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Oracle To Sell Database Hardware

Posted by timothy on from the new-ventures dept.

qazsedcft writes "In a move the company is billing as its first foray into the hardware business, Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it will begin selling server computers that come with its database software pre-installed."

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  1. Actual Information by fm6 · · Score: 5, Informative

    It would be nice if submitters took a moment to find some actual information, instead of just submitting the first (usually content free) blurb that they see. A tiny amount of Googling would have turned up this Oracle product page with full technical specs.

    It's worth mentioning that this product is not a computer. It's a 42U rack stuffed 8 dbms servers, 14 storage servers, and 4 switches. Which means a lot of low-end 1U servers. Not exactly a lot of computer power. One or two 4U dbms servers and 3 or 4 4U storage servers (like Sun's X4600 and X4500 boxes) would seem more to the point.

  2. Re:No Surprise by fm6 · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTFA. There's no "Oracle machine." This is a cobranded HP/Oracle product.