Fifth Database and Data Access, Integration and Reporting Study
July 2007

Methodology

An e-mail was sent to 20,000 randomly selected subscribers to SD Times inviting them to participate in a study on databases, data access, integration and reporting. Excluding bounces, the net number of surveys delivered was 19,844. No incentive to fill out the survey questionnaire was used. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the use and interconnectivity of database products as well as tools used for data access, data integration and data reporting. Another objective was to measure the general awareness of the vendors in these market spaces. The study was e-mailed on June 17, 2007, and cut off and tabulated by BZ Research on June 23, 2007. A total of 686 subscribers, or 3.46% of the respondents completed the survey, although not all of them answered every question.

BZ Research designed, conducted and tabulated the study. BZ Research is a division of BZ Media, publisher of SD Times.

Table of Contents

Question 1. What types of databases are you creating, using or targeting for applications development?

Question 2. Are your company's databases linked to other systems?

Question 3. Are the people in your company who are responsible for DATABASE DEVELOPMENT part of the software/applications development department?

Question 4. Are the people in your company who are responsible for the ENTERPRISE DATABASE (like Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Sybase) managed as part of the software/applications development department?

Question 5. Are the people in your company who are responsible for DATABASE ADMINISTRATION managed as part of the software/applications development department?

Question 6. Any comments about your use of database technology, or recent changes in organizational structure?

Question 7. Which interfaces do your company's developers use to integrate databases with applications?

Question 8. Any comments about the specific data access technologies that you use, or changes that are taking place in the organization?

Question 9. Which database servers are CURRENTLY IN USE at your company?

Question 10. Which database servers were specified to use for your CURRENT PROJECT, or if your current project does not use a database, for the most RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECT that used a database server?

Question 11. Which were the top factors that led to the decision to use the database described in your CURRENT PROJECT, or if your project doesn’t use a database, for the most RECENTLY COMPLETED project that used a database server?

Question 12. Any comments about the specific database that you’re using within your company or your current project, and the reasons why it’s being used?

Question 13. Which of these database companies and products HAVE YOU HEARD OF?

Question 14. How do you incorporate DATA REPORTING functionality into your systems, including custom-written applications?

Question 15. How do you incorporate DATA ANALYSIS functionality into your systems, including custom-written applications?

Question 16. Which of the following data reporting companies/products HAVE YOU HEARD OF?

Question 17. Any comments about your database analysis/reporting requirements, projects or implementation?

Question 18. Is your company planning or currently working on data integration projects?

Question 19. Any comments about your data integration requirements, projects or technologies?

Question 20. Which of the following data access and integration companies/products HAVE YOU HEARD OF?

Study #4498 costs US$1,495 without verbatims, or $1,795 with verbatims.