Intel® Expressway Service Gateway vs.
Oracle* Enterprise/Vordel Gateway
An apples-to-apples comparison
Performance, security and simplicity are the three reasons organizations deploy a services gateway. In an apples to apples comparison Intel Expressway Service Gateway significantly outpaces Oracle Enterprise Gateway in all three key decision criteria. In particular, Intel Expressway Service Gateway provides a DMZ-ready, secure, higher performance alternative to Oracle Enterprise Gateway, while reducing total cost of ownership and time to value.
8X the performance at 1/2 the price
Not only did Intel Expressway Service Gateway achieve higher “peak” throughput, it also demonstrated predictability, linear scalability, and the ability to take advantage of Intel microprocessor advancements. Compared to this Oracle Enterprise Gateway performed erratically as loads were increased, making it impossible to properly size a deployment.
DMZ ready secure appliance option
Services gateway products are typically deployed in a DMZ just behind a firewall and therefore require firewall quality security. Intel provides a security hardened, tamper resistant appliance with support for HSM. Oracle Enterprise Gateway is only available as a software package which makes it a hard sell to the security team.
Simplified manageability and reduced complexity
Complete Intel solution comprised of only three components, compared to Oracle’s six disparate software programs and a required database license. Intel solution can be managed as a cluster, provides easier policy creation and management and provides easy extensibility to legacy applications. Oracle solution requires significant manual effort to accomplish these tasks.
Intel Expressway Service Gateway customers love our solution:
- Low Total Cost of Ownership due to lower upfront costs and significantly lower management costs. Solutions available for software-only deployment incur additional costs of acquiring, patching and maintaining general purpose servers.
- Widest integration with third party products since Intel does not have an agenda to up-sell other related products it works with a variety of third party solutions.
- Flexible deployment options include hardware appliances, software appliances and software for various operating system platforms.
* Oracle Enterprise Gateway is an Oracle-branded version of the Vordel gateway
Additional Information
White Paper: Comparison to Oracle* Enterprise Gateway
Intel Expressway Service Gateway: Data Sheet
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