Sybase New Hire Jeopardy!

ASE

100

What quadrant does Forrester research place Sybase?

Leader quadrant

200

What are the 3 primary database products sold by Sybase?

ASE, Sybase IQ and SQL Anywhere

300

What is the biggest competitive differentiator for Sybase ASE In-memory Database functionality.

NO changes to customer's application required.

400

What is the primary target use of ASE?

Online transaction processing for custom-built applications.

500

What is the new option that will be available with ASE 15.7?

The ASE Compression Option

RAP/ESP

100

Business intelligence is moving from overnight reporting (at best) to..... A. Real-time, or on demand reporting B. Weekend reporting C. Twice daily reporting

A. Real-time, or on demand reporting

200

What does CEP stand for?

Complex Event Processing

300

Is CEP only valuable in financial services?

No

400

What data changes drive the need for RAP/CEP? A. More data B. Faster data C. More complex data D. All of the above

D. All of the above

500

Sybase's real-time analytics platform consists of three layers. Name all three.

1. CEP layer (Sybase ESP) 2. In-memory database layer (RAPCache = HANA) 3. Historical storage layer (RAPStore = IQ)

Mobility

100

Sybase Unwired Platform supports the types of mobile application development. (Choose 2) A. Lightweight applications B. Text/SMS based applications C. Native applications D. Browser applications

A. Lightweight applications C. Native applications

200

Which of the following are compelling reasons for the purchase of Afaria? (Choose 3) A. Ensuring company data is secure B. Ensuring that users are familiar with the eclipse development environment C. Ensuring the success of a mobile roll-out D. Ensuring regulatory compliance in the customers industry

A. Ensuring company data is secure C. Ensuring the success of a mobile roll-out D. Ensuring regulatory compliance in the customers industry

300

Which of the following is NOT true about Afaria? A. Afaria provides a single administrative console to manage mobile devices B. Afaria provides an integrated development environment for mobile enterprise applications C. Afaria provides client features for device management of handhelds D. Afaria provides client features for device management of laptops E. Afaria provides mobile device management for the enterprise

B. Afaria provides an integrated development environment for mobile enterprise applications

400

Which of the following are differentiators for the Sybase Unwired Platform? (Choose 3) A. Our delivery models can be used over any network for any sized development B. Integrated mobile device management and applications provisioning C. Seamless integration to a variety of back-end data sources D. Real-time application access to data E. Only solution in the market to mobilize SAP applications

B. Integrated mobile device management and applications provisioning C. Seamless integration to a variety of back-end data sources D. Real-time application access to data

500

Which of the following are ideal customer profile characters for Sybase Unwired Platform? (Choose 3) A. Customer desires to mobilize existing business processes (i.e.workflow) B. Customer desires to deploy multiple backend systems to multiple device types. C. Customer desires to manage multiple mobile device types D. Customer requires mobilized business processes to be secure and managed E. Customer planning to manage at least 100 mobile devices

A. Customer desires to mobilize existing business processes (i.e.workflow) B. Customer desires to deploy multiple backend systems to multiple device types. D. Customer requires mobilized business processes to be secure and managed

Sybase IQ

100

True or False. Sybase IQ technology is late onto the market, but is gaining traction?

FALSE: Sybase IQ is the market and technology leader.

200

Which of the statements below are true about Sybase IQ? A. Known as a Relational Database Management System B. Manages the storage of, and access to, information C. Sybase IQ is optimized for transactions

A. Known as a Relational Database Management System B. Manages the storage of, and access to, information

300

Which of the following environments does not qualify for reporting opportunities? A. Organizations who already have a reporting infrastructure in place B. Prospects experiencing performance or scalability issues related to reporting C. Prospects whose reporting application is provided by a competitor D. Look for environments of 100GB or bigger, requiring 2 cores or greater, or supporting 10 or more users

C. Prospects whose reporting application is provided by a competitor

400

What’s the key difference between shared-nothing and shared-everything?

Shared-nothing can only access the data attached to it. Shared-everything can access any partition.

500

True or False. Sybase IQ can run all queries 10, 100, even 1,000 times faster?

True

Rep Server

100

1. Which database does Sybase Replication Server support? Name any 3.

1. Sybase ASE 2. Sybase IQ 3. Oracle 4. DB2 5. MS SQL Server

200

2. Who are the two main competitors for Sybase Replication Server?

1. Oracle Golden Gate 2. IBM Data Mirror

300

3. What are the 4 main differentiators for Sybase Replication Server:

1. Low Latency using ASO 2. High Volume using HVAR 3. Security 4. Efficiency in using WAN bandwidth

400

4. What are three common uses for Replication Server?

1. Ensure availability and recoverability 2. Load data warehouses 3. Integrate and distribute information

500

What is the purpose of Sybase Replication Server?

To guarantee the synchronization of data between two or more locations regardless of elements such as distance and means of transmission.