Mark Fontecchio

Oracle Database Appliance x3-2 due out Tuesday

searchoracle.techtarget.com — Oracle will release a new version of its Oracle Database Appliance on Tuesday that includes newer processors, more than twice as much memory, and an optional storage expansion rack similar to what's available on Exadata. The new product, called Oracle Database Appliance x3-2, will further close the gap between users who can afford only the Oracle Database Appliance and those who want an eighth-rack Exadata.

Oracle Fusion Applications implementation: Slower than expected?

searchoracle.techtarget.com — Patrick McCullough was recently looking to upgrade his company's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, and the idea of an Oracle Fusion Applications implementation came up. But not in the way you might expect. His firm, Seal Beach, Calif.-based solar power company Amonix Inc., was not trying to decide whether to adopt Fusion Apps, Oracle Corp.'s newest application suite.

Oracle Siebel vs. Salesforce faceoff: Siebel is more versatile

searchoracle.techtarget.com — This is one side of a Siebel vs. Salesforce.com debate. The other side argues that Salesforce.com is inventing a future that Siebel wants to be a part of. There is no fair debate when it comes to Oracle Siebel vs. Salesforce.com because it is not a true apples-to-apples comparison.

How CTO Joel Gilbert built his own Exadata

searchoracle.techtarget.com — An Oracle Exadata machine would cost Joel Gilbert at least $200,000, and that's just the hardware. Instead, Gilbert built his own version for one-fifth the cost. A SaaS model suffers from network latency anyway. Team that with I/O latency and it's just a losing model. Joel Gilbert, CTO, Pipkins Inc.