Small, tough, ready. This is the Oda Oracle, Oracle Database Appliance, a piece of goldsmiths lost in that immense technological forest that constitutes the Oracle catalog, in permanent expansion - like the universe.

In this all-in-one software which includes software, servers, storage and connectivity. All integrated and harmonious. An interesting member of the Oracle family of engineering systems.

This comprehensive package groups two servers and storage into just 4 rack units. It is delivered with its maximum installed capacity (48 cores, 512 GB of RAM and 18 TB of gross storage) that we can take advantage of with various Oracle Enterprise version database configurations, depending on the availability we want to have: from a single instance to a multi-node cluster (the famous Oracle Real Application Clusters).  Self-installable.

This is already good, but there is still the best.

In addition to DB instances
It is also possible to attend any other type of workload
using virtual machines on Oracle VM.

All in one

And we continue with the show!

The final price includes
the full license of the Oracle Enterprise database
for total machine capacity
and
licenses for Oracle Linux operating systems.

Does anyone give more?

Yes! Oracle!

Annual maintenance is 12% of the sale price
and includes hardware maintenance and
original software (database and operating systems).

I give up.

As we say, it is a great set. We thank our friends from Servicios y Productos Informáticos SA (SPI) to have illustrated us about the special characteristics of this product, in its third generation. If you are interested in having more detailed information, this Oracle whitepaper is a good entry point: Oracle Database Appliance X4-2

In terms of advanced ideas, we refer you to a short video:

- Unpacking the Oracle Database Appliance

Caution: Do not try to do this at home without a database administrator.
The world is wonderful, but not so wonderful.

Finally, allow us a little "license" (no maintenance).

It is said of ode: it is a "composition ... that admits very diverse subjects and very different tones and forms, and is frequently divided into stanzas or equal parts." Wow! How fine they spin in Oracle Marketing!

If we add that we are talking about a product that moves over 50.000 EUR, we could even justify our «poetic streak of the lyrical genre».

Does it also seem to you a great fruit of Oracle engineering?