The IOUG ResearchWire is a research based e-newsletter for the IOUG membership community. IOUG members will receive data via the ResearchWire newsletter periodically throughout the year and will also have the opportunity to participate in each of the studies that are conducted. If you choose to participate, then you will be the first to receive the executive summary for the study detailing the major findings from the survey that you responded to. All of the studies focus on Oracle technology or things affecting data professionals and the data allows you to be able to benchmark where your organization stands with your technology environment and also where you are in your career as an Oracle technology professional.
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New! Enterprises Advance into the Cloud: 2011 IOUG Cloud Computing Survey The role of IT departments and management committees in managing private and public cloud efforts has increased over the past year as well, reflecting the increasing centralization of cloud efforts within enterprises. IT executives, in particular, are increasingly taking on a leadership role in identifying and managing both internal and external cloud resources for their enterprises.An August 2011 survey of 257 IT and data managers and professionals finds more organizations are embracing both private and public cloud computing. Get the executive summary.
New! Databases Are More at Risk Than Ever: 2011 IOUG Data Security Survey More than half way through, 2011 is shaping up to be a record year for data breaches. Many information security professionals are concerned about the increase in data breaches; however, a new survey from the Independent Oracle User Group (IOUG) finds that many IT security and database professionals have not done enough to secure their data from either insiders or external entities exploiting insider access. Get the executive summary.
New! A New Dimension to Data Warehousing: 2011 IOUG Data Warehousing Survey Data warehousing is undergoing the most radical transformation seen since it was first conceived in the 1970s, and brought to market in the late 1980s and 1990s. Findings from a new survey of Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG) members indicate that while most companies have well-established data warehouse systems, adoption is still limited within their organizations. Get the executive summary.
New! The Petabyte Challenge: 2011 IOUG Database Growth Survey In this day and age, for many organizations, data is not only crossing into the hundreds of terabytes, but into the nearpetabyte (PB) and multi-petabyte range. In a new survey conducted by Unisphere Research among members of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), close to one out of ten respondents report that the total amount of online (disk-resident) data they manage today— taking into account all clones, snapshots, replicas and backups— tops a petabyte. Get the executive summary.
NEW! 2011 IOUG Database Manageability Survey As the era of “Big Data” marches on unabated, data is coming from an ever wider range of sources, including transactional systems, mobile devices, sensors, streaming media, and social networks. This has placed tremendous pressure on IT departments to deliver database services faster and at lower operational costs. With this rapid rise in demand for database services comes the stewardship and challenge of managing multiple databases. A new survey finds that data stores are expanding in many companies, and this growth contributes to numerous daily challenges and pains in database management. Get the executive summary.
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