IDUG Study Reveals Growing Business Influence for Data Professionals
19 Mai 2008 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
The closer link between corporate performance and database
performance is increasing pressure on data professionals to provide
higher-level services to enterprise business customers, according
to a CA-sponsored survey of International DB2 Users Group (IDUG�)
members released today at IDUG 2008 � North America. At the same
time, the growing size and complexity of data infrastructures makes
it more challenging than ever to optimize performance and service
levels. But data professionals often aren�t getting the training
and support needed to fulfill the evolving demands of their jobs,
according to the global survey. Of the 853 respondents, 83 percent
spend at least some time each week directly consulting to the
business�interacting with business unit executives and managers
(29%), business unit IT teams (47%), and C-level/senior executives
(10%). In addition, 44% of respondents are spending more time than
ever on business consulting activities, especially in regard to
data design/modeling and data storage/archiving issues. Nine of 10
respondents asserted that database operations have a direct impact
on corporate performance, either in terms of cost savings or
revenue increases, with 52% saying that it has a �high impact.�
Management of data growth is the top concern among data
professionals, according to the survey. Nearly 40 percent of
respondents consider the explosion of data across their
organizations to be a top priority. Concerns about compliance, on
the other hand, vary by organization size�with larger organizations
(31%) showing greater concern than smaller ones (18%). 56% of
survey respondents rate database performance as their top
operational data management challenge, followed closely by data
recovery and availability (55%). The survey also found that most
data professionals acquire new skills by �ad hoc on-the-job�
training. In fact, 67% said most of their staff improves their
skills by knowledge transfer and on-the-job training provided by
other staff members. �Data infrastructures were once relatively
underutilized�closely guarded and exclusively accessed by an IT
inner circle,� said Adam Frary, director of product marketing at
CA. �Today, they�re strategic corporate information assets that are
intensively leveraged across and beyond the enterprise. This is
forcing data professionals to grapple with new performance, design,
integration, security and compliance issues. To succeed, they need
more training and better tools�as well as more formal guidance as
to how to most effectively collaborate with business customers.�
Other key findings revealed that, during the past year: 41% of
respondents spent more time on data security, focusing on access
control, authentication, and administration of permissions. 37% of
respondents spent more time on application development and
integration, focusing on SQL statement development and data
modeling/design. 42% of respondents spent more time on database
administration, focusing on database performance and tuning, and
data availability. �As practicing data management professionals,
IDUG members�have to be highly skilled at optimizing�the
performance, responsiveness, security, and stability of data
infrastructures,� said Bernie O�Connor, president of IDUG. �The
results of the survey highlight the fact that by helping�its
members�grow and hone these skills, IDUG is also having a
significant positive impact on�the business performance of
their�employers.� The survey by Unisphere Research included data
professionals from around the world who work for organizations with
annual revenue ranging from less than $1 million to more than $1
billion. The largest segment of respondents (38%) came from the
financial services and insurance sector, with another 13%
representing government, educational or nonprofit institutions.
Three out of four respondents run DB2 for z/OS, while 65% have
deployed DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Respondents also run
Microsoft SQL Server (48%) and Oracle (36%). Survey results are
available at http://www.ca.com/idug/survey. About CA CA (NASDAQ:
CA), one of the world's largest independent software companies,
provides software solutions to unify and simplify� IT management.
With CA's Enterprise IT Management (EITM) vision and expertise,
organizations can more effectively govern, manage and secure IT to
optimize business performance and sustain competitive advantage.
Founded in 1976, CA serves customers in virtually every country in
the world. For more information, visit www.ca.com. About IDUG The
International DB2 Users Group (IDUG�) is an independent,
not-for-profit, user-run organization whose mission is to support
and strengthen the information services community by providing the
highest quality education and services designed to promote the
effective utilization of the DB2 family of products. Headquartered
in Chicago, IDUG counts more than 10,000 practicing DB2 users among
its worldwide membership. For more information about IDUG, visit
www.IDUG.org. Copyright � 2008 CA. All rights reserved. One CA
Plaza, Islandia, N.Y. 11749. All trademarks, trade names, service
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companies.
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