Game Changer Appliance for SMBs Powered by Oracle Linux
- by Zeynep Koch
In the November 28th CRN article Review: Thumbs-Up On Oracle Database Appliance , Edward F. Moltzen mentions that "The Test Center likes this appliance (Oracle Database Appliance) , for the performance and for the strong security offered by the
underlying Oracle Linux in the box. It’s more than a solid offering for
the SMB space; it’s potentially a game-changer as data and security
needs race to keep up with the oncoming generations of technology."
The Oracle Database Appliance is a new way to take advantage of the world's most popular database—Oracle Database 11g—in
a single, easy-to-deploy and manage system. It's a complete package of
software, server, storage, and network that's engineered for simplicity;
saving time and money by simplifying deployment, maintenance, and
support of database workloads. All hardware and software components are
supported by a single vendor—Oracle—and offer customers unique
pay-as-you-grow software licensing to quickly scale from 2 processor
cores to 24 processor cores without incurring the costs and downtime
usually associated with hardware upgrades. It is:
Simple—Complete plug-and-go hardware and software
Reliable—Advanced management features and single-vendor support
Affordable—Pay-as-you-grow platform for small database consolidation
The Oracle Database Appliance is a 4U
rack-mountable system pre-installed with Oracle Linux and Oracle
appliance manager software. Redundancy is built into all components and
the Oracle appliance manager software reduces the risk and complexity of
deploying highly available databases. It's perfect for consolidating
OLTP and data warehousing databases up to 4 terabytes in size, making it
ideal for midsize companies or departmental systems.
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