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Oracle unveils second Exadata machine; Ellison steps up data warehousing push

looks like sun has improved its PRI'm wondering what's IBM response.

Tags: Public relations, Business intelligence, data warehouse, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Teradata: Fending off rivals with focus on data warehousing

Teradata: Fending off rivals with focus on data warehousingTeradata v ExadataRegarding Exadata disk scanning capability, I'd like to offer a reference to a Winter Corporation assessment of Exadata. In the report there is clear coverage of the topic of table scanning:http://kevinclosson.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/announcing-a-wintercorp-paper-about-oracle-exadata-storage-server/I'd also like to point out one small nit about...

Tags: Business intelligence, Storage, Databases, Exadata, Teradata, data warehouse

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Measuring the Performance of the Oracle Exadata Storage Server

The Oracle Exadata storage server Exadata provides high performance, manageability and availability for database applications. Exadata employs an innovative architecture featuring scalable I/O bandwidth; intelligence integrated into the storage system;and, standard, commodity hardware. This paper presents the results of the first independently validated tests of the performance of Exadata for...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Server, Storage Server, Winter, Exadata, Storage, Data Management, Performance Management, Databases, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-02-01

BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, 'extreme' BI, virtualization and cloud computing

BriefingsDirect Insights analysts examine HP-Oracle Exadata, 'extreme' BI, virtualization and cloud computingSun already HAS a DW ApplianceDana,Actually, Sun already has a data warehousing appliance: the Sun Data Warehouse Appliance, as it's named, based on Greenplum and Sun's Thumper. It's been quite successful, with several large commercial deployments and some...

Tags: Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Sun Microsystems Inc., BriefingsDirect Insights, Exadata, cloud computing, virtualization, business intelligence, Oracle Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Oracle shows off new Exadata storage server

At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveils a new storage server product, dubbed Exadata. The programmable storage server aims to put database intelligence next to each drive. The Exadata storage server will be immediately available on Linux running on Intel, but Ellison noted that other flavors...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Server, Storage Server, Storage, Hardware, Oracle, Exadata

Videos 2008-09-24

Additional Resources

News to know: Apple; Alex; Microhoo; Droid; FCC

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales Jason D. O'Grady: Apple announces most profitable...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, E-books, Federal Government, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Government, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine

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Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Teradata, Oracle Corp., strategy

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine

Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...

Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years

Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company's prospects. Although I'm not sure you could ever describe Oracle management as timid---does Larry Ellison allow that?---analyst notes seem to portray executives as exceedingly confident. Judging...

Tags: Revenue, Oracle Corp., Ross MacMillan, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Oracle unveils Exadata 2 [video]

I disagree...[i]"The future is about moving from the data center to the desktop - delivering previously impossibly analytics on massive amounts of data to everyone that needs it. Companies want to learn something. Predict. Adapt as fast possible, without super computers and without great expense or a single massive check...

Tags: Thin clients, Data centers, video, Oracle Corp., thin client

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more

Ellison..claims Exadata 2 is "16 X faster" than IBM's nearest equivalent .....seems kind of apt, now, that they had Roger Daltry along."...Maybe Oracle is only 6 times faster. "they could've ended the proceedings with Daltry singing "Won't Get Fooled Again".

Tags: Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Oracle announces Exadata 2

Cute. No SPF in this box? Hmmm....Well since Larry did not mention that the box does not have UPS tied into itself, the SPF Single Point of Failure for the unit is simply the PLUG. What a maroon. Pull the plug and it's down across the board.What I love about...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SPF

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

News to know: Oracle OpenWorld; Google Wave; Intel; Windows 7; WiFi

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more Paul Greenberg: Oracle OpenWorld 2009 - Social CRM...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Wi-Fi, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Ellison's keynote: Linux, Exadata, the Governator and more

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage for the final keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 today - an afternoon session that followed lunch and got off to a rough start when Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan who was scheduled to speak after Ellison came on stage first and spent 45 minutes...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., Ellison, Fusion, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Oracle unveils Exadata 2 [video]

At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than can its biggest...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Analytics, Video, Larry Ellison, Computer, Productivity, Business Intelligence, Financial Planning, Storage, Data Centers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Finance, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Oracle announces Exadata 2

At Oracle's OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison previews the company's Exadata Version 2 computer. He says the new database computer is designed for online transaction processing and data warehousing. He adds that Exadata 2 can do faster processing at a much lower cost than can its biggest...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Computer, Productivity, Application Performance Management, Business Intelligence, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Oracle, Exadata 2

Videos 2009-10-14

IBM launches 'pureScale': Front runs Oracle's database attack

IBM on Friday will launch a new database technology dubbed pureScale, which is designed to up the ante in transaction processing. The news comes ahead of Oracle's OpenWorld powwow next week. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is expected to take a bevy of shots at IBM's database capability as it touts...

Tags: Oracle Corp., IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Attack, DB2 pureScale, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Oracle's Q1: "We grew faster than SAP"

Oracle Corp., which is facing a delay of its acquisition of Sun Microsystems, today reported first quarter non-GAAP earnings of $1.5 billion, or 30 cents per share, a three-percent increase over the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter was $5.1 billion, a 7 percent drop from last year. Wall Street...

Tags: Acquisition, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., SAP AG, Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, GAAP, Corporate Law, Databases, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-16

News to know: Adobe; Sergey Brin; Apps.gov; Oracle; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer' Larry Dignan: Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Sergey Brin, OIN, Enterprise Service Bus, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Tablets, Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-09-16

Oracle unveils second Exadata machine; Ellison steps up data warehousing push

Oracle chief Larry Ellison unveiled the latest version of its Exadata data warehousing appliance on Tuesday and it's clear the company plans on increasing its data warehousing push. Ellison's Exadata Version 2 launch had three primary goals: Knock data warehousing rivals Netezza...

Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Larry Ellison, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-15