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In an environment where digital technology plays a predominant role in
the activities of enterprises and organizations, IT Departments are subject
to unprecedented demands in terms of response times, availability,
agility and security, all against a backdrop of tight budgets. They have
to be flexible to incorporate the new IT developments that the business
requires while meeting agreed service levels and maintaining operational
efficiency.
In terms of architecture, IT often deployed, for The level of performance and availability of IT Departments have to look for solutions to
flexibility reasons, a collection of distributed the solutions implemented depended on the optimize and rationalize the IT landscape.
servers dedicated to various applications application critical level.
according to business needs, as they Databases being cornerstones to a large
occurred, with multiple databases instances With a complex production tool, hard to part of organization applications and a major
of various versions. manage and facing the need to control costs, asset due to their intrinsic value have to
integrate the optimization and consolidation
path.

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 Database consolidation: 3 key benefits

Consolidation is already a reality for a large part of the Data center, capitalizing
on the maturity of virtualization technologies.
Consolidating the databases on x86 environments will bring to organizations 3
key benefits.

Reduce costs Ensure scalable performance Improve resiliency

Rationalizing the IT landscape creates On top, consolidation is also an efficient way Consolidation relies on highly redundant
savings opportunity at different levels. to improve the corporate social responsibility hardware and network resources, enabling
(CSR). to improve overall availability compared to
First of all, wasted or unused resources can a single server (if no database clustering is
be reclaimed and dispatched according The sprawl of database servers creates active). Moreover running virtual machines is
to needs. This will reduce the number of a poor computing and I/O resource also more secure as a service/environment
licenses and support units inducing big distribution. Over time, some low performing may be transferred, in a planned manner or
savings opportunity. infrastructure may cap the resources in case of failures, from a resource to another
available for the DBMS, impacting the one, without downtime. Furthermore, with
In terms of global administration stand point, performance level. Once consolidated, data center consolidation, the planning,
reducing the number of objects (server, it is possible to very simply reallocate or implementation, and execution of disaster
storage, network ports…) simplifieshe IT provision extra capacity enabling enhanced recovery solutions are less daunting because
landscape and as consolidation tends to performance. all the vital components are in one place,
reduce heterogeneity improves operational easing replication and failover initiation.
efficiency. In addition, according to analysts, structured
data volume grows from 5 to 10% per year on Consolidation has also a positive effect on
average. On the long run it means 50% extra flexibility and serviceability since upgrades
data volume five years later. Consolidation can be run on a node of a cluster without
is a simple and efficient way to reallocate downtime.
resource where they are needed, and reuse
also in the very same database environment
freed resource from decommissioned
environments.

Databases environments are usually one or a mix of those two

deployment models:
• Sprawl of dedicated or clustered x86 servers
• Consolidated/partitioned legacy systems (often Unix)
• Being on sprawled dedicated servers creates on the one hand, a waste in computing and I/O resource distribution and, on
the other hand, a concern in terms of resiliency, availability and performance
• If consolidation has started on legacy machines, this creates 2 concerns: renewal and maintenance costs remain high and
expertise is less and less available

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Why consolidate with database
by BullSequana #Oracle?
With its unique features, database by BullSequana addresses extreme
demands that are often believed to be completely irreconcilable: decrease
your TCO while ensuring performance and Quality Of Service levels.
The freed resources can then be invested into improving organization
digitalization and operational excellence.
Database by BullSequana #Oracle is a new integrated system, to optimize
database environment, leverage data and reduce costs. It combines a
BullSequana S high-end server equipped with Intel® Xeon® Scalable
Platform Processor Family, a virtualization solution Oracle VM® and state-
of-the-art flash storage.
The hardware is certified on Oracle VM®, the latter supports the Oracle
Database. As for the OS, customer has the choice: Oracle linux® or an
other distribution for more flexibility. Database by BullSequana #Oracle
leverages all those components to optimize database environment,
leverage data and reduce costs.
Reduce your TCO up to 35%
Servers consolidation is already widely implemented accross the data centers, while consolidation of Databases can generate additional high
level benefits. Database by BullSequana allows enterprises to drastically reduce their costs in three domains, resulting in up to 35% of TCO
decrease, leading to a quick Return On Investment (ROI) of about 2 years.

