Custom Radia Database Reporting

 While studying computer programming one of the courses was database design/reporting which included building a database, writing a program to process test data into the database, and building a database front-end to show the data. In order to successfully complete the course all three areas needed to function correctly. If the database worked correctly, and the data processing program worked correctly but the reports did not exist I would have failed the course since the instructor would not be able to verify the database or processing program functioned correctly.

 So before I started my IT career I learned a very important lesson, without a database reporting front-end there is no way to verify data is accurate or even exists. Of course you can use SQL Analyzer or some other method of verifying the data but that means the person who wants to use the data must have the skill set, time, etc. to make sense of the data in the database. Without a strong reporting front-end the true potential of data stored in a database will never be realized, unless you either build your own front-end or have strong database front-end support.

 Using my knowledge of databases, I started helping Radia customers realize the true potential of Radia Inventory Manager by developing custom reports based on end users requests back in 2002. As the product expanded over the years to include Patch and Usage data, the custom database front-end also expanded and now includes over 2000 SQL queries and hundreds of custom reports for Patch, Usage and Inventory data to maximize the ROI for customers using Radia. The database front-end was originally part of the Radia Inventory Manager Site section but that was discontinued so I built a new tclhttpd server to host the custom reports called Webulae in 2006 after leaving HP to join Evergreen Systems.

 The Webulae server runs on the same basic framework as a standard Radia Integration Server so it is easily integrated into existing Radia environments. Once up and running new reports can be quickly added by sending a request describing the desired report or discussing the desired functionality directly with me.

 Webulae is free for Evergreen support contract customers and a paid service for non-contract customers. Send inquires to James.Longo@evergreensys.com