Ellison: Oracle Exadata Machine Is IBM Slayer

摘要

Saying his blockbuster Exadata database appliance won 30 different head-to-head deals against IBM in the last quarter, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison devoted all of his comments in last weeks earnings call to the OLTP machine's exploits, including its penetration into three of what Ellison called "IBM's largest and bluest accounts."rnThis is of great importance to CIOs because Ellison has triggered a huge move among IT hardware and software companies to develop integrated and optimized systems, a la Exadata, that promise to deliver superior performance, reliability, and manageability.