[geeks] "Oracle SPARC Supercluster"

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ok so how do I convince my boss we need to upgrade our current Oracle DB
server:

System Configuration: Sun Microsystems  sun4u Sun Fire E2900
System clock frequency: 150 MHZ
Memory size: 16GB

======================================= CPUs
=======================================
               E$          CPU                  CPU
CPU      Freq      Size        Implementation       Mask    Status
Location
-------  --------  ----------  -------------------  -----   ------
--------
  0,512  1950 MHz  32MB        SUNW,UltraSPARC-IV+   2.4    on-line
SB0/P0
  1,513  1950 MHz  32MB        SUNW,UltraSPARC-IV+   2.4    on-line
SB0/P1
  2,514  1950 MHz  32MB        SUNW,UltraSPARC-IV+   2.4    on-line
SB0/P2
  3,515  1950 MHz  32MB        SUNW,UltraSPARC-IV+   2.4    on-line
SB0/P3

=============================================================================
=====
  8:53am  up 470 day(s), 21:10,  2 users,  load average: 2.03, 1.96, 1.89

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On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net> wrote:
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http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2010/12/oracle-launches-sparc-superclust
er-sets-new-db-performance-record.ars
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