Oracle Announces Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine
- by jgelhaus
Fourth Generation Exadata X3 Systems are Ideal for High-End OLTP, 
Large Data Warehouses, and Database Clouds; Eighth-Rack Configuration 
Offers New Low-Cost Entry Point 
  ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO – October 1, 2012 
  News Facts  
  
  During his opening keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle CEO, 
Larry Ellison announced the Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine
 - the latest generation of its Oracle Exadata Database Machines.  
  
      The Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine is a key component of the Oracle Cloud. 
    
  Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database In-Memory Machine and Oracle Exadata X3-8
 Database In-Memory Machine can store up to hundreds of Terabytes of 
compressed user data in Flash and RAM memory, virtually eliminating the 
performance overhead of reads and writes to slow disk drives, making 
Exadata X3 systems the ideal database platforms for the varied and 
unpredictable workloads of cloud computing.
    
  In order to realize the highest performance at the lowest cost, the 
Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine implements a mass memory 
hierarchy that automatically moves all active data into Flash and RAM 
memory, while keeping less active data on low-cost disks. 
      With a new Eighth-Rack configuration, the Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database In-Memory Machine
 delivers a cost-effective entry point for smaller workloads, testing, 
development and disaster recovery systems, and is a fully redundant 
system that can be used with mission critical applications.
      
  Next-Generation Technologies Deliver Dramatic Performance Improvements 
  
    
  Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machines use a combination of 
scale-out servers and storage, InfiniBand networking, smart storage, PCI
 Flash, smart memory caching, and Hybrid Columnar Compression to deliver
 extreme performance and availability for all Oracle Database Workloads.
    
  Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine systems leverage 
next-generation technologies to deliver significant performance 
enhancements, including: 
    
        Four times 
the Flash memory capacity of the previous generation; with up to 40 
percent faster response times and 100 GB/second data scan rates. 
Combined with Exadata’s unique Hybrid Columnar Compression capabilities,
 hundreds of Terabytes of user data can now be managed entirely within 
Flash;  
        20 times more capacity for 
database writes through updated Exadata Smart Flash Cache software. The 
new Exadata Smart Flash Cache software also runs on previous generation 
Exadata systems, increasing their capacity for writes tenfold; 
      
  33 percent more database CPU cores in the Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database
 In-Memory Machine, using the latest 8-core Intel® Xeon E5-2600 series 
of processors;
        Expanded 10Gb Ethernet
 connectivity to the data center in the Oracle Exadata X3-2 provides 40 
10Gb network ports per rack for connecting users and moving data;
        Up to 30 percent reduction in power and cooling.
    
         
  Configured for Your Business, Available Today  
  
    
  Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database In-Memory Machine systems are available 
in a Full-Rack, Half-Rack, Quarter-Rack, and the new low-cost 
Eighth-Rack configuration to satisfy the widest range of applications. 
Oracle Exadata X3-8 Database In-Memory Machine systems are available in a
 Full-Rack configuration, and both X3 systems enable multi-rack 
configurations for virtually unlimited scalability. 
    
  Oracle Exadata X3-2 and X3-8 Database In-Memory Machines are fully 
compatible with prior Exadata generations and existing systems can also 
be upgraded with Oracle Exadata X3-2 servers.
    
  Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine systems can be used 
immediately with any application certified with Oracle Database 11g R2 
and Oracle Real Application Clusters, including SAP, Oracle Fusion 
Applications, Oracle’s PeopleSoft, Oracle’s Siebel CRM, the Oracle 
E-Business Suite, and thousands of other applications.
     
  Supporting Quotes 
   “Forward-looking enterprises are moving towards Cloud Computing 
architectures,” said Andrew Mendelsohn, senior vice president, Oracle 
Database Server Technologies. “Oracle Exadata’s unique ability to run 
any database application on a fully scale-out architecture using a 
combination of massive memory for extreme performance and low-cost disk 
for high capacity delivers the ideal solution for Cloud-based database 
deployments today.” 
  Supporting Resources 
  
    Oracle Press Release 
    Oracle Exadata Database Machine 
    Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database In-Memory Machine 
    Oracle Exadata X3-8 Database In-Memory Machine 
    Oracle Database 11g
      Follow Oracle Database via Blog, Facebook and Twitter
    Oracle OpenWorld 2012
    Oracle OpenWorld 2012 Keynotes
      Like Oracle OpenWorld on Facebook
      Follow Oracle OpenWorld on Twitter 
    Oracle OpenWorld Blog
    Oracle OpenWorld on LinkedIn
                      
    
  Mark Hurd's keynote with Andy Mendelsohn and Juan Loaiza - - watch for the replay to be available soon at http://www.youtube.com/user/Oracle or http://www.oracle.com/openworld/live/on-demand/index.html