Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Automatic Storage Management (ASM) extends ASM Functionality to manage ALL Data – Oracle Database Files / Oracle Clusterware Files and non-structured general purpose data such as binaries, external files an text files. ASM simplifies, automates and reduces cost and overhead by providing a unified and integrated solution stack for all file management needs, eliminitating the need for 3rd party volume managers, file systems and clusterplatforms
