Combined Benefits of Appliance Architecture 8 i Appliance

Combined Benefits of Appliance Architecture 8 i Appliance and Filer Network Appliance Last Revised Feb 9, 2001

Appliance Paradigm - Validation from Industry Watchers Ÿ “A new type of server device will emerge on the enterprise network. Lightweight, specificpurpose and standards-based, appliances will revolutionize delivery of network infrastructure services. ” – Gartner. Group Ÿ “The move to the appliance paradigm is so compelling that we’re writing a report on ‘corporate appliances’ and we find this strategy as an endorsement of our theory. ” – Forrester Research Network Appliance

IT Challenges Ÿ Scale: more users to service and more data to manage – Creates high demand for infrastructure (servers and desktops) Ÿ Reliability: Applications and data are your business – Must be available 7 x 24 x 365 Ÿ Speed: Only the fastest will win – Requires rapid deployment of infrastructure Ÿ Focus: Concentrate on getting more business, not running it – Currently companies spend 80% of time and money on IT infrastructure, only 20% on business development Ÿ Efficiency: We must do more with less – Network Appliance High demand for IT professionals, low unemployment rate

What is the Oracle 8 i Appliance? Software Configuration Intel Processor - Server Oracle Enterprise Manager w/ Appliance Pack Intelligent Agent Management Console JVM Portal Oracle 8 i - SE or EE OS Kernel Network Appliance

Commoditize: Certified Configurations Oracle Appliances Oracle Application Server Appliance Oracle Database Appliance Ÿ Dedicated Application Server Ÿ Dedicated Database Server APPLIANCE ŸRapid, Low Cost Deployment ŸRack Mounted, Sealed Box ŸAvailable in Small, Medium & Large Network Appliance

Oracle 8 i Appliance Validated ISVs Solutions Ÿ 86 validated ISVs Ÿ Global Validations Ÿ Horizontal and Vertical Solutions Network Appliance

General Computing vs Certified Configurations Legacy General Computing Ÿ Customized/unique configurations Ÿ Difficult to support Ÿ Difficult to test Ÿ Difficult to optimize Ÿ Complex Ÿ Expensive Network Appliance Now Certified Configurations Ÿ Single purpose computing platform Ÿ Optimally integrated hardware and software Ÿ Rapid deployment Ÿ Simplified administration Ÿ Lower TCO

Oracle Configurations Ÿ Certified Blueprints – VOS (high performance, highly available) – MObile. Blueprint Ÿ Certified Configurations – Oracle 8 i Appliance (database server) – 9 i. AS Appliance (application server) – Oracle 9 i Appliance (planned for 2001) – Oracle E-business Suite Appliance (beta release in 2001) Network Appliance

Traditional Deployment Is Very Complex Application Software Middleware RAM Database Software CPU Programs Maintenance & Tuning OS Software Data OS Systems Mgmt & Backup Software Maintenance & Tuning Application Developer DBA Configuration Info & Patches Maintenance & Tuning System Admin Increased Complexity = Increased Cost Network Appliance

Licensing Comparison Certified Configuration: Enterprise Edition, UPU license Database 1 unit * 4 cpu * 700 mhz * $100 = $280, 000 App Server 3 units * 4 cpu * 700 mhz * $ 30 = $252, 000 License Investment $532, 000 + Intel Hardware $191, 490 Total $ 723, 490 General Computing Model with Sun Database 1 unit * 1. 5 * 4 cpu * 400 mhz * $100 = $240, 000 App Server 1 unit * 1. 5 * 14 cpu * 400 mhz * $ 30 = $252, 000 License Investment $472, 000 + Sun Hardware $642, 245 Total $1, 114, 245 Appliance Savings $390, 755 Network Appliance

Value Proposition of 8 i Appliance Rapid Deployment • Preconfigured, complete & ready to go • Installs in less than 15 minutes • Requires no local IT assistance • No OS to configure Network Appliance Simplified Administration • Lights-out operation • DBA tasks automated • Single point of contact for customer support • Automatic scaling and painless upgrades • Browser-based interface Lower TCO • No local IT or DBA required • Lower TCO than Windows NT • No separate OS license or OS support fees • 100% Internet-enabled e-business server

