Oracle enhances Exadata Database

MANILA, Philippines - Supporting large database workloads used to require large numbers of high-end servers and storage arrays.  Now, with Oracle’s new Exadata Database Machine X4-8, workloads that previously required dozens of racks of equipment can run dramatically faster on a single engineered system.

Exadata Database Machine X4-8 has been enhanced with increased compute, memory, and communication to provide an ideal platform for customers’ most critical data-intensive operations, including data warehousing, online transaction processing (OLTP), and big data analytics.

The new engineered system delivers extreme compute and data throughput for large database workloads using powerful 8-socket database servers, intelligent storage, ultra-fast PCI flash cards, and unified InfiniBand connectivity; as well as supports in-memory processing with a massive 12 terabytes (TB) of DRAM capacity, and transparent data tiering to flash and disk for less performance-critical data. 

While it excels at traditional database workloads such as OLTP and data warehousing, Exadata Database Machine X4-8 is specifically optimized for a new generation of workloads: database as a service (DBaaS) and database in-memory.

Oracle designs engineered systems to reduce the cost and complexity of IT infrastructure by optimizing performance at every layer of the stack.  Thousands of customers worldwide rely on Oracle Exadata to simplify data center operations, drive down costs, and accelerate business innovation.                

“Since Oracle Exadata Database Machine was introduced in 2008, Oracle has been delivering industry-leading engineered systems that help our customers attain the most value from their enterprise data,” said Juan Loaiza, Senior Vice President, Systems Technology, Oracle.