Oracle and HP Partner on Database Hardware

Oracle and HP have collaborated on a new line of database servers for extreme performance data warehouses.

The HP Oracle Database Machine consists of eight HP ProLiant DL360 servers with 64 Intel processor cores, Oracle Database 11g and Oracle Real Application Clusters on Oracle Enterprise Linux, and 14 Oracle Exadata Storage Servers, offering up to 168 TB of storage and 14 Gbps data bandwidth.

The HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server, running on HP ProLiant DL180 servers and HP storage technology, includes two Intel processors, up to 12TB of storage and InfiniBand connectivity delivering 1Gbps of data bandwidth. The companies claimed the server delivers 10x or more performance improvements in data-intensive query processing and has unlimited I/O scalability for data warehousing.

This move marks Oracle’s foray into the hardware business, where it will compete with Teradata and Netezza in selling data warehousing appliances. The company will also compete with established storage companies like IBM, EMC and Sun Microsystems.

Larry Ellison, chief executive at Oracle, said: “For the first time, customers can get smart performance storage designed for Oracle data warehouses that is ten times faster.”

The HP Oracle Database Machine and HP Oracle Exadata Storage Servers are available today. While Oracle will deliver sales and system support, HP will provide hardware delivery and service.