IBM has announced pureScale, new technology competing with Oracle Exadata.

pureScale is more effective by IBM

pureScale is actually a version of DB2 running on the racks 550 Express and Power 595 servers p5 of the firm. Available in December, this version will install DB2 on multiple nodes, depending on demand, without significant impact on the system. IBM refers to an efficiency of 80% on an installation of 100 knots and 90% of 64 knots. This means that, for example, in the first case, only 20% CPU is used for calculations related to grid computing.

PureScale uses the InfiniBand interface to manage the huge flow of data between servers. This new version of DB2 can also directly read the information on another server through a protocol of direct access to memory, instead of using a controller through which adds latency.

The DB2 server on demand

Big Blue also introduced a DB2 application. Specifically, a company buys its servers, and licenses its database to cover common tasks. She also installs its machines DB2 purchased for a fraction of the price. IBM would charge then only when firms use their DB2 database. This solution enables structures that rely on such solutions that occasionally enjoy advanced facilities at lower costs.