Today data centers run very lean. Agile development, virtualization and cloud "thinking" are driving up work levels and service responsiveness expectations. Most data center budgets are not keeping pace with the increase in demand.

To meet demand, data centers are increasingly turning to automation of repetitive tasks, including provisioning of servers, networks and storage. These activities are squarely on the path to "private" cloud provisioning. But one of the most common, complex and time-consuming activities in the data center – the provisioning and management of databases and middleware – has remained mostly manual and is blocking the path to the private cloud.

Given the complexity and criticality of these systems, few have believed that a practical automated solution was possible.

But HP's recent advances in automation can now transform how these enterprise platforms are deployed and managed. With HP Database and Middleware Automation (DMA), we can automate many of the high-volume, repetitive activities database administrators (DBAs) perform today. DMA automates provisioning, patching, upgrading and migrating databases and middleware, while also improving consistency and compliance with IT policy. Use of DMA can result in 40% to 70% efficiency gains, significant reduction in errors, reduction in downtime and improved responsiveness to IT service requests.

Interested? Evergreen Systems can help you determine if database automation can provide real value in your organization through our two-day proven value offer for HP DMA.