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How IBM Power E1180 Delivers 24/7 Oracle Availability

By AZUCENA CASTRO TIRADO posted yesterday

  

In today’s enterprise landscape, one thing is clear: downtime is no longer acceptable. Every minute of interruption can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, disrupt mission-critical operations, and damage customer trust. For organizations running Oracle Database, infrastructure resilience isn’t just a nice-to-have — it’s the backbone of business continuity.

That’s where the IBM Power E1180 comes in: a platform purpose-built to keep your Oracle workloads online 24/7 with zero planned downtime and enterprise-grade resiliency.

The Real Cost of Downtime for Oracle Workloads

Whether it’s patching, upgrades, or unexpected failures, every second of downtime impacts your bottom line.

  • Downtime can cost enterprises thousands of dollars per minute.

  • It disrupts transactions, slows down analytics, and jeopardizes SLA commitments.

  • In industries like finance, healthcare, or retail, even short outages can trigger compliance risks and reputation loss.

CIOs, CTOs, and IT Finance leaders face increasing pressure to deliver always-on operations without ballooning licensing or infrastructure costs. The traditional x86 stack struggles to meet these expectations without complex high-availability add-ons. That’s why a resilient platform designed for Oracle from the ground up makes all the difference.

Engineered for Zero Planned Downtime

The IBM Power E1180 is architected for continuous operations — ensuring your Oracle databases run without interruption.

Key capabilities include:

  • Live Kernel Updates – Patch and update your systems without taking Oracle workloads offline.

  • PowerHA Clustering – High availability with automated failover to keep mission-critical applications running.

  • 99.999% Uptime – Proven availability across clustered environments.

  • Optimized Per-Core Efficiency – Run more with fewer cores, reducing Oracle licensing costs.

💡 “Because your data doesn’t sleep — and neither should your infrastructure.”

Strategic Edge for CIOs and IT Leaders

Modern IT leaders aren’t just thinking about keeping the lights on — they’re thinking about strategic resilience.

With IBM Power E1180:

  • CIOs can guarantee operational continuity and meet aggressive SLA targets.

  • DBAs and Infrastructure Architects can simplify patching and maintenance without complex workarounds.

  • CFOs and IT Finance can lower total cost of ownership by maximizing Oracle licensing efficiency.

  • CISOs and Risk Managers benefit from built-in security and compliance capabilities of AIX 7.3.

This isn’t just high availability — it’s continuous business execution.

Built for Mission-Critical Oracle Workloads

Oracle workloads on IBM Power aren’t new — they’ve powered some of the world’s most demanding enterprises for decades. But with the Power E1180, that foundation evolves:

  • Support for large-scale Oracle OLTP and RAC deployments

  • Seamless integration with hybrid cloud strategies

  • AI-ready infrastructure for predictive analytics and automated failover

By consolidating workloads and enabling true 24/7 availability, the Power E1180 gives IT leaders the confidence to modernize without risk.

Your Oracle workloads deserve more than band-aid fixes. They deserve an infrastructure engineered for resilience, security, and performance.

👉 Learn more about IBM Power E1180 and discover how to modernize with zero planned downtime.

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