Benchmark Azure Tessell Oracle performance using SLOB

Tessell's focus on providing high database input/output operations per second (IOPS) enables efficient Oracle production database workloads on Azure, which is crucial for database as a service (DBaaS) performance across processor, storage, and networking. Tessell facilitates Azure NVMe-backed shapes and offers self-service options such as Terraform provisioning, database management, and data lifecycle management, which includes tasks like patching and upgrades. By modernizing with Tessell, customers can reduce both direct and indirect costs, potentially reinvesting savings into their business. The article details a performance benchmarking process using the SLOB tool on the Azure L8as_v3 shape, based on the AMD 3rd Generation EPYC 7763v processor, achieving an average IOPS of 152,027 and throughput of 1187.8 MB/s. This process helps organizations evaluate and optimize price/performance for specific workloads, allowing them to maintain operational expenses while benefiting from performance enhancements, or to achieve cost savings through infrastructure modernization and database consolidation.