. This study examines the current state of database infrastructures, responsibilities, challenges and priorities. In addition, the study shows current changes underway and future outlooks.
The Definitive Guide to the Data Lake
The Definitive Guide to the Data Lake
To clarify the ambiguities surrounding the concept of the Data Lake, Unisphere Research and Database Trends and Applications combined forces with Radiant Advisors to publish a comprehensive report, “The Definitive Guide to the Data Lake.”
State of CDN Services
State of CDN Services
This report, State of CDN Services: Reaching Global Scale and Multiple Screens Using Content Delivery Networks, covers content viewing habits as well as the state of actual and intended uses of content delivery networks.
DBA-Security Superhero
DBA-Security Superhero
As we do each year, the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) surveys a wide range of database security and IT professionals responsible for security, and examines the current state of enterprise data security. By using this data, our desire is for readers to educate their executives and gain consensus with the security team to drive a data security strategy with actionable objectives.
The Empowered Database
The Empowered Database
In August 2014, Unisphere Research fielded a study among the members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) to examine the current state of Oracle database sites, including the key issues, priorities and solutions being adopted by organizations. A total of 338 qualified responses were collected and analyzed. Respondents came from organizations of all sizes and across various industries. A demographic overview is available at the end of the report.
Governance Moves Big Data From Hype To Confidence
Governance Moves Big Data From Hype To Confidence
To better understand the impact of new data sources on data governance practices, in the first quarter of 2014, IBM commissioned Unisphere Research, a division of Information Today, Inc., to survey IT and business stakeholders at organizations across North America.
State of the Second Screen
State of the Second Screen
Streaming Media magazine and Unisphere Research, along with Piksel, set about to gauge the State of the Second Screen. We asked survey respondents to provide us with details of both their viewing habits as well as their assessment of second-screen users, both in terms of expected viewing habits and key features for second-screen applications.
Efficiency Isn’t Enough: Data Centers Lead the Drive to Innovation
Efficiency Isn’t Enough: Data Centers Lead the Drive to Innovation
In 2014 the spotlight is on data management departments as they lead the effort to deliver competitive advantage from Big Data analytics. Decision makers seek information from a growing range of data sources and sophisticated toolsets. Managing the integration of myriad networks, data systems, and applications to deliver reliable information is a greater challenge than ever before.
Oracle Database and Data Protection Survey Results
Oracle Database and Data Protection Survey Results
The objective of this survey was to provide an accurate and consistent assessment of current enterprise database management practices, solutions and tools in use, and the important challenges facing database administrators and their organizations. The majority of the data trended early and was consistent with a preliminary analysis that was conducted before the survey was completed. Respondents from a wide range of industries participated in this research with a good distribution of small, medium, and large businesses.
Bringing Continuous Availability to Oracle Environments
Bringing Continuous Availability to Oracle Environments
Many organizations today face a significant challenge that is negatively impacting their operational efficiency, revenue potential and ability to provide a trusted IT environment: the prevalence of mission-critical application downtime. To combat this problem, infrastructure owners and DBAs have introduced strategies to increase resiliency—however—both unplanned and planned downtime are still pervasive despite these efforts. As a result, this study discovered that 46% of survey respondents are less than satisfied with their current availability strategy for their mission-critical Oracle-based applications.
From Database Clouds to Big Data
From Database Clouds to Big Data
Organizations need to prepare for rising levels of big data streaming into their organizations. The ability to manage and assure 24x7x365 database performance, regardless of workloads and user demands, is key to agility and growth. Faster delivery of databases requires automated packaging and deployment processes, both at the initial instantiation and throughout the entire life cycle of the databases in question including decommissioning. As data environments grow larger and consumers increasingly expect “on-demand” access, the ever-increasing complexity in governance requirements can potentially slow the roll out of database services. Database administrators face uphill challenges to address these challenges in today’s multi-layered and globally diverse data centers. Those who succeed are able to adapt and evolve by translating database services into critical services the business can depend on.
Achieving Enterprise Data Performance
Achieving Enterprise Data Performance
This is a report on the results of the 2013 IOUG Database Growth Survey. It’s no secret that today’s organizations are awash with data. Data is streaming into transaction systems, appliances and devices from a wide variety of applications, and new sources including social media. Proponents of Big Data state that data contains veins rich with information for decision makers and the business, and many organizations have made it a priority to capture and use this data. However, what many organizations are also discovering is that managing and storing this all this data has a cost. While there is a drive across the industry to introduce new and more digitally compact forms of data storage, as well as cloud storage, these solutions do not get to the heart of the problem for enterprises—data needs to be managed more effectively, and tied closer to the business, from the start.
Content Marketing Gets Social
Content Marketing Gets Social
Marketing executives are struggling with ways to create more content, deliver it with greater frequency, and streamline its delivery. This report shows the results of a survey of marketing professionals and their content marketing initiatives and challenges.
OTT Video: Coming to a Paid Channel Near You
OTT Video: Coming to a Paid Channel Near You
As it moves into the mainstream, over-the-top (OTT) video is maturing towards a pay environment, with sustainable business models. Premium content delivery is becoming both a more significant component of the overall online video business and a more dominant mode of video delivery. These are some of the findings of a new StreamingMedia.com survey of 758 media industry executives, which sought to uncover their views on the current and future state of OTT video from inside the trenches.
Power to the People: Online Self-Service Evolves
Power to the People: Online Self-Service Evolves
Delivering a superior customer experience is essential these days, and doing so online has become both necessary and very achievable. This is a report covering the results of a survey on Web self-service conducted by destinationCRM, the leading site for contact center executives and professionals. The survey, conducted in partnership with IntelliResponse, included input from 520 call center executives, managers or supervisors.
Big Data Visionaries
Big Data Visionaries
Data scientists are being cast as the visionaries who will help guide their organizations into the future, by scooping up information from all corners of the enterprise and beyond, and figuring out ways to make that data tell compelling stories. Big Data Visionaries: 2013 IOUG Data Science Skills Survey explores the various roles data managers and professionals are assuming as it relates to data science.