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Customers Achieve Extreme Performance at Lowest Cost with Oracle Exadata Database MachineEnterprise data is growing exponentially, and with this growth comes larger databases and more business users seeking faster response times to increasingly complex queries. Yet organizations are still being asked to lower their IT costs. So how do you prioritize IT investments to ensure support for growing volumes of data and still meet your business users’ evolving requirements—such as competing more effectively, reducing IT costs, meeting compliance requirements, or anticipating changing market conditions?
exadata-reference-booklet-400018.pdf 1.16 MB
Whitepapers
Higher Security, Greater Access with Oracle Desktop Virtualization
Oracle offers the industry’s most complete virtualization portfolio that can virtualize and
manage the full hardware and software stack – from the desktop to the datacenter. This paper
provides an overview of Oracle’s strategy for desktop virtualization, and outlines the
capabilities and benefits of Oracle’s desktop virtualization solutions. In addition to reviewing
some innovative desktop virtualization deployments, an overview of Oracle desktop
virtualization products is provided.
oracle-desktop-virtualization-wp-167766.pdf 399.93 kB
Oracle Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is a significant advancement in the delivery of information technology and services.
By providing on demand access to a shared pool of computing resources in a self-service, dynamically
scaled and metered manner, cloud computing offers compelling advantages in cost, speed and
efficiency.
This white paper provides an overview of Oracle’s cloud computing strategy and how Oracle helps
customers and partners plan their evolution and adoption to cloud computing.
oracle-cloud-computing-final2-332097.pdf 580.08 kB
Oracle Optimized Solution for Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure
This paper provides recommendations and best practices for optimizing virtualization
infrastructures when deploying the Oracle Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure. It covers
deployment of software, hardware, storage, and network components and is intended to serve
as a practical guide to help IT organizations get up and running quickly while maximizing the
benefits of Oracle VM.
o11-050-cloud-iaas-vm-405449.pdf 3.58 MB
Oracle VM Server for SPARC Enabling a Flexible, Efficient IT Infrastructure
IT organizations constantly seek technology that can lower the cost and complexity of managing ever-expanding compute environments. Toward that end, enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximize the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. Virtualization enables organizations to extract value maximum value from IT assets while creating an infrastructure capable of rapidly adapting to today’s dynamic business environment.
This white paper highlights the advantages of using server virtualization to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains).
oraclevm-sparc-wp-073442.pdf 384.96 kB
The Most Complete and Integrated Virtualization: From Desktop to Datacenter
Information Technology (IT) needs are evolving rapidly as datacenters transform into service
centers that deliver applications on demand and respond to changing customer requirements
with speed and agility. With users demanding access to applications and services 24x7,
service-level agreements have become stringent. In addition, cloud computing is gaining in
popularity and taking a foothold in datacenters, reflecting user needs to get services at any
time.
virtualization-strategy-wp-183617.pdf 1.92 MB
Trust Your Enterprise Deployments to the Oracle Product Stack
The integrated platform that's been developed, tested and certified to get the job doneEnterprise applications are the lifeblood of the organization. Indeed, companies of every size use Oracle’s complete, open, and integrated enterprise applications to manage processes and resources, enhance customer relationships, adhere to regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and achieve superior results. Capabilities that were not particularly important a short time ago are now considered indispensible. For example, email, Web tools, and ordering systems are services that have moved from interesting to important to mission-critical over the last few years—and today problems with these services can bring a company’s operation to a standstill.
stackintegration-167863.pdf 611.47 kB
Why Oracle Solaris is the Platform of Choice for Enterprise Databases
Oracle Solaris is widely considered the most robust, reliable, and secure operating system available today and a comprehensive list of all its features would be a massive tome indeed. It has, however, a suite of advanced technologies, described in this paper, that make it an outstanding environment. To assist in the process of determining whether to stay with Oracle Solaris or choosing to upgrade to Oracle Solaris, this paper describes the key features of the Oracle Solaris operating system and the benefits they offer to businesses.
whysolarisfordatabases-170676.pdf 902.91 kB