The Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle Database


	Business-critical database systems are vital to the success of any organization, and the Oracle Optimized Solution for Oracle Database provides extensive guidelines for architecting and deploying complete database solutions that deliver superior performance and availability while minimizing cost and risk. Oracle’s world-class engineering teams work together to define these optimal architectures using Oracle's powerful SPARC M-Series and SPARC T-Series servers together with Oracle Solaris and Oracle's SAN, NAS, and flash-based storage to run the industry-leading Oracle Database.

	BENEFITS
	Lower capital expenditures and operating expenses: Save millions in costs by replacing legacy database infrastructure Reduce risk: Deliver continuous data availability and integrated security with fully tested and complete Oracle Database solutions Increase productivity: Access data faster by leveraging technologies that have set numerous world records including: TPC-H @ 1000GB: For business intelligence and data warehousing (BIDW) workloads, the Oracle SPARC T4-4 delivers better database performance and price/performance results than an 8 processor IBM Power 780 and 16 processor HP Superdome 2¹. SPECjEnterprise2010: The Oracle SPARC T4-4 at the database-tier is well suited for ERP, manufacturing, and supply chain management workloads. In fact, benchmark results demonstrate that SPARC T4-4 servers outperform IBM's Power 750 Express server on a per socket basis and in conjunction with Sun Storage F5100 Flash arrays offer a dramatic 3.5 times reduction of database storage footprint compared to IBM's benchmark configuration². Boost IT agility: Accelerate response to business needs through rapid deployment, live reconfiguration, and highly scalable systems

	RESOURCES
	Business White Paper: How to Eliminate Risk and Save Money Deploying Business-Critical Databases Technical White Paper: How to Configure Database Environments for Highest Throughput and Availability Benchmarks

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[1] Source: Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) www.tpc.org as of September 24, 2011. SPARC T4-4 server (4 sockets/32 cores/256 threads) 201,487 QphH@1000GB, $4.60/QphH@1000GB, 50,371 QphH@1000GB/per socket, available 10/30/11. IBM Power 780 Model 9179-MHB server (8 sockets/32 cores/128 threads) 164,747.2 QphH@1000GB, $6.85/QphH@1000GB, 20,593 QphH@1000GB per socket, available 3/31/11. HP Integrity Superdome 2 server (16 sockets/64 cores/64 threads) 140,181 QphH@1000GB, $12.15/QphH@1000GB, 8,761 QphH@1000GB per socket, available 10/20/10. TPC-H: 50,371 QphH@1000GB per socket / 20,593 QphH@1000GB per socket = 2.44x better performance by Oracle. Additional information: http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/performance-scalability/default-495351.html

[2] Results from www.spec.org as of September 24, 2011. Oracle WebLogic Server 11g and Oracle Database 11g Release 2 with Oracle Real Application Clusters and Oracle Solaris running on a four-node SPARC T4-4 cluster (20RU), each system with four SPARC T4 3GHz processors, 40,104.86 SPECjEnterprise2010 EjOPS: (World Record SPECjEnterprise2010 result. 1,671 SPECjEnterprise2010 EjOPS performance per processor across the configuration). SPECjEnterprise2010 models contemporary Java-based applications that run on large JEE (Java Enterprise Edition) servers, backed by network infrastructure and database servers. WebSphere Application Server V7 on IBM Power 780 (16RU) and DB2 on IBM Power 750 Express, 16,646.34 SPECjEnterprise2010 EjOPS (Best IBM SPECjEnterprise2010 result. 1,387 SPECjEnterprise2010 EjOPS performance per processor across the configuration). Oracle DB tier storage configuration occupies 8RU of space. IBM DB tier storage configuration occupies 28RU of space. 28/8=3.5x advantage by Oracle. Additional information: http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/performance-scalability/sparc-t4-4-specj-enterprise-92611-496742.html