Oracle Appliance Customers “The total cost of ownership of an Oracle 8 i Appliance is between 4 or 5 times less than a typical configuration. ” “The Oracle 8 i Appliance allows us to dramatically speed time to market. As examples, we recently cut a two–to–three week database project down to 36 hours and we validated a new product offering in two weeks instead of two months. ” - Shawn Wiora, Vice President of Strategic Markets, Aperian Network Appliance

Oracle Appliance Customers “The hardest part about installing the Oracle 8 i Appliance was getting it out of the box. Now that we’ve seen the simplified system administration—and enjoyed Oracle’s robust performance—we know that it’s a total cost win in the long run. ” - John Gray, Vice President of Information Technology, Emerge. com Network Appliance

Best-of-Breed Appliance Paradigm from Oracle and Net. App Ÿ Oracle Database - Market leader in Mission Critical Database Market – Oracle 8 i powers leading web sites of the world – First to introduce a database appliance, primarily targeted for ebusinesses Ÿ Net. App® - Market Leader in Network Attached Storage and Data Management Appliances – Meeting the challenges caused by explosive growth of Internet data – Market share leader (Gartner/Dataquest, IDC) Ÿ Introducing combined benefits of Oracle 8 i Appliance and Net. App Filer – Modular rack mounted architecture that can grow as businesses grow – Best of breed combination of off-host storage and database features Network Appliance

What is Network Appliance Filer? Ÿ Data Management Solution that can scale upto 12 TB Ÿ Dedicated appliance based on patented file system design – Simplifies data management and delivery – Accelerates data access within a network – Maximizes data availability Ÿ Value add is all software based on industry standard hardware components Network Appliance

Key Filer Features and Value Propositions simplify DATA MANAGEMENT i Snapshots ™ for faster, consistent, operator-less backup i Snap. Restore™ Snap. Restore for data corruption recovery i Appliance. Watch™ Appliance. Watch integrates appliances into SNMP frameworks share scale DATA SCALABILITY DATA AVAILABILITY i 99. 99+% uptime i Cluster Failover for “more nines” i Snap. Mirror™ Snap. Mirror for disaster recovery i RAID for efficient, always-on protection for all appliances i Self-Tuned for high performance accessibility i Storage Scaling for “on-the-fly” addition of application-usable data i Multi-protocol Secure. Share™ Secure. Share for native, secure, fast access by Windows or Unix Network Appliance www. netapp. com

Combined Rack-Mount Architecture from Oracle and Net. Application Server Ÿ Preconfigured solutions Oracle 8 i Appliance Ÿ Ability to drop entire stack into SMB environment Data Services Network Appliance Storage Network Appliance Ÿ Ready for business on the web Ÿ Reliable & scaleable

Value Proposition of Combined Offering Ÿ Oracle and Net. Appliance architectures enable: – Rapid deployment – Dramatic TCO reduction – Flexibility Ÿ Focused function = Larger practical scale – Low response times through a broad range Ÿ Predicable building locks are the key enabler for scale-out – Extended features for the specific function Ÿ Example: dramatically higher data availability in a Net. App filer Appliance architectures are as important at the high end as the low end Network Appliance

Oracle 8 i Appliance Your extended sales team Ÿ Field Sales Contacts è Mark Welsh, Sr. Director Sales Ô è Ô Ô Network Appliance mark. welsh@oracle. com 720. 303. 2210 Jack Wheeler, Regional Manager West & Mid-West jack. wheeler@oracle. com 650. 633. 6377 Nicole Campbell, Regional Manager Southwest nicole. campbell@oracle. com 714. 445. 4621 Henry Lowder, Regional Manger, Southeast henry. lowder@oracle. com 919. 465. 5030 Anne Hinds, Regional Manager Northeast anne. hinds@oracle. com 973. 541. 0963

Combined Benefits of Appliance Architecture 8 i Appliance and Filer Network Appliance Last Revised: March 7, 2000