Oracle Server Buying Guides
Three guides covering SPARC servers, Oracle x86 servers and storage/appliances, with model comparison tables and selection boundaries - every model links directly to its product page for configuration and quotes.
- SPARC: M series, T series, legacy UltraSPARC T2 and carrier-grade Netra - 25 models
- x86: X9 through X2, including Sun Fire and Netra x86 - 22 models
- Storage & appliances: Exadata, PCA private cloud, ZFS storage and Exalytics - 7 models
Oracle Appliance & Storage Buying Guide: Exadata, PCA, ZFS
Covers 7 models: Exadata X10M database machine, PCA X11 private cloud appliance and its management node, ZFS Storage ZS11-2 and ZS9-2, Exalytics X6-4 in-memory machine and Database Machine X6-2M, compared by purpose and configuration, with notes on Oracle-policy boundaries for expansion and licensing. In stock in Shenzhen with repair, parts and maintenance; 4-hour on-site response in Shenzhen.
Read the guide →Oracle x86 Server Buying Guide: X9 to X2 Generation Comparison
Compares 22 Oracle x86 models - X9-2, X8-2, X7-2, X6-2, X5-2 through X2-4, including Sun Fire X4170 / X4270 and Netra X3-2 / X5-2 - by generation, DIMM slots and memory ceiling, explaining the 1U/2U and DDR3/DDR4 boundaries. X9 / X8 for new workloads and virtualization, X6 / X5 as second-hand workhorses, four-socket big-memory on X6-4 and X2-4. Stocked in our 3,000 sqm Shenzhen warehouse with repair, parts and annual maintenance; 48-hour nationwide response.
Read the guide →SPARC Server Buying Guide: M12, T-Series and Netra Models Compared
Compares the 25 Oracle SPARC models we stock - M12-1, M12-2, M10-4, T8-2, T7-4, T5-8 through T4, T3, UltraSPARC T2 and carrier-grade Netra - by cores, memory ceiling and form factor, with selection boundaries for single-instance databases, middleware virtualization and Solaris 10 keep-alive scenarios. New and second-hand systems in stock in Shenzhen with repair, parts and annual maintenance; 4-hour on-site response in Shenzhen.
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