ASA Getting Started
Introduction to Adaptive Server Anywhere
Roles for which Adaptive Server Anywhere is ideally suited include the following:
A small and medium business database server Adaptive Server Anywhere is built to handle the requirements of small and medium businesses, with anywhere from a few users to several hundred users. It provides a high-performance database for workgroups and companies, well-suited for (but not limited to) environments where administration and hardware resources are limited.
Adaptive Server Anywhere can employ multiple CPUs and use up to 64 Gb of memory. Our customers have Adaptive Server Anywhere databases with tens of gigabytes of data in production use.
An embedded database Many applications require a database "behind the scenes". Personal Information Managers, document management systems, network monitoring applications—just about any application that stores information. Adaptive Server Anywhere is intended to be the database for these applications. The UltraLite deployment option is intended for embedded environments that have very restricted resources.
A key feature of embedded databases is that they be able to run entirely without administration. Adaptive Server Anywhere has demonstrated this facility in many demanding commercial applications.
Mobile computing Laptop and notebook computers are now common in many workplaces. Adaptive Server Anywhere is intended to be the SQL database for these computers. With MobiLink synchronization and SQL Remote replication, Adaptive Server Anywhere extends transaction-based computing throughout the enterprise. The UltraLite deployment option and MobiLink synchronization technology provide full database functionality on devices with limited resources, such as hand-held computers.