Lower Oracle support fees thanks to server Lower Oracle support fees thanks to Additional savings due to operations
consolidation optimized processors rationalization

In Oracle enterprise environments, the The second and main area of cost reduction Consolidation also results into a reduction
software support fees are a percentage of the with database by BullSequana is based on in the number of objects (server, storage,
license cost (around 22% of Oracle EE license the processor type. network ports…). It is estimated that for a
price). And the perpetual licensing costs are production environment, around 70% of
based on 2 elements: the total number of BullSequana S server is equipped with the total server administration fees are
cores and a core factor depending on the with selected Intel Xeon gold or platinium reduced and around 45% server power costs
server (0.5 for x86 environments; 1 for AIX® & processors. Facing the commodity saved. Indeed, thanks to expertise inherited
HP-UX®). environments equipped with Intel Xeon from Bull in designing efficient platforms,
Bronze or Silver, database by BullSequana BullSequana S offers outstanding energy
In a distributed commodity server #Oracle requires fewer cores to achieve the efficiency which improves the corporate
environment, an important share of the same processing power. This database by social responsibility (CSR).
total resources is unused since extra cores BullSequana feature allows to reduce Oracle
are often licensed as “buffer” to absorb licenses and maintenance costs.
temporary heavy workloads; this has a direct
impact on licensing costs. By consolidating, The savings resulting can range from 15 to
the “buffer cores” are mutualized and licensed 33% on yearly Oracle support fees.
cores are saved.
Consolidation on Savings
commodity
-5% to -25%
The more important the server sprawl, the servers
bigger the savings which can range from 5
to 25%. Distributed
commodity
servers Consolidation on
BullSequana S
Total savings
servers with
-20% to -35%
optimized
processors

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Benefit from scalable performance to meet SLA over time

State-of-the-art storage Scalable architecture Powerful processors

Concerning the storage - often a bottleneck Databases are often very resource hungry. For Oracle database, BullSequana S server is
in the database architectures – the low According to analysts, structured data equipped with Intel Xeon gold or platinium
latency I/O per second (IOPS) metric is a key volume grows from 5 to 10% per year on processors. These processors are major leap
element of a successful infrastructure. average. Being able to guarantee their level forward in the x86 world, as the increased
of performance and availability, no matter cache contributes to improve the computing
In database by BullSequana #Oracle, there what, is essential. power especially in an OLTP environment.
are 3 flash disks offerings HitachiVantara® That is why BullSequana S is positioned
F370 and F900, EMC XtremIO® X2-R, With database by BullSequana #Oracle, the among the very best enterprise servers in
PureStorage® //X. Their state-of-the-art same technology is used for any Oracle the SPECint benchmark, often n°1 position in
technologies provide very high IOPS deployment, without any rupture – from 8 its range.
performance with very low latency to 224 cores per server, scaling from 1 TB up
(hundreds K IOPS with < 1 ms) and their to 6 TB RAM. The very flexible upgrade path Database by BullSequana #Oracle benefits
modular design ensures steady growth in (addition per 2 CPUs) protects investments. from very fast processors, that enables
terms of performance while always delivering This also applies to memory footprint to limit the number of cores for a given
the required I/O level. which can be extended very simply by performance level.
adding memory blades (for example if the
in-memory option of Oracle 12c becomes
necessary).

Improve resiliency to keep databases from risks

Oracle solution robustness BullSequana S unique RAS features Robust storage and network

The first resiliency element is to capitalize BullSequana S offers unique levels of The storage is built on fully redundant
on DBMS features (Oracle RAC and/or reliability and availability for critical components with no single point of failure
dataguard) which enable business continuity environments, including early warning (SPOF). In addition, to achieve multi-site
(High Availability or disaster recovery ready). features that anticipate potential breakdowns. protection, the flash storage arrays use
A specific feature prevents a server crash replication features to duplicate data and
Oracle VM enables partitioning. Consolidating in case of a fatal memory error, limiting the ensure an optimal recovery point objective.
all the Oracle instances in a very highly impact to the virtual machine.
resilient infrastructure improves overall An advanced resiliency option enables
uptime and availability. Moreover the In addition to the RAS features such as to provide Point in time in a journalized
virtualization technology simplifies Enhanced Run Sure® technology (a raft way by coupling 2 EMC storage solutions
maintenance or upgrade by redeploying the of methods to protect the RAM and the (Recoverpoint® and Xtremio Xbrick). It
virtual machines (Oracle Live Migration) while platform), the new Intel Xeon Scalable triggers the possibility to get back in time and
preserving the service availability. processors provide extended RAS features revert simply from a data corruption.
such as Adaptive Double DRAM Device
Correction and PCIe Live Error Recovery. Concerning the network, multipathing
enables no single point of failure (SPOF).
Moreover, best-inclass high availability is
provided thanks to a patented blade system:
PCIe components can be hot-plugged
or hotswapped to facilitate maintenance
activities and boost productivity.

