Information Technology (IT) organizations are under pressure to manage costs, increase agility, ensure availability, reduce security risks, and deliver the proper level of system performance to meet business objectives. Consolidation of databases and other systems has emerged as a common strategy used by IT organizations to meet these objectives. This paper outlines best practices for consolidation of Oracle databases, including use of key technologies including O/S virtualization, resource management, Oracle’s Multitenant database capabilities, Oracle Exadata Database Machine, Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, Oracle Exadata Cloud Service, and Oracle Autonomous Database which also resides on Exadata.
This paper will explore these topics in detail to give IT organizations the best possible guidance for consolidating Oracle databases.