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Enterprise
Application Hosting
Benefits of a World-class IT
Infrastructure
May
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| A Bit About Bytes |
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In 2013 it is projected that data storage will
be measured in yottabytes. You can remain on the leading
edge of storage capacity nomenclature with this handy
reference chart:
Put in other terms, a yottabyte is a unit of
computer storage equal to one septillion bytes, or
1,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000,000 bytes. Now, that's
more than a bit about
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| Straight
Talk from the AVP of Architecture
Services |
Timothy Gehrig, Associate Vice President of
Architecture Services at CedarCrestone, recently joined
the CedarCrestone Channel to provide his
perspective on the improved performance, stability,
security, and accessibility that CedarCrestone
Managed Services (CMS) commits to in
their Hosting Service Level Agreement.
Major differentiators of CMS, as described by Mr.
Gehrig, include management's dedication to
state-of-the-art technology, flexibility of solutions
(because one size does not fit all), and the commitment
to be a complete end-to-end provider.
His interview begins with an overview of
the Architecture Services Department including
their mandate and responsibilities, then to a high level
discussion of the technologies used today and ones that
will be deployed in the future, and ending with valuable
technological characteristics that a prospective
customer should be aware of when researching a possible
hosting partner. We invite you to watch
the full video interview to learn about the 300 hosted
environments managed by CedarCrestone senior technicians
who focus on innovation and implementation of CMS
hardware, software, technology, backups, failover, and
data encryption.
Mr. Gehrig concludes the interview with insight
into future CMS technology investments
which will include the omnipresent focus on
improved security and additional authentication
solutions. Other initiatives include
a continued investment in the backup
infrastructure and technologies to further automate our
data center operations.
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| Applistructure - "The Future of
Technology" |
In the past year, Applistructure has proven to still be
very much the future of technology. In basic terms, the
concept of Applistructure represents the merge of enterprise
application and infrastructure technology. This
process-centric framework is built upon the strengths of
leading technologies like SOA and BPM and delivers increased
automation, enhanced third party integration and access to
real-time information throughout the enterprise. In the
end, Applistructure architecture will provide a more
complete and flexible technology stack that is less expensive
to maintain, more secure and easier to reconfigure, upgrade
and enhance.
The problems that plague CIOs and IT managers while
managing applications and infrastructure independently
and relying on complex enterprise application integration
tools will be a thing of the past.
Applistructure is not a short term technology fad. Both
vendors, like Oracle, and customers are embracing it, and
racing towards it, due to a number of key factors, predominant
of which is information access. At the core of
Applistructure is the concept of "actionable intelligence." By
streamlining processes, integrated applications and enabling
access to strategic business information in real-time,
customers will be provided with a holistic view of their
enterprise.
From the customer perspective, Applistructure enables
several key business benefits, including:
- Seamless integration with all third party and custom
built applications
- Vendor consolidation
- Increased process automation
- Open systems
- Best of breed application selection
- Enhanced security and compliance capabilities
- Reduced IT architecture complexity
- Reduced maintenance and support costs
- Enhanced business agility and process
transparency.
As the race to Applistructure continues and the roadmap for
customers becomes clear, we hope the thoughts shared above
provide some insight into this ever-growing movement. In order
to be best prepared to leverage the advantages of this
technology framework, customers must clearly understand its
underpinnings and Oracle's strategy for driving business value
through it. Applistructure is the future, and CedarCrestone
and Oracle's customers must be prepared to face
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| Humor in Technology |
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| Upcoming Events |
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We invite you to join CedarCrestone at any of the
following events:
| May 2008 |
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PeopleSoft Northwest Regional Users Group
Meeting |
Portland, OR - CedarCrestone is proud to sponsor
the May meeting of the PeopleSoft Northwest Regional
Users Group. Please stop by the vendor fair to
speak with a CedarCrestone representative! For more
information about this conference, click HERE. |
| June 2008 |
| 1-4 |
HIUG (Healthcare Industry User Group) Annual
Conference |
Orlando, FL - Come visit CedarCrestone at Booth
#118 in the vendor hall! For more information
about this conference, click HERE.
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| 1-4 |
IHRIM HRM Strategies Annual Conference |
Orlando, FL - Don't miss CedarCrestone's Lexy
Martin receiving the IHRIM 2008 Excellence Award at this
year's conference! Be sure to stop by booth #439 in the
vendor hall to speak to a CedarCrestone representative!
For more information about this conference, click
HERE.
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| 9-12 |
Oracle's North American Sales Kickoff
Meeting |
Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Hotel and
Casino |
| 23-25 |
OHUG (Oracle HCM User Group) Annual
Conference |
CedarCrestone is a proud sponsor and vendor at
the Annual OHUG Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada - The
Oracle HCM Users Group holds an annual conference to
provide a venue for Oracle E-Business Suite and
Enterprise clients to interact with other clients,
vendors, and Oracle thought leaders. For more
information on this conference, click HERE. | |
| In
Closing |
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We appreciate you taking the time to learn more about the
technologies utilized by CedarCrestone's Architecture Services
department. June's eNewsletter will be focused on the improved
return on investment that hosting your applications provides.
Sincerely,
The CedarCrestone
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| About
CedarCrestone |
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CedarCrestone provides consulting, hosting, and managed
services for the deployment, management, and optimization of
Human Capital Management (HCM), Financial Management (FMS),
and Campus Solutions (CS), along with solution-defining
Strategy & Analytics services. As a Certified Advantage
Partner of Oracle Corporation, CedarCrestone has extensive
expertise in Oracle technology and PeopleSoft Enterprise
applications.
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