Press Release
GRIDAPP LAUNCHES INDUSTRY'S FIRST CROSS-PLATFORM DATABASE AUTOMATION SOLUTION
Clarity Software Helps Customers Automate Database Operations, Easing the Management, Monitoring and Auditing of Mission-Critical Databases
Orlando, FL - October 17, 2005 — GridApp Systems, Inc.(www.gridapp.com), a leading provider of database automation solutions, today announced the launch of GridApp Clarity software at Gartner's IT Expo. Clarity is the first software solution to focus exclusively on simplifying and automating time-consuming database operations while offering a much-needed single view across heterogeneous database platforms. GridApp Clarity complements general-purpose data center automation software, providing a best practices approach to cross-platform database management using specialized automation processes for configuration management, patch management, auditing/compliance, replication, and encryption.
Increasingly complex database environments and strict external compliance requirements are forcing enterprises to rethink how they build and manage their database infrastructure. As a result, the ability to enforce procedures, quickly adapt to changing IT requirements and track user activity is becoming increasingly critical. GridApp Systems' Clarity transforms the existing database infrastructure into a centrally administered and automated data utility, regardless of whether the platform is Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase or a combination of these databases. By simplifying repetitive tasks, enforcing standard operating procedures and correlating events for root cause analysis, organizations can dramatically improve database reliability, performance and cost efficiency.
"The ad-hoc management and lack of standardization across large database deployments has left many organizations struggling to comply with policies regarding the administration and security of databases," said Rob Gardos, CEO of GridApp Systems. "With GridApp Clarity, we've removed much of the complexity and work involved with managing cross platform database deployments, improving the efficiency of day to day operations and reducing the time and effort required to manage mission critical databases."
Regardless of the size or scope of their existing architecture, companies using GridApp Clarity can perform the following functions automatically:
- Obtain a unified view into multi-platform database deployments
- Discover and inventory versions and patch levels across the entire database population
- Track database configuration and design in a central location
- Dynamically provision database resources to meet business SLAs
- Clone databases to support testing and rollout of new products
- Deploy patches in minutes to hundreds of databases
- Automatically repair faults in database operation
- Scale database capacity on demand and online
- Enables the rapid deployment of business continuity and disaster recovery relationships
- Log all database accesses and other pertinent activity in a secure, write-once format
- Obtain invaluable evidence of compliance for SOX 404, HIPAA, 21 CFR part 11, Basel II, GLBA, and similar regulations
About GridApp Systems
GridApp Systems is a leader in database automation and management. Its Clarity™ software and D2500 database appliance provide companies with the ability to simplify and manage critical database operational tasks such as deployment, patch management, auditing, encryption and replication across the enterprise. The company is privately held and headquartered in New York City. For more information, visit www.gridapp.com.
Contact:
Karli Overmier, Barokas Public Relations, 206-264-8220, karli@barokas.com
Shonna Keogan, GridApp Systems, 917-660-7462, skeogan@gridapp.com