Since entering the hardware business through the acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle has seen hardware revenue fall consistently, but the company maintains it is focused on selling engineered systems, which carry higher profit margins than commodity servers. In April, Oracle announced OVN support for its SPARC T5, T4 and M5 servers, as well as the Solaris OS on both x86 and SPARC platforms. Oracle's Virtual Networking data center fabric is based on technology it acquired through last year's purchase of Xsigo. The system "provides a converged infrastructure powered by Oracle VM server virtualization and Oracle Virtual Networking, dramatically enhancing data center operations," it adds.īenefits include lower costs, higher service levels and the ability to support "a mix of applications and operating systems," according to the post. An Oracle spokeswoman said Wednesday that no further information was available at this time.Ĭustomers who buy the virtualization appliance will be able to "install and deploy virtual infrastructure in just hours," according to the blog post. No proper name for the new machine was listed in the post, or a specific general-availability date. 13, during a webcast featuring Wim Coekaerts, senior vice president of Linux and virtualization, according to an announcement on Oracle's website. The company will discuss the new system on Aug. Oracle is preparing to roll out the latest member of its family of "engineered systems" that combine software and hardware, with the upcoming product focused on virtualization.
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