Grid Computing Veronique Anxolabehere Senior Director of Product Marketing Mike Margulies Senior Director, Grid Platform Solutions

Agenda  Why Grid Computing  Oracle10 g : The Platform for the Grid  What does this mean for you  Oracle‘s offering  Summary and Next Steps

“Today’s IT shops are criminally inefficient, running assets at a small fraction of their capacity.” - Frank E. Gillett Forrester Research October 2002

Problem: Islands of Computation  Limited scalability, no resource sharing  Must be configured for peak loads  Availability < 99.x% and poor security  Expensive Financials Procurement Service SupplyChain Files Sales HR

Enterprise Grid Computing Solves IT’s Problems  Separate servers  High h/w & s/w costs  Difficult to reconfigure  Difficult to manage  Shared resources  Low cost components  Allocate as needed  Unified management Grid Solution Coordinated use of many small servers acting as one large computer. IT Problem

Leveraging Low-Cost Components  Blade servers  Intel architecture  Modular storage

Introducing 10 g Grid Control Database Application Server

Oracle 10 g – Automatic Storage Management (ASM) Automatic Storage Management  Eliminates redundant software  Improves cash flow and operational flexibility – Add/drop storage online  Reduce administrative costs – Easy to use – Minimize DBA workload

Oracle 10 g – Automatic Workload Balancing  Flexibility to address changing demand  Reallocate processing where it’s needed

Oracle 10 g – Improved Business Continuity  Automatic failover to available compute and storage resources  Leverage Lower-cost infrastructure with no performance penalties

Oracle 10 g – Centralized Security and Access Control Client  Virtual Private Database  Single Sign-On  Deep Data Protection

Oracle 10 g Grid Control  Database Control – Built-in database web console  Application Server Control – Built-in app. server web console  Grid Control – End-to-End grid management console  Built on Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control Application Server Control Grid Control

Oracle 10 g Benefits for ISVs  Reduce Implementation and Administrative Costs  Add Unique Value to Your Application – Availability and Reliability – Performance and Scalability – Security – Analytics and Portal-based Access – Integration  Increase Competitive Advantage  Take advantage of the shift to Grid Computing Paradigm

Tools and Resources for ISVs  Oracle PartnerNetwork – Software : Database, Application Server, Grid Controller – Training : step by step ISV Roadmap  Technical  Sales – Support – Intel “10g Test Drive” – Migration Center of Excellence

Next Steps  Visit our RoundTable for more information : Wednesday at 11am  If you’re not a partner : Join at  Join the 10 g Product Focus Area for all your enablement needs  Running on Oracle10 g : – List your solution in Solution Catalog – Join the Grid Business Development Initiative for go to market benefits – Participate in the Grid customer CD : register through the Grid Initiative