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Platform Intelligence for

high-Performance Identity

Management

The Intel Xeon processor 5500 series incorporates a

number of features and capabilities that together pave the

way for unprecedented solution value with Oracle Identity

Management:

" Intelligent performance gives Oracle software the ability

to work with the hardware platform to deliver higher

throughput on demand with real-time adjustments to

processor frequency using Intel

 Turbo Boost Technology.

For enhanced throughput on highly threaded workloads, the

platform also engages Intel

 Hyper-Threading Technology

 

 

when needed.

" Automated energy effciency is enabled by Intel

 

Intelligent Power Technology, which uses automated low

power states to dynamically tune power consumption to

the lowest level available while still meeting performance

requirements. Because the platform utilizes integrated

power gates, that tuning can be done on a per-core basis, for

unprecedented low overall power usage.

" Flexible virtualization provides very high server-

consolidation ratios, as well as the ability to extend

virtualization pools to include multiple generations of

server platforms,

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 decreasing operating costs as well as

protecting existing hardware investments.

Platform intelligence ushers in a truly new generation of

enterprise computing. The day after its launch, Intel announced

that servers based on the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series had

already broken more than 20 world performance benchmark

records; the following are just a few of the record-breaking

two-socket results:

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" General Purpose Computing. SPECint*_rate_

base2006: 240 (a 71 percent gain over the Intel

 Xeon

 

processor 5400 series)

" Database. TPC*-C: 631,766 tpmC (transaction rate

metric) at USD 1.08/tpmC (a 130 percent gain over the

Intel Xeon processor 5400 series)

" Application Server. SPECjAppServer*2004: 3,975.13

SPECjAppServer2004 JOPS (a 93 percent gain over the

Intel Xeon processor 5400 series)

" Enterprise Resource Planning. Oracle Applications 

(OASB): Order-to-cash batch 55,866 lines/hour; payroll 

batch 81,522 checks/hour

Servers based on the Intel Xeon processor are an excellent

choice for running Oracle Identity Management, based on

a variety of factors.

An identity management architecture is essentially

controlling access to all of your enterprise applications

and resources, acting as the gatekeeper, said Mark Veatch,

director of targeted partner strategy at Oracle. It has to be

responsive. It has to be reliable. And, most importantly, it has

to be scalable to support your organization s evolving needs.

Identity Management for

Compliance and Security

The challenges of identity management are well known to

IT administrators, data center operators, and data security

professionals. Help desks must cope with restoring lost

passwords, provisioning new staff members, disabling

the accounts of former employees, meeting regulatory

requirements such as Sarbanes-Oxley, and protecting against

the rise in Internet fraud. All of these factors drive home

the value of handling identity management tasks through

a centralized framework that includes highly automated

procedures, extensive reporting, and self-service functionality.

These design objectives were paramount during the

development of Oracle Identity Management.

Oracle Identity Management effectively handles a wide range

of organizational challenges involving security, compliance,

and IT administration. The solution adapts well to the varying

needs of enterprises coping with the end-to-end life cycles of

user identities, both inside and outside the firewall. Individual

components in the product suite address strong authentication,

single sign-on, federation, entitlements management, user

provisioning, role management, Web services management,

and directory services.

Collaboration began with pre-release silicon provided by

Intel early in the development cycle. As a result, the software

solution is highly optimized for the Intel Xeon processor

5500 series. Deploying Oracle Identity Management on Intel

Xeon processor 5500 series-based servers in the enterprise

provides a winning combination:

" A comprehensive, end-to-end solution. Offering a

full-featured solution to meet security, compliance, and

IT cost-savings goals, Oracle solutions scale to demanding

enterprise requirements and are backed by Oracle

experience and expertise.

B u I l d I n g E n t E r P r I S E S O l u t I O n S w I t h O r a C l E S O f t w a r E

Intelligent Infrastructure from Oracle and Intel