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Oracle on Tuesday rolled out an Exadata storage expansion pack to add a plug-and-play rack to ride shotgun with its database machine.

The general idea behind the Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack is to offer customers who have invested in the early Exadata machines in the first and second versions an option to handle overflow and archive data such as Weblogs, images and backups.

According to Oracle, the storage expansion rack comes in 96 terabyte to 3 petabyte configurations. The racks, which come in full, half and quarter sizes, are connected to the Exadata Database Machine using included InfiniBand switches.

Atlantic Wave 1386 Click to enlarge Wave DVD Tower (Black Steel ...

This DVD storage rack doesn't hold many DVD "double sized cases." It can hold two or three of the double sized cases on each level of the tower--and with nine "levels" that's about eighteen double sized cases at the very most. Another problem is putting it together. I was able to assemble Atlantic's CD wave storage tower myself--but not so with this DVD wave storage tower. Some of the small plastic parts can be tricky to handle. Sigh. I had to ask my handyman to help; although to be fair he was able to assemble it in about 20 minutes. Overall, this attractive storage tower houses DVDs very well and the cherry wood base and details give it a handsome appearance. It goes particularly well with modern or contemporary décor and it lasts forever. The rack is easy to move about as it is only six or seven pounds at the most when empty; and you can even place it in a closet if you wish to keep it there for any reason.

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