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Sun and Oracle Establish Data Warehousing Competency Centers

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In a joint announcement, Sun Microsystems and Oracle Corporation revealed plans to establish two new data warehousing competency centers in Redwood City, California, and Bracknell, UK. This move underscores the close partnership between the two companies, enabling customers to access Sun and Oracle's technical expertise in network computing, data warehousing, and very large database technology. The centers will showcase advanced Oracle and Sun parallel technology and provide customers with access to advanced system sizing, configuration testing, benchmarking, and tuning.

Key Takeaways:

  • The two new competency centers will provide customers with access to Sun and Oracle's technical expertise in network computing, data warehousing, and very large database technology (VLDB).
  • The centers will be based in Redwood City, California, and Bracknell, UK, and will give customers access to advanced system sizing, configuration testing, benchmarking, and tuning.
  • Sun and Oracle's partnership has resulted in the development of the Oracle Warehouse, which is designed to be scalable and performant.
  • The competency centers will provide a platform for customers to test and deploy large-scale configurations of Oracle and Sun's parallel technology.
  • Oracle and Sun's joint effort has paid off for customers, such as IMS America, who have seen significant benefits from using Oracle7 and Sun networking computer server systems.
  • Oracle and Sun have a long history of working together, with Oracle being one of the first members of Sun's Oracle Enterprise Solutions Program (ESP).

Statistics:

  • Oracle is a $2 billion company with headquarters in Redwood Shores, California.
  • Oracle software runs on personal digital assistants, set-top devices, PCs, workstations, minicomputers, mainframes, and massively parallel computers.
  • Oracle offers its products, along with related consulting, education, and support services in more than 90 countries around the world.
  • Sun Microsystems is a leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of network computing systems.
  • Sun's SPARC workstations and multiprocessing servers hold the No. 1 UNIX marketshare position.

Sources:

  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company and Oracle Corporation, "Joint Announcement," June 21, 1995.
  • Oracle Corporation, Annual Report, 1995.
  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company, Press Release, June 21, 1995.
  • IMS America, Case Study, 1995.
  • Oracle Corporation, Web page, http://www.oracle.com.
  • Sun Microsystems Computer Company, Web page, http://www.sun.com.

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