Achieve More with Less Resources | IDERA
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The document discusses how organizations are looking to cut costs and improve efficiency in response to economic uncertainty. It suggests that CIOs need to reduce costs while increasing efficiency. It then provides recommendations for how to reduce costs, such as performing budget reviews and improving processes. It also recommends investing in a database IDE to make database users more efficient and allow them to perform multiple tasks from one interface.
Achieve More with Less Resources | IDERA
- 1. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. ACHIEVE MORE WITH LESS RESOURCES The current uncertainty in the economy is causing many organizations to look for ways of making their operations more efficient and productive. These initiatives are particularly significant for IT departments, which face increased demand to support these realignments without the resources they've had in the past. Today's CIOs need to proactively reduce costs while increasing efficiency, goals that are often exclusive.
- 2. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. COVID-19 2021 State of IT - The Annual Report on IT Budgets and Tech Trends 44% Plan to Accelerate Digital Transformation 36% Plan to Improve IT Operations & Systems Performance 32% Plan to Provide Remote Staff with Standardized & Easy-to-use Tools
- 3. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. Perform Unbiased Review of Organizational Operations • identify opportunities for cutting costs • review budgets even when they do not need to be reduced • classify expenses into licensing fees, personnel, & projects Review Software Licenses • identify potential savings • expose rogue software • however, limit ability of IT staff to control access to IT infrastructure Review Organizational Structure of IT • leaner times call for an organizational realignment • ensure that structure supports operations long-term • use framework such as COBIT Review IT Projects • identify candidates for cancellation or postponement • only start projects that increase revenue or market share, or support regulatory compliance • delay or cancel all other projects that have not been launched yet © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. REDUCE COSTS
- 4. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. Find Best Way to Leverage Existing Systems • review trouble tickets • identify most significant workflow bottlenecks Change Organizational Processes • eliminate use of heavily modified code • reduce effort needed to maintain systems with heavily modified code • redirect internal resources towards more efficient uses Extend Existing Systems • add new modules • identify ways for new functions to generate revenue • ensure that these processes are efficient and necessary © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. INCREASE EFFICIENCY
- 5. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • single database IDE for many database platforms • perform a variety tasks from single interface • automate complex tasks • increase efficiency of database users • improve collaboration • replace multiple tools • reduce cost of purchasing, licensing, and training © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. DATABASE IDEs
- 6. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • view queries in multiple ways (execution plan, grid, pivot grid, text, text history) • save queries in multiple formats for sharing • save executed commands in SQL history © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. QUERY ANALYZER
- 7. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • generate SQL statements by dragging tables and views into workbooks • navigate between objects within same database connection • build queries by dragging objects from data pane to configurable decks for SQL clauses © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. vQUERY BUILDER
- 8. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • pull data from query results into visual representations • save and share visual representations with colleagues and customers • connect to available data sources to extract, analyze, and visualize data © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. VISUAL ANALYTICS
- 9. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • for SQL code (functions, packages, procedures) • step through queries and statements, pause, and set breakpoints © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. DEBUGGERS
- 10. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • for data • for source code (HTML, Java, JavaScript, SQL, XML) • table editors - graphically edit a query’s result set in an Excel-like grid - display proposed changes in specific colors to review before committing © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. EDITORS
- 11. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • design and edit database schemas • view graphical representations of constraints, relationship, tables, and views • translate models into queries and commands that databases can execute • migrate schemas to other databases © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. ER MODELER
- 12. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. • observe whether files are current, out of date, conflicted, or unversioned • provide fine-grained view of file and directory histories • see differences between versions • add, commit, delete, refresh and update files from repository • instantly indicate differences between file versions while editing files © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. VERSION CONTROL
- 13. © 2019 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2021 IDERA, Inc. All rights reserved. Cutting costs and improving efficiency have always been key requirements for remaining competitive. However, the current economy makes them essential for a business’s survival. Budget reviews and process improvements are part of this strategy, but organizations also benefit from a database IDE. This solution makes database users more efficient by allowing them to perform a variety tasks from a single interface.