Oracle Private Cloud Appliance vs Oracle SuperCluster comparison

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance vs. Oracle SuperCluster

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle SuperCluster

Ranking in Converged Infrastructure

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Converged Infrastructure category, the mindshare of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance is 13.4%, up from 11.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle SuperCluster is 3.9%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Converged Infrastructure

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MohamedKhalifa

Database and Middleware Technical Head at Riyadh Municipality

A highly efficient choice for deploying scalable and reliable middleware applications

The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA. This separate storage is crucial as it serves both primary and secondary purposes. Additionally, high-priority elements encompass Lava switches for network functionality. Recent efforts have focused on efficient patching of the entire PCA stack, covering the master node, computing nodes, network switches, and storage components.

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Shafiq Khan

Senior Manager IT Operations at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Great performance all round, but lacking in certain cloud features

Speaking from a business perspective, our main problem is that our particular edition of SuperCluster is now at end-of-life status, making it obsolete and impossible to get support for. This presents a challenge for us, as finding a path to our next solution is not easy. When it comes to features, I know that Oracle has already done a lot on the software side of things, but everyone has their own wish list for their specific environment and in newer editions of SuperCluster I would like to see new EXAchk data in the cloud environment. In fact, I would prefer if SuperCluster could come with more functionality as seen in Oracle Cloud where it is easier to share data and other things across the board. SuperCluster is already a smart machine, so I understand that it might be difficult to implement all those features, but at a minimum I would appreciate Oracle including more cloud infrastructure functionality. Oracle's existing cloud machines are already able to provide all these cloud features that I would like, including the use of containers and hardware-sharing, and it would be great to have these on board for their customers and end-users of SuperCluster.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"You will find the high availability and License Team with Oracle very valuable."

"It is scalable as the box can be increased by one compute node, if required."

"The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA."

"Supports connection to most of network topology, such as VLAN and network segmentation."

"It has helped us to reduce Oracle licensing costs for database and applications."

"A valuable feature is the Exadata Storage appliance, optimized for database queries."

"Our primary use case is for E-Business Suite applications the applications for the government, and most of the applications that use an HCM."

"Scalability and technical support."

"SuperCluster is basically a combination of Oracle, with Exadata and Compute node features, so it is a computing cluster that is integrated in a single infrastructure such that we don't need a separate solution for the application database, the data storage database, and everything else the application needs."

"Unix is not as easy for the users, it needs more maintenance and costs extra."

"The two features that I find to be the most valuable are high availability and high performance."

"In this setup, the traffic is distributed among the nodes, enhancing the overall performance compared to a scenario where all traffic is directed to a single server."

"It is easy to integrate Supercluster into IT workflow. It has a forty-gigabit InfiniBand switch. It also includes Exadata and a very powerful M-series machine. These are not mainframe processors but provide excellent internal communication and scalability."

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Cons

"In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly."

"Patching processing takes a long time. Only one compute node is patched at a time."

"OVM Manager Interface is using HTML5. It should be reconverted to be a Java interface."

"The initial setup was very complex."

"There are many areas for improvement. For example, better guidance in terms of troubleshooting issues relating to ZFS, as well as better tools/diagnostics for monitoring that specific component, to better identify potential issues. Hardware monitoring via OEM 13.2 is not 100 percent, as Ops Center is still required in some instances."

"I would like to see control domain and zone management via a management console, similar to that of OVM."

"A major issue for us is that after the most recent update of SuperCluster, they have now stopped all future production of new versions. That is to say, after M7 there was M8, and now there are no future versions planned (e.g. M9) in the market."

"If they had an application that centralized the administration, not about the monitoring, but for the configuration, it would be better."

"They may have made some improvements but based on the version that I am using, it is a little complicated because it is based on the Unix Operating system."

"It would be more convenient if the Agta Logic worked within the SuperCluster with the Agta data, as it may boost the speed of the applications."

"We have faced network connectivity issues."

"It's not working as we expected. We thought it would be fast and reliable but we are not getting the reliability. It's not stable."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you have many Oracle products, such as databases, middleware, and apps, it will help you reduce Oracle app licences and support costs."

"It is relatively cost-effective."

"No licenses for the shipped software or firmware."

"It is more expensive than the normal solution or the hyper-converged system."

"For us, the licensing costs are a large amount, but we are also paying for the rack, the SLA, and other extras. When I look into our organization's requirements regarding performance, machine load, etc., I believe that, while expensive, SuperCluster is nevertheless good for us."

"Due to the multiple products involved in our use of SuperCluster (including different software, hardware, etc.), I cannot comment on the licensing aspect."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

27%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Government

12%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

19%

Government

19%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

The most valuable features include distinct storage within the Oracle PCA.

What needs improvement with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

In comparison to competitors like VMware, there's a perceived need for Oracle to enhance OVM, making it more flexible and user-friendly. We believe that improvements in this aspect would contribute...

What is your primary use case for Oracle Private Cloud Appliance?

We use it in conjunction with OVM Oracle VM Manager to create virtual machines for diverse Oracle middleware products, including Oracle Solar, PPM, Service Bus, and Logix. Our organization heavily ...

What do you like most about Oracle SuperCluster?

In this setup, the traffic is distributed among the nodes, enhancing the overall performance compared to a scenario where all traffic is directed to a single server.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Oracle SuperCluster?

The pricing is low as per performance but high as per synchronization. They justify the price. I rate the product’s pricing a four or five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

What needs improvement with Oracle SuperCluster?

It would be more convenient if the Agta Logic worked within the SuperCluster with the Agta data, as it may boost the speed of the applications.

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Oracle MiniCluster, S7-2, M7, M6-32

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Overview

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, is an integrated infrastructure system engineered to enable rapid deployment of converged compute, network, and storage technologies for hosting applications or workloads on a guest OS. It is a data center-class system that provides incremental and scalable performance optimized for consolidation of mixed workloads.

Secure cloud infrastructure with the industry’s most advanced security, extreme performance, and a complete suite of efficiency enhancements, tools, and automation that work together to dramatically lower cost and complexity.

Sample Customers

Agnitum Information Technologies, Mediacloud, Xait AS, Atos Global Managed Services, CaixaBI, ICA AB, BT Spain, Secure-24, Xait

Advania, Dimension Data, Atos, Etisilat Nigeria, HDFC, Specialized Bicycle Components, Uganda Revenue Authority, iQor, United Energy, Portic Barcelona, B Logistics, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, CSC, CNSI, REDISA

Oracle Private Cloud Appliance vs. Oracle SuperCluster