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Replace UNIX consolidated servers by
Database by BullSequana #Oracle to
reduce costs
Some organizations already consolidated databases on Unix legacies
and many use partitioning features which provide flexibility and a
high Quality Of Service. However the Unix-based infrastructures costs
(acquisition and maintenance) are very high and Unix environments are
suffering skills shortage.
Moving to Database by BullSequana S leads to two major savings opportunities:
• Oracle licensing: overall Unix cores are roughly 1.5 to 2 times more powerful than x86 ones but Oracle licenses cost 2 times more
(core factor x86 is 0.5 as it is 1 for AIX & HP-UX), meaning that for the same overall performance, x86 processing power is cheaper
• Legacy systems acquisition and maintenance: multiple times more expensive than x86 servers.

In conclusion, with regard to consolidation on large UNIX servers, consolidation on database by BullSequana S offers major savings
while providing a highly reliable and robust production environment.

Database by BullSequana #Oracle cost

savings versus Oracle Exadata®
Database Machine
When compared to Exadata from Oracle, database by BullSequana
#Oracle can bring significant costs reduction, as 3 major expenses can be
reduced.
Reduced software support fees Limited transition costs
Exadata is based on common processors. Today Exadata supports only Oracle 12c In comparison, database by BullSequana,
Database by BullSequana #Oracle using database, 18c (and a dedidated 11qR2 for supports the Oracle VM virtualization
more performant processors (more exadata only). This implies that, prior to technology, allowing to host different
processing power per core), the total core re-platforming, all databases will have to Oracle versions – from version 9 to 12c
number is drastically reduced implying migrate to one of those versions. This - 18c on a single server. This means no
major support costs savings. has a huge impact both on cost and mandatory DB upgrade and a simple DB
on the whole applicative ecosystem. replatforming. Consequently, database
Licensing costs: pay for what you Migrating the first database likely requires by BullSequana allows to keep the whole
really use 25 working days and likely 5 more per existing Oracle ecosystem. Transitioning
additionnal Database, depending on size can be done smoothly, making IT
In an Exadata scenario, the Oracle RAC and complexity. Moreover migrating the operations easier and more reliable with a
features (and of course licenses) are applications on top of the database will lower impact on users.
mandatory, should they be required by the likely also be costly (additionnal licenses &
customer or not which is not the case for migration costs).
Database by BullSequana #Oracle.

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 Staying at the forefront of technology

By working closely with Oracle, Atos has always been able to ensure a fast
time-to-market in the delivery of the latest innovations to businesses.

Building the future of business Assurance of over 15 years of

and technology partnership experience

It’s this approach that saw us become Looking back over the past years of Since the mid 1990s, Atos and Oracle have
an early adopter of Oracle Engineered partnership, Atos and Oracle have come a successfully implemented hundreds of
Systems, shaping the technology within long way together. Geographically, we’ve projects together. This experience means
our Extreme Performance Computing gone further to implement joint projects that today we have a robust tried and
environment. To keep at the forefront we for clients in all corners of the world. tested methodology for implementation
continually invest in training our teams Technologically, we’ve moved forward that comprises comprehensive
in the skills to support the changing face in great strides to innovate a business assessment and strategy. Our teams bring
of technology and business. As the all- orientated approach to delivering systems together the expertise of Atos’ dedicated
inclusive service provider for Oracle, Atos and applications. Collaboratively, we’ve Oracle project management resource with
has expertise and accreditation across worked closely to develop and implement business-focused consultants to ensure
the complete spectrum of applications, solutions that improve speed and agility seamless implementation that minimizes
technologies and associated services. Our for our clients. As we look forward to the risks and increases turnaround time. In-
deployment choices include the flexibility changes that the next decade will bring, depth Oracle product expertise, a global
to choose between on premise and cloud- the Atos Oracle Partnership will continue sourcing model and quality assurance
based software as a service models. to support the evolution of technology ensures a track record in deliverability of
with the goal of driving performance and innovation, flexibility and reliability.
sustained growth for businesses across
the globe.

An audit to secure the transition to database by BullSequana #Oracle

Prior to engage a migration or re-platforming, it is essential to realize an audit to make an assessment of the whole ecosystem,
the implicated infrastructures and software with the associated versions and all the whereabouts.

The audit’s key steps are the followings:

• Understand customer’s Oracle ecosystem
• Analyze server, storage and network architectures
• Deploy OS/DB tools to collect metrics
• Analyze metrics to define migration scenarios.

The audit will involve Atos architects, BullSequana and database experts.

The main results of the audit are:

• Identification of the databases to be migrated
• Definition of the targeted architecture
• Definition of the best migration scenario amongst possible scenarios.

The audit can be followed by a POC in order to validate the targeted architecture and migration scenario.

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