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 The Oracle database has been around for over 30 years now, running originally on Digital VAX minicomputers before being ported to UNIX and eventually to Microsoft Windows NT in 1993. By then it was a mature, sophisticated and well-respected database solution, already providing a platform for the mission critical systems behind many large-scale business operations and offering many of the features we expect today such as clustering, security, hot-backup and auditing.
These were followed with support for partitioning, Real Application Clusters (RAC) and grid technology - the kind of facilities you would expect of a database capable of handling the needs of a major enterprise or high profile e-commerce operation. Oracle 11g introduces many new features that build on such capabilities.
What is perhaps less obvious is the support and flexibility that the Oracle platform offers, not only to large corporations but also to smaller businesses. Oracle has long supported Java with comprehensive facilities for working with Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). It also supports Microsoft’s .NET platform through Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio and ODP.NET. Alternatively, you can work with Oracle’s own Web-based Application Express.
Then there is the fact that the Oracle Database can run on a wide range of platforms, including both Linux and Microsoft Windows. There is even an embedded version of the database that will run on mobile devices, and of course the Express Edition (XE) which is completely free for not only development but also deployment and distribution. As a platform for building innovative solutions to your business problems, Oracle 11g is hard to beat!
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