Unlike large enterprises, smaller and mid-size businesses (SMBs) often rely on small teams — sometimes even a single person — to configure and manage their IT systems, including their databases. The Oracle Database Appliance, an easy-to-configure, easy-to-implement database appliance cuts countless hours from the installation process, as well as from on-going management and maintenance operations —  all while delivering the same reliability that enterprise-level database management systems (DBMS) offer. Plus it’s based on Intel Xeon processors to ensure a high level of performance and scalability. Read this technology overview of a DBMS built for SMBs that provides a rapidly-deployable, highly-available platform at an affordable cost.