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The Adaptive Data Warehouse
SGI Launches a Scalable Solution Optimized for Oracle® and Built for the New World of Complex Decision Support Today's enterprises work hard to turn raw data into actionable insight. To stay competitive, they rely on sophisticated business intelligence (BI) applications that allow them to integrate, analyze and act on information faster than ever before. But they also face one unprecedented challenge after another: Soaring data volumes. Increasingly complex analyses. Varied and concurrent workflows. Rapidly growing populations of users.
Now, a new SGI solution optimized for Oracle® data warehouses addresses the Complex Decision Support requirements of this new class of enterprise customer — one that must analyze large amounts of data to solve highly complex, large-scale problems. The new SGI® Adaptive Data Warehouse solution is built specifically for these Complex Decision Support environments. The new solution combines industry-leading Oracle database software with SGI® Altix® servers and SGI® InfiniteStorage systems in a platform that scales to meet the needs of customers whose requirements extend beyond the capabilities of traditional enterprise computers. What the Analysts Say "The SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution has the bandwidth to excel in these intense environments. This is a solution that thrives in the chaos of today's data center."— Richard Winter, President, WinterCorp Complex Decision Support Reaches the Enterprise The SGI® Adaptive Data Warehouse solution uses technology that SGI first developed to enable breakthroughs in data-intensive technical disciplines such as battlefield intelligence, energy exploration, and weather modeling and forecasting. Those demanding customers no longer are the only users who require the highest levels of performance, scalability and reliability. Increasingly, they include online merchants who handle high-volume transactions, organizations running sophisticated pattern recognition software to catch identity thieves, and manufacturers whose complex decision support needs range from sales analysis to supply chain management. "The ability to make informed decisions quickly can literally determine the success or failure of a company, but that ability is often hindered by the growth and complexity faced by many of today's enterprises," says Ken Won, director of enterprise data management at SGI. "That's why SGI collaborated with Oracle on a solution that addresses the escalating needs of customers with complex decision support environments -- a solution that helps keep those enterprises agile and successful."¹ Launched as part of the Oracle Optimized Warehouse Initiative, the SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution allows organizations to conduct highly complex, ad-hoc queries up to five times faster than competing platforms. The solution also boasts unparalleled scalability, supporting data warehouses ranging from 5 Terabytes (TB) to more than 300TB. What the Analysts Say "SGI has seen this mix of IT requirements evolving over time, spending decades developing systems that are optimized for large-scale decision support environments."— Jean S. Bozman, Vice President, IDC "Enterprises are steadily increasing the workloads and content of their data warehouses, and this results in large increases in complexity," notes Richard Winter, president of WinterCorp, a leading independent consulting firm specializing in large scale data management. "The SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution has the bandwidth to excel in these intense environments. This is a solution that thrives in the chaos of today's data center." In fact, the SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse solution is the only Oracle data warehouse platform that allows customers to scale their I/O bandwidth to unmatched levels - without having to add unnecessary components. By leveraging the SGI Altix server architecture's unique ability to independently scale I/O, CPUs and memory, customers can create a data warehouse that expands efficiently and economically as their requirements demand - rather than requiring the expensive "forklift" upgrades necessary with many competing solutions.
"As data warehouses grow, and as more types of enterprise users need the data stored within them to make business-critical decisions, these large databases must cost-effectively scale to meet emerging needs," notes Jean S. Bozman, research vice president for Enterprise Servers at IDC. "SGI has seen this mix of IT requirements evolving over time, spending decades developing systems that are optimized for large-scale decision support environments. SGI's Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution draws on that history in a way that speaks to the needs of enterprises maintaining complex, data-intensive Oracle warehouses, while giving them the headroom to scale up as their needs change." Uncompromised Performance and Flexibility The SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution combines acclaimed SGI® Altix® servers and SGI® InfiniteStorage hardware and software with Oracle® Real Application Clusters (RAC) technology. Energy-efficient SGI Altix servers, powered by Intel® processors, deliver uncompromised performance and the flexibility to execute thousands of commercial off-the-shelf applications. By using industry-standard components, SGI helps protect technology investments, reduce costs and simplify integration. The SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse Solution is available in multiple entry points and growth paths to accommodate a wide range of expansion and architecture strategies.
The SGI Adaptive Data Warehouse solution is available now. For more information, visit www.sgi.com/industries/data_warehouse/. ¹ Real-world test involving airline customer measured query response time against a data warehouse of flight information pulled from multiple views. The test measured a load of 500 concurrent users on an eight-core SGI Altix 450 server and a similarly configured IBM P550 server. The Altix 450 delivered query response times of just 8 seconds, compared to the IBM system's response time of 40 seconds - a 5X improvement over the IBM. | |
