Oracle has launched new bundled offerings around its x86 servers, entry level SPARC servers and storage solutions to enable mid-sized organizations drive superior consolidation and virtualization as they embrace Cloud computing. This new Volume Business Initiative will be driven through partners and is being rolled out across APAC markets.
“In their journey to Cloud computing, many midsized companies are moving from silos to a virtual environment. However, the traditional method of building a virtualized infrastructure is very time-consuming and a perplexing effort, owing to the required integration of many components such as servers, storage, network, virtualization tools, and operating systems from a broad range of vendors. The new bundled offerings address these challenges ,” said Stuart Long, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Sales Consulting Director, Systems Division, Asia Pacific and Japan, Oracle Corporation.
The largest cost drivers in a multi-vendor virtualized infrastructure are software licensing and support for operating system and virtualization. These bundles include a complete, virtualized infrastructure at no additional cost that is certified and fully supported with Oracle applications and databases, avoiding the complexity of dealing with multiple vendors for support.
“We realize that the needs of midsize customers are the same as large enterprises. However, for midsize customers, time is critical and therefore there is a demand to invest in easy-to-implement technology solutions so that the benefits can start showing quickly,” said Mitesh Agarwal, CTO and Director – Systems Solution Consulting, Oracle India
Vinod Menon, Director – Technology from Ashtech Infotech Pvt. Ltd. said, “Most mid-sized organizations across India are looking at consolidating and virtualzing their current IT infrastructure. However, factors like enormous cost, complex management and security risks are holding them back. With the new bundled offerings, Oracle has simplified adoption of cloud for mid-sized organizations.”