AI visualizes and projects data growth trends for precise capacity and cost planning in large enterprise and global deployments.
ROCK HILL, SC –(January 3, 2018) – Delta Bravo, the world’s first AI platform for Database Management, released new capabilities to analyze and predict data growth and cost trends at the Datacenter level.
This new feature will be available to all existing Delta Bravo customers on January 3, 2018 and included in all new subscriptions until March 31, 2018. From April 1, 2018 forward, this feature will only be available in Delta Bravo’s Enterprise service tier.
AI Delivers New Precision around Cloud, Cost Planning
“This new capability empowers CIOs and Infrastructure Managers to spot trends in growth and capacity costs from the datacenter to the database,” says Delta Bravo CEO Rick Oppedisano. “At the highest level, they can spot data growth, cost and performance trends for their entire deployment. They can identify what applications and workloads are influencing performance and cost today, then drill into predictive analytics to quantify future costs and growth trends. Our AI identifies specific optimizations that can change these trends, saving money and extending the life of existing infrastructure.”
Companies evaluating cloud deployments on platforms like Microsoft Azure can also benefit. “Most people don’t know what a DTU is or how to quantify it,” says Oppedisano. “New terminology like this can slow cloud adoption down. Delta Bravo identifies trends driving DTU growth and can help predict the impact on cost as data grows. With this information, its easier to project cloud costs and identify which workloads would make the most financial sense to move to the cloud.”
Data Growth, Shortage of Experts Driving AI Use Case
Explosive data growth is driving unprecedented cost and risk in the datacenter, and there simply aren’t enough people to keep up. Oppedisano explains, “Integration of data into cloud applications, warehouses and other analytics platforms has created a huge maintenance need at the database. That’s left enterprise IT Service Operations teams – whose job it is to manage mission critical applications and infrastructure – struggling to catch up and keep their businesses running smoothly. Our vision of using machine learning to automate and scale Data Service Operations matches the needs of our customers, whether they’re startups, enterprises or large Managed Service Providers.”
About Delta Bravo
Delta Bravo is the world’s first Artificial Intelligence platform for Database Management. Delta Bravo handles the time-consuming work of database management, like trend analysis, performance tuning, security and compliance audits. Delta Bravo’s mission is to help technical resources resolve database issues 90% faster than conventional tools and save users hundreds of hours per year in maintenance time.
Delta Bravo uses data science to analyze massive volumes of database activity and turn them into actionable insights. Our AI Platform observes patterns in customer systems that help us understand how data flows, how it’s being maintained and the impact of its growth on surrounding applications and systems. From these observations, we make specific, actionable recommendations tailored to each individual customer.
Founded in 2016, Delta Bravo is backed by PGE Capital and is headquartered in Rock Hill, SC. For more information visit https://deltabravo.ai or follow Delta Bravo on Twitter @deltabravoapp.
Delta Bravo Among 7 Firms Selected
SUMMERVILLE, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SCRA announced the recent acceptance of seven Client Companies into its entrepreneurial program, SC Launch. Client Companies receive mentoring and support services and may also be eligible for grants, matching funds and investments.
Delta Bravo, the Artificial Intelligence Platform that handles database management for you, was selected.
The SC Launch program provides investments, grant opportunities, mentoring and support to early-stage technology companies. Companies in the program are closely aligned with targeted industries like Advanced Materials/Manufacturing, Information Technology and Life Sciences.
“We are honored to have been selected for SC Launch,” says Delta Bravo CEO Rick Oppedisano. “In the last 8 months, we’ve secured a Series A investment, built and launched a compelling, disruptive product. We are looking forward to leveraging our connection with SCRA to drive our growth in 2018.”
Read the full press release here.
Delta Bravo Database Security features an instant Security Analysis of all databases connected to the system. Within 2 minutes of launching Delta Bravo, users can understand how their current database security levels stack up to standards ranging from PCI and HIPAA all the way up to the US Department of Defense STIG standards.
Delta Bravo instantly provides a breakdown of the security rule, scripts to validate that condition in your environment and scripts to fix it.
Delta Bravo Database Security is not doing a full IT stack compliance check- our scans are specific to the database we are connected to. We are only indicating topics which MAY be out of compliance specific to SQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL depending on the type of data which is stored in the databases.
SOX
The Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002 is intended to be a revision of federal securities laws which apply to publicly traded companies. Its stated goal is “To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the security laws, and for other purposes”. In short, it makes the companies and their leadership responsible for accurate financial reporting, much of which depends on reliable and secure information systems.
Specific to SQL server, Delta Bravo scans and monitor for the following potential SOX compliance issues:
- Access and Authentication: Only people who are authorized to use the system can access it.
- Monitoring: The capture of events such as authentication attempts, system and account changes, and backup status.
- Data Integrity: Being sure that data is not being illegally modified and is being backed up, archived or retained to preserve its integrity.
HIPAA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 establishes a set of national standards for protecting certain individual health information. The primary goal is to ensure that individual’s health information is properly protected while allowing certain information to be securely shared for the promotion of high quality health care and to protect the public’s health and wellbeing. It covers:
- Health plans
- Health Care Clearinghouses
- Healthcare providers who conduct certain financial and administrative transactions electronically.
In order to meet HIPAA standards, the organization must constantly audit and report all access attempts and events related to the databases which contain sensitive Protected Health Information (PHI) records.
Delta Bravo scans and monitor for the following potential HIPAA compliance issues:
- Access and Authentication: Only people who are authorized to use the system can access it.
- Monitoring: The capture of events such as authentication attempts, system and account changes, and backup status.
- Data Integrity: Being sure that data is not being illegally modified at rest or in transit and is being backed up, archived or retained to preserve its integrity.
PCI
Originally released in 2004, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) applies to all entities involved in payment card processing who store, process or transmit cardholder data or sensitive authentication data. It is intended to minimize the risk of storing credit card data and is overseen by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council which is made up of representatives from most major credit card providers.
PCI DSS is made up of twelve security requirements which encompass the entire network. Specific to SQL server, Delta Bravo scans and monitor for the following potential PCI compliance issues:
- SQL default usernames and passwords
- Protection of cardholder data at rest
- Encrypted transmission of cardholder data
- Overall security of the system
- Restriction of access to cardholder data by business need to know
- Authentication access to the system
- Monitoring and recording of network access to cardholder data
Delta Bravo Database Security Summary
Delta Bravo Database Security features add instant value for administrators, line of business stakeholders and executives. Within hours, companies can significantly strengthen their security posture at the data tier.
While database security is more important than ever, it’s still an overlooked part of day-to-day administration. Security does not ship in the box and each application is unique in its SQL Server security requirements. Developers need to understand which combination of features and functionality are most appropriate to counter known threats, and to anticipate threats that may arise in the future.
