New Exalytics- more benefits, but at a separate cost

Oracle has launch a new software package for its Exalytics high-performance analytics appliance. The new product will be mandatory for all valid configuration of OBI and EPM software.

That means, customers who are running their applications on Exalytics, have to now purchase this new software which has a list price of $30,000 per processor license as per company blog. Whereas, it is not compulsory for those customer who are only running Oracle's Endeca information discovery software.

If customers purchase the In-Memory software product under a Named User Plus licensing model with a minimum of 20 users, those licenses are listed at $370 per user, providing a potentially more economical option for companies with modest needs.

The licensing prerequisites for Exalytics In-Memory Software are Business Intelligence Foundation Suite, or Business Intelligence Foundation Suite for Oracle Applications, or Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus or Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition Plus for Oracle Applications and / or Essbase Plus and / or Hyperion Planning Plus.

This Exalytics In-Memory Software includes the software-specific enhancements created and enabled on Exalytics including Summary Advisor, hardware accelerations for OBI Server and Essbase and enhanced BI-Publisher bursting.