Online Transaction Processing
When Oracle announced Exadata Version 2 last week, CEO Larry Ellison boasted that it is “ The only database machine that runs OLTP applications.” But what does that mean for your business? Online transaction processing (OLTP) allows day-to-day transactional data to be held in the same repository that contains the operational data for your business. Order entry, retail sales, and financial transaction systems are all classic examples of OLTP-intensive systems. By moving transactional data and processes to Exadata Version 2, businesses can see ten-fold increase in response time from ten times fewer disks. Read on and learn more about OLTP, Exadata Version 2, and who should be paying the most attention to this new release.
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