1.2.3 Smart Flash Technology

The Exadata Smart Flash Cache feature of the Oracle Exadata System Software intelligently caches database objects in flash memory, replacing slow, mechanical I/O operations to disk with very rapid flash memory operations.

• Exadata Smart Flash Cache
  Exadata Smart Flash Cache stores frequently accessed data in high-performance flash storage.
• Write-Back Flash Cache
  Write-Back Flash Cache enables write I/Os directly to Exadata Smart Flash Cache.
• Exadata Smart Flash Log
  Exadata Smart Flash Log improves transaction response times and increases overall database throughput for I/O intensive workloads by accelerating performance-critical log write operations.