Data flows and data itself are the essential elements of an organization's functioning. Whatever your activity, information is at the heart of all attentions. It must be stored, secured, shared, disaggregated, merged, analyzed, consolidated and archived by on-site, remote and mobile organizational stakeholders. To ensure data availability and integrity, it is essential to implement powerful database management tools that allow all stakeholders in the organization to interact with local, hosted or cloud-based databases (with Oracle MySQL Database Service).
Among the most effective solutions, the database management system Oracle Database has been number 1 for many years. This RDBMS published by the Oracle company, world leader, offers its users a high level of performance. It is the main converged and multi-model database management system (management of heterogeneous data formats). It is also the first database management system designed for Grid Computing, a strategy that consists of aggregating the power of a large number of computer terminals rather than investing in supercomputers.
The advantages of Oracle Database
Reasons to choose Oracle Database There are many reasons to choose Oracle Database versions 19c or 21c, but the most obvious are the reduction of operational costs (administration, security, maintenance and support of your databases), the use of a single database for all types of data, and flexibility, with the possibility of deploying Oracle Database locally, in a data center or in the Cloud. The Oracle Database DBMS offers significant compatibility with many software and hardware platforms. The different releases Oracle Database 19c and 21c (Innovation) are compatible with Linux, Oracle Solaris, IBM AIX and Linux, Windows Server, VMware.
Oracle Database Editions
Oracle Database Personal Edition
This edition is only available in Windows and Linux environments and only supports single-user development and deployment. It is equipped with the same components as the Enterprise Edition, except for the Oracle Real Application Cluster module.
Oracle Database Express Edition
This entry-level edition is a free version accessible to all. It includes the same software as the higher editions and is packaged in a way that simplifies its download, installation and use. It is the ideal version to start and discover Oracle Database.
Oracle Database Standard Edition and Standard Edition One
The Standard Edition is designed for small businesses. It is a complete, powerful and easy to use relational database system. It can be installed on single-server architectures and integrates all the functionalities for the development of business applications and interaction with your databases. The One version also includes all the elements for developing critical applications.
Oracle Database Enterprise Edition
The performance, availability, scalability, and security features make it ideal for mission-critical applications, online transaction processing, data warehouses, and managing intensive queries and large workloads. This is the Oracle Database the most complete.
The editor has also developed a package dedicated to the management of large volumes of data Oracle Database. It is the Oracle Exadata Machine X9M. This solution combines Exadata software (optimization of consolidation, analysis, storage and replication processes, and increased knowledge with Machine Learning) with an Exadata hardware configuration. The latter is available according to customer needs, from an eighth rack (64 processor cores, 38TB of cache, 96TB of storage), quarter rack and flex (from 128 processor cores, 4.5TB of PMEM - persistent memory, 44TB of flash cache or 192TB of storage), multi-rack configuration (performance evolution up to 12 racks of system extension and storage capacity)...
The main tools of Oracle Database
Oracle Database works with the SQL programming language to build the data structure, manage data volumes, and create tasks and queries. It is built around storage databases, data files, control files and a logical storage structure including blocks, logical storage spaces, etc.
The main tools present in the solutions Oracle Database are :
- SQL Plus, command line utility,
- Oracle SQL Developer, integrated development environment,
- Oracle Data Modeler, graphical data modeling tool,
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control, a graphical database administration tool,
- Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, software for administration, supervision and monitoring of Oracle and non-Oracle IT infrastructure...
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