Importance of Database Uptime by Stephen J. Richards
For many businesses, logging, warehousing and processing information about transactions is the lifeline of their corporate strategy and crucial to their profitability post by haiyan701. Important records detailing a company�s user history, product inventory and shipment tracking, supplier information, configuration settings, or any other necessary collections of information are most often stored in and retrieved from databases. Databases provide a convenient means of storing vast amounts of information, allowing the information to be sorted, searched, viewed, and manipulated according to the business needs and goals. Many companies rely so heavily on the functions of databases that their daily business operations can not be executed if databases are unavailable, making database management and maintenance a vital component of their business models ... Read more »