Curbing Database Sprawl

Database software (alone or as the back-end to critical business apps like ERP, CRM, SFA, etc.) is essential to many operational areas of all businesses. Due to mergers and acquisitions, as well as letting business units operate independently, many companies’ database deployments have evolved in a heterogeneous and inefficient manner, leading to database sprawl. A highly siloed environment and a patchwork approach to database deployment and management take their toll on the bottom line, increasing server sprawl and operational expenses. Join Deeper Thinking host Tyler Pyburn, as he sits down with Eric Lundquist, Vice President of content for Ziff Davis Enterprise and Sal Salamone, Executive Editor at Ziff Davis Enterprise as they discuss the factors that contribute to database sprawl, the negative impact of database sprawl, and what can be done to reduce the sprawl.