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Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle Solaris: The compliance command simplifies how complex security audits are performed.

Over 8 years ago

Commented on One of the most intriguing things about Oracle VM is that it's a free enterprise-grade hypervisor.

John, it's free to download, free to run. Yes, you can pay for support. It even then the support is cheaper than what VMware charges for their support. So why not download it and run it?

Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle Enterprise Manager: The neatest feature is the single pane of glass for the whole stack. As an admin it gives me the ability to look all the way up from my storage to the application tier.

Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle Exalogic [EOL]: The most valuable feature I've seen is the integration it has with Exadata.

Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle VM: One of the most intriguing things about Oracle VM is that it's a free enterprise-grade hypervisor.

Over 8 years ago

Commented on I've worked with different flavors of Unix, but I chose Solaris. I like the constant innovation in the software and hardware.

I have also found that performance on Solaris is a major plus. Java just likes the OS :-)

Over 8 years ago

Commented on You get what you pay for

I use this all the time, and have not experienced many of the problems or limitations you point out. What version were you running?

Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle Content Management: Its agility allows us to dynamically size it to meet our needs.

Over 8 years ago

Contributed a review of Oracle Netra Modular System: It's not a one-size-fits-all converged infrastructure system, which means that I can mix things and have convergence throughout the whole stack.

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Over 8 years ago

Oracle Solaris

The compliance command simplifies how complex security audits are performed.

Over 8 years ago

Oracle Enterprise Manager

The neatest feature is the single pane of glass for the whole stack. As an admin it gives me the ability to look all the way up from my storage to the application tier.

Over 8 years ago

Oracle Exalogic [EOL]

The most valuable feature I've seen is the integration it has with Exadata.

Over 8 years ago

Oracle VM

One of the most intriguing things about Oracle VM is that it's a free enterprise-grade hypervisor.

Over 8 years ago

Oracle Content Management

Its agility allows us to dynamically size it to meet our needs.

Over 8 years ago

Oracle Netra Modular System

It's not a one-size-fits-all converged infrastructure system, which means that I can mix things and have convergence throughout the whole stack.

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Over 8 years ago

Server Virtualization Software

One of the most intriguing things about Oracle VM is that it's a free enterprise-grade hypervisor.

Over 8 years ago

Operating Systems (OS) for Business

I've worked with different flavors of Unix, but I chose Solaris. I like the constant innovation in the software and hardware.

Over 8 years ago

Server Virtualization Software

You get what you pay for

About me

Erik Benner is a Enterprise Architect, focusing on solutions that meet the customer’s business needs. Erik has worked with Oracle and Sun systems since the late 90s and is experienced with most of the Engineered Systems from Oracle. His focus is on holistic designs combining database, middleware and virtualization technologies. Erik is a frequent speaker at Oracle events (OOW, COLLABORATE and local events). Erik is also actively engaged with the IOUG Solaris SIG and both the IOUG and OUAG OEM SIGs. When not working, Erik enjoys spending time with his family at their Observatory, where the telescopes outnumber the people.