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OCP Instructors Guide for
Oracle DBA Certification
Chapter 2 -
Oracle Database Architectures
Oracle on LINUX
Platforms
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The cost of highly available LINUX servers approaching the bottom
tier prices of enterprise Unix environments that have many fault
tolerant features inherent to their architectures.
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LINUX hardware server platforms not being
perceived by some consumers as highly available when compared to
competing UNIX hardware offerings from Sun, HP, IBM, etc.
Will LINUX continue to gain in popularity? The
answer is absolutely! LINUX growth will continue to be fed by the
rapidly improving price/performance ratio of Intel server hardware
and the increasing acceptance of LINUX as an enterprise-ready
operating system by both corporate consumers and third-party
application vendors.
Oracle on Unix Platforms
Unlike LINUX, which has only recently become
popular, UNIX platforms have been the perennial favorites of shops
desiring to build non-mainframe applications. UNIX platforms were
the only alternative to mainframes before Microsoft Windows and
LINUX evolved into viable alternatives.
Sun, HP, Data General and Sequent were
competing for the corporate consumer’s dollar years before the
client/server revolution popularized non-mainframe architectures. As
a result, there are a large number of third party tools and
applications available for UNIX architectures. In addition,
competition between hardware and database vendors in this
environment is fierce, resulting in rapid advances in technology and
features.
The above text is
an excerpt from:
OCP Instructors Guide for Oracle DBA Certification
A Study Guide to Advanced Oracle Certified Professional Database
Administration Techniques
ISBN 0-9744355-3-8
by Christopher T. Foot
http://www.rampant-books.com/book_2003_2_OCP_print.htm
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