In November last year, I talked about Oracle Exadata Exascale from my memories of Oracle Cloud World. Today on July 11th, 2024, Oracle globally announced the availability of Exascale on OCI.
Per Oracle, Exadata Exascale is the world’s only intelligent data architecture for cloud. In this article, I will talk about my understanding of its features, cost, and differentiating factors.
Top Features:
Performance:
High-Speed Networking: Exadata Exascale is equipped with 100 Gb/sec RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) for ultra-fast data transfer and low-latency communication.
Enhanced Storage Options: Utilizes state-of-the-art NVMe flash storage, offering significantly faster I/O operations compared to traditional storage solutions.
Advanced Processing Power: Powered by the latest generation Intel and AMD processors, delivering superior computational capabilities.
Scalability:
Elastic Compute and Storage: The Exascale architecture supports dynamic scaling of compute and storage resources independently, ensuring optimal resource utilization. Users can start with bare minimum CPU and storage and scale up as the need arises.
Multi-Rack Configurations: Supports configurations ranging from single-rack to multi-rack deployments.
Cloud Integration:
OCI Integration: As of today, Exadata Exascale is available in all the OCI regions. There “might” be plans to make this available in other clouds as well. There seems to be a higher probability of doing so considering Oracle Database@Azure and Google.
Hybrid Cloud Capabilities: Facilitates hybrid cloud deployments, allowing customers to leverage both on-premises and cloud environments.
Security:
Encryption and Data Protection: Encryption for data at rest and in transit, along with advanced data protection mechanisms.
Automated Management:
Autonomous Capabilities: Has some Oracle Autonomous Database features, including self-tuning, self-patching, and self-healing capabilities.
Per comments from the discussion, the Autonomous database itself may run on Exascale infrastructure at some time in future. We should also see Autonomous Database incorporating new features that leverage the underlying capabilities of Exascale. There wouldn’t be anyting additinoal to manage; the Autonomous Database will simply gain some new functionalities.
AI and Machine Learning: Utilizes AI and machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics, performance optimization, and anomaly detection.
Cost
Pay-As-You-Go Model: Pay only for the resources you use.
Subscription-Based Pricing: Monthly or yearly subscription options for predictable costs and to eliminate the need for large upfront investments.
The pricing is available within the Oracle Database section under OCI services.
Requirements:
Oracle database 23ai: Exascale requires Oracle database 23ai however, if you are still using Oracle database 19c or earlier releases, Exascale can run in parallel with ASM.
More about Exadata Exascale: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/exadb-xs/doc/overview-exadb-xs-service.html
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