UPDATED 11:32 EDT / OCTOBER 26 2015

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Intel and Oracle make state-of-the-art data centers the new normal | #oow15

Two industry heavy hitters were on stage for the opening keynote address on Day 1 of Oracle OpenWorld 2105 to reveal new products and partnerships for Oracle and Intel.

Brian Krzanich, CEO of Intel, kicked off the keynote with the theme of transforming the enterprise data center. He described how Intel and Oracle were joining forces to achieve the full potential of the data center.

Listening to customers

With video featuring customer testimonials, Krzanich outlined the problems and complexities that the enterprise faces today. The resounding themes were handling the growth of data while responding in real time, as well as driving efficiency. The customers pointed to ease of use, flexibility, performance, creating better customer experiences and scale.

“Our focus has been to understand, analyze and solve the biggest obstacles,” Krzanich said. He then laid out four initiatives that would bring customers closer to their goals:

  1. Make it easy.
  2. Make it perform.
  3. Make it compelling.
  4. Make it secure.

Make it easy

Under this category, Krzanich explained how the cloud will continue to grow in terms of number of machines, and keeping up with the changing landscape will not be easy for legacy environments. As a solution, he points to the Intel Cloud for All, released in July 2015.

“We are investing in developing standards and solutions to make it easier for enterprise to deploy to the cloud,” he said, and then brought out Doug Fisher, senior VP and GM of the Software and Services Group at Intel, to discuss Oracle’s Project Apollo.

“The goal of the project is to reduce complexities and enable better performance in the cloud,” Fisher said. He explained how they are working with Oracle to create a data center to optimize hardware and software to enhance performance in the cloud.

He provided a demonstration of the solution and said that the project is complete and available today. He contended, “Project Apollo will allow the enterprise to deliver on SLAs with higher predictability and enable them to provision the right level of capital.”

Make it perform

Krzanich then continued with the next initiative, “making it perform.”

“We are committed to ensuring that Oracle runs faster with Intel,” he stated. “He took a swipe at IBM by noting that switching proprietary legacy systems its way is large and costly.

He then announced a new product called Exa Your Power by Oracle and Intel, developed to migrate off legacy IBM power systems. He brought Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, on stage to demonstrate the capabilities.

Hurd explained that the joint Oracle/Intel program would provide customers with a free proof-of-concept sample using one or more sample databases. They will also offer customized reports and test results in an effort to modernize a company’s legacy database environment with Oracle Engineered Systems.

Next gen-data center solutions

Continuing with another product release from Intel, Krzanich began discussing the “explosion of data.” He then announced the new 3D XPoint, a 3D cross point technology that provides storage at memory-like performance.

He explained how Intel 3D XPoint is 1,000 times faster, offers 1,000 times more endurance and is 10 times denser than DRAM. “This is fast, inexpensive storage to unleash the processors,” he said and then offered a demonstration. The product, which will be available in 2016, offers the enterprise better scalability and a better user experience.

Make it compelling

Under the heading “compelling”, Krzanich talked about the struggles with visualizing and monitoring business data in real time.  He noted that Apache’s Spark is a great solution but adoption is low because you need programming skills to gain insights.

He then introduces Trusted Analytics Platform (TAP) an open source software that optimizes performance and security of Big Data Analytics in the cloud. Intel is offering streaming SQL provided with a direct interface that will offer up new apps in hours not weeks.

He then presented two use cases through Bob Rogers, PHD. Intel’s chief data scientist and Asha Nayak MD PHD., Intel’s chief medical officer. Rodgers explains how data science is a team sport between data scientists and data engineers. He calls TAP collaborative, flexible and community oriented. Nayak offered up examples of new discoveries made in the health care industry. She cites that personalized and predictive models are empowering the medical community to conduct major research projects.

Make it secure

Krzanich closed out with security by saying, there is enormous potential in ensuring data privacy and offering end-to-end security. He explained how there is a need to break down silos and share data. He said that Intel’s Reliance Point technology is part of its Trusted Analytics Platform (TAP) and offers security across geography and owners. The focus is on securing all things and communications connected to data.

In conclusion, he ensured that Intel and Oracle are committed to providing solutions that make the state-of-the-art data centers the new normal.

Stay tuned for the full video interview, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of Oracle OpenWorld 2015. And join in on the conversation by CrowdChatting with theCUBE hosts.

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