Is your business ready to unlock the full potential of Oracle's Exadata Family?

The Oracle Exadata suite delivers exceptional database performance. With Exadata Exascale, Oracle is transforming data architecture for AI, analytics, and mission-critical workloads, offering unparalleled performance and cloud-like agility. This power opens new business possibilities, especially when paired with a robust and interconnected data center platform like Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL®.

In partnership with Oracle, we've developed a joint architecture that streamlines the deployment of your Exadata environment, including the cutting-edge Exadata Database Service on Exascale infrastructure. By leveraging PlatformDIGITAL®, you gain access to exceptional performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, all within a secure, globally connected data center ecosystem.

Let’s redefine what’s possible with Exadata powered by the right data center strategy.

Understanding the Exadata Family Deployment Options

The Oracle Exadata Family offers multiple deployment models, each tailored to meet specific business needs and infrastructure strategies. When strategically deployed on PlatformDIGITAL®, each model unlocks unique advantages.

Let's explore the three options:

Oracle Exadata Database Machine: This option deploys Exadata hardware within a customer-managed or colocation data center. It provides maximum control and customization but requires significant in-house expertise for ongoing management and maintenance.
Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer: Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer delivers the performance, automation, and economics of Exadata Database Service and the fully managed Autonomous Database into your own data center or a colocation data center. It’s the easiest path for customers to start adopting cloud database capabilities on-premises while meeting strict data residency and compliance requirements.
Oracle Exadata Cloud Infrastructure (Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure): A managed cloud service that runs Exadata infrastructure within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and offers the highest level of scalability and flexibility with minimal customer management responsibilities.

Selecting the right Oracle Exadata Family deployment is essential to maximize both performance and cost efficiency. PlatformDIGITAL® delivers the optimal environment to amplify the benefits of your Exadata investment, no matter which deployment model you choose.

Joint Architecture with Oracle: Target Architectures and Standardization

Our collaboration with Oracle has led to the development of a joint architecture that defines the future state of how Oracle solutions are deployed, managed, scaled, and modernized. This target architecture, built on the principles of standardization, ensures that the same designs, configurations, and processes are applied throughout your IT environment. Unlocking the full potential of your Oracle Exadata depends on selecting the right infrastructure to establish a strong foundation for your data-intensive workloads.

To maximize the potential of your Oracle Exadata deployment, specific requirements must be met including flexible scalability to meet evolving demands and robust security measures to safeguard your sensitive data. Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL® is purpose-built to meet these requirements, delivering a strong foundation for your data-intensive workloads. By also leveraging private, secure connections to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) via Oracle FastConnect, where available, and access to connected cloud on-ramps including Oracle, AWS, Azure, and GCP via ServiceFabric®, this integrated solution provides your organization with a competitive edge.

The joint solution offers a wide range of benefits:

Accelerated Deployment and Provisioning: Leveraging pre-defined frameworks and configurations removes uncertainty, enabling faster deployment and provisioning of your Exadata environment. This ensures your critical applications are operational in a fraction of the usual time.
Reduced Variability and Consistent Performance: Standardization minimizes inconsistencies, resulting in predictable, reliable system performance. Your Exadata environment can be trusted to deliver results, even under the most demanding workloads.
Rapid System Recovery: In the event of an outage, a standardized deployment supports faster recovery. With clearly defined configurations and processes, you can quickly restore your systems to full operation, minimizing downtime and business disruption.
Accelerated System Enhancements and Maintenance: Standardization simplifies system upgrades and overall system maintenance. With a consistent environment, updates and patches can be applied more efficiently, reducing both time and effort.
Easier Monitoring and Management: A standardized environment enables easier monitoring and management. Consistent configurations and performance metrics allow you to quickly detect and resolve issues, ensuring the health and performance of your Exadata environment.
Reduced Risk and Improved Performance: Our validated configurations are engineered to reduce risk and maximize performance. By leveraging our expertise and best practices, you ensure your Exadata environment is built on a resilient, high performant foundation.
Enhanced Security: Standardization across systems enhances security. Applying uniform security policies and controls across your entire IT landscape helps safeguard sensitive data against evolving cyber threats.

Performance with added sustainable Responsibility

To unlock the full potential of your Oracle Exadata investment, we deliver a comprehensive infrastructure solution tailored to your most critical needs. In collaboration with Oracle, our joint solution is designed to enhance your data architecture for AI, analytics, and mission-critical workloads.

Key Considerations for a successful Deployment:

Seamless Connectivity: Our ServiceFabric® platform enables secure, low-latency connections between your Exadata environment, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and other key partners across our global ecosystem.
Robust Compliance and Security: We maintain rigorous compliance standards to ensure a secure and compliant environment for your sensitive data. Our solutions help you meet industry-specific requirements while providing confidence and peace of mind.
Sustainable Practices: We're committed to sustainable data center practices, delivering energy-efficient solutions that reduce your environmental footprint while supporting your Oracle Exadata workloads.

By choosing our joint solution, you're partnering with a team committed to sustainable growth and peak performance. Ready to take your database performance to the next level?

Take the Next Step

Get our solution guide and toolkit for the Oracle Exadata Family today to discover how our collaborative approach can benefit your organization. Contact us to learn more or download the solution guide.

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