Today’s tidal wave of big data isn’t just made up of loose unstructured documents –
huge data growth is happening everywhere including in high-value structured
datasets kept in databases like Oracle Database 12c. This data is any company’s
most valuable core data that powers most key business applications – and it’s
growing fast! According to Oracle, in 5 years (by 2020) most enterprises expect 50x
data growth. As their scope and coverage grow, these key databases inherently
become even more critical to our businesses. At the same time, the sheer number of database-driven
applications and users is also multiplying – and they increasingly need to be online, globally, 24 x 7.
Which all leads to the big burning question: How can we possibly protect all this critical data, data we
depend on more and more even as it grows, all the time?