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Network Appliance today announced support for the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support Program, providing customers who use Oracle on NetApp storage with reliable and available high-performance storage for Linux grid environments. (Visit its Web site for information on Oracle Unbreakable Linux) Together, Oracle Unbreakable Linux and NetApp data management solutions are able to provide customers with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), reduced complexity, and better management of their Linux grid through NetApp virtualized storage and simplified data management. NetApp, also a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork, has worked closely with Oracle to provide Oracle Validated Configurations for Enterprise Linux (its Web site). These pretested, validated configurations offer customers with easier, faster, and lower-cost deployment of Linux solutions in their enterprise. NetApp supports enterprise Linux for key protocols. For more information, please visit the NetApp/Oracle Supportability Matrix at its Web site. Additionally, NetApp Global Services offers professional services, directly and through their channel partners, to ease the transition to new technology areas. With these higher levels of integration, enterprises can feel more confident in their decision to make the transition. Using integration services frees local staff from deployment and integration tasks; reduces the risks inherent with change; and allows customers to achieve a smooth and efficient deployment, and in most cases experience near-zero downtime during integration. “Linux brings flexibility, reliability, and simplicity directly into the data center, which is also where NetApp brings unmatched value in terms of scalable, modular, cost-effective storage and data management solutions,” said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions and Alliances at Network Appliance. “NetApp support for the Oracle Unbreakable Linux program provides customers with improved business agility and application uptime, while lowering their overall IT costs.”