Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
July 17, 2024
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News Flashes
The Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA) announced it has launched an automated process to make new enterprise Linux sources available almost immediately after each release of new versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). OpenELA's rapid response demonstrates the utility of the organization as a resource for independent software vendors (ISVs), independent hardware vendors (IHVs), processor manufacturers, independent developers, and others who need rapid, reliable, and secure access to enterprise Linux sources to create their downstream builds, according to the vendor.
Oracle announced that Palantir's Foundry Platform and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) are certified on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), along with being generally available across all Oracle's distributed cloud deployment options. Oracle's distributed cloud, AI infrastructure, and sovereign AI capabilities, combined with Palantir's leading AI and decision acceleration platforms, help businesses and governments accelerate their AI initiatives, according to the vendors.
Oracle is releasing Exadata Exascale, an intelligent data architecture for the cloud that provides extreme performance for all Oracle Database workloads—including AI vector processing, analytics, and transactions—at any scale. According to Oracle, Exadata Exascale reduces costs for organizations of any size to take advantage of Oracle Exadata's e built-in performance, reliability, availability, and security capabilities.
Think About It
Database administration is a demanding career that is constantly morphing to include more and different job requirements. Being a DBA requires technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple, detailed tasks at the same time. This means that in the world of database administration, stress is an unwelcome, yet common companion.