Oracle applications have been playing a key role in supporting core business processes worldwide. Now, Oracle is extending the portfolio of products available on the IBM System z9 platform with a comprehensive set of both database and application solutions which Oracle intends to enable for Linux on System z. This throws up new opportunities to avail the advanced functionality of Oracle applications on a premier Linux environment, benefiting from the core strengths of the IBM System z9 platform.
The Oracle Database is available on
Linux on System z. Clients can take advantage of cost considerations provided by the Linux on System z environment, such as specialty software pricing, Integrated Facility for Linux specialty engines, potentially lower power and staffing costs and high levels of utilization to consolidate Oracle databases to the System z9. Not only might this be a cost effective solution, it also brings clients the security, reliability and availability benefits of the System z9 environment.
The IBM System z9 Linux environment running Oracle solutions could converge many recent enhancements to the mainframe Linux environment designed to deliver significant improvements to price and performance and the availability, security and manageability features of the System z9 mainframe.
These enhancements support versions of critical Oracle applications and data serving environment, including:
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise
Oracle's Siebel CRM
Oracle E-Business Suite
In addition, a 'split tier' implementation for Oracle applications with key components running on Linux on System z could add the flexibility to run second tier elements on a wide choice of platforms, such as IBM System x, System p or BladeCenter, to suit the individual needs of business.
