Recent upheavals in the world economy have accentured the need for enterprise to become more agile and resilient. The challenge is that the technology that is essential for enterprises to run their core business-crirtical systems is often the obstacle to agility and resiliency. The sheer variety, size, and number of databases has exploded, with the most enterprises struggling to keep up even with routine maintenance, not to mention maximizing cost and efficiency from their database and IT operations. Enterprises need to simplify the operation of their technology systems so they can devote their energies, not to simply keeping the lights on, but managing change, innovation, and resiliency without the risk of disrupting or jeopardizing the core operation of the business. Many want to move to the cloud, but without the risks of moving their apps or data.