AUSTIN, Texas and LONDON, April 15,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle and SailGP, sailing's
premier racing league, have expanded their successful data
analytics platform leading into the second season. SailGP taps
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to deliver real-time data to
each of the league's eight national teams as well as to broadcast
partners and fans worldwide. New features added this season will
improve team performance and give fans a thrilling crews-eye view
of the action.
"Our cutting-edge, global league continues to push the
boundaries of what is possible, both on and off the water," said
Russell Coutts, SailGP CEO.
"For Season 2, we're working on a number of new cloud-based
innovations with Oracle to truly enhance the viewer experience and
create efficiencies in the way we operate across all aspects of our
business. The results are remarkable, especially on race days which
are the ultimate showcase of data, technology and invention."
SailGP will turn to Oracle Stream Analytics this season to
provide real-time race metrics. Using sophisticated correlation
patterns, data enrichment and machine learning, Oracle Stream
Analytics makes autonomous decisions based on the 30,000 data
points an F50 catamaran sends every second of a race. Oracle Stream
Analytics blends and transforms disparate data into one stream,
down from the 10 streams SailGP shared in its first season. This
allows teams to easily customize their data dashboards with
relevant tactical information, including open-source data from
rival teams, and determine optimal in-race strategies in an
instant.
The streamed data is also used to create unique second-screen
experiences. Fans will gain a deeper understanding of the teams'
actions during a race through instantaneous updates of key
performance metrics and the enhanced data dashboards on the SailGP
app and on SailGP.com.
OCI will deliver the expected 80 billion data requests generated
over the course of the eight races to Oracle's London cloud region for analysis and worldwide
distribution, all within two-tenths of a second. Live video and
audio feeds taken aboard the F50s are streamed to the cloud region
for immediate broadcast, and simultaneously stored in Oracle
Autonomous Data Warehouse. SailGP production teams at league
headquarters use this information to create content for
distribution across 175 broadcast territories. Season 2 marks the first time SailGP will coordinate all
data and production activities for each race remotely,
significantly reducing the costs and the environmental impact of
traveling large crews and equipment to each event.
"SailGP is one of the most data-rich sports leagues in the
world, and data is in Oracle's DNA," said Ariel Kelman, executive vice president and chief
marketing officer, Oracle. "The differentiator in our collaboration
this season is the advancements in extracting meaningful
information from massive amounts of data and the mind boggling
speed at which it's done. Once other sports organizations realize
what SailGP can accomplish, they'll quickly understand the
advantages of having an aggressive and comprehensive strategy for
delivering real-time data and insights to both teams and fans."
Oracle Cloud will also power a new SailGP simulator. With
training restricted to a few days before each event, the simulator
allows teammates to virtually race the F50s from any location.
Based on a Dynamic Velocity Prediction Program using Season 1 data,
and visualization technology hosted in an Oracle virtual graphics
workstation, athletes can take the helm, grinder, wing trimmer or
flight controller positions and work through different set-ups and
race conditions. Sailing aficionados will be able to experience the
exhilaration of the virtual F50 at future SailGP events where they
can compete against a computer generated boat or compete against
each other.
SailGP also enters its second season of competition with a
renewed relationship with Oracle.
"After a thrilling opening season where we witnessed teams break
the 50 knot barrier and set speed records using the real-time data
and analytics delivered by Oracle Cloud, I am delighted that SailGP
is extending its partnership with Oracle as the league's global
data analytics partner for three more years," Coutts
said. "Having access to Oracle's global infrastructure allows
us to rapidly process incredibly large amounts of internal data and
automate repeatable tasks, improve predictions, and identify issues
and performance differences between teams."
"What SailGP and Oracle have accomplished in our short time
working together is extraordinary, and this season is set up to
surpass that," Kelman added. "I look forward to achieving new
milestones as we continue on the path we started."
SailGP Season 2 commences in Bermuda on April 24-25,
2021.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Oracle and SailGP: www.oracle.com/sailgp
- Rights-free still images available to download:
https://sailgp.photoshelter.com/index
About Oracle
Oracle offers suites of
integrated applications plus secure, autonomous infrastructure in
the Oracle Cloud. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:
ORCL), please visit us at oracle.com.
About SAILGP
SailGP races for a better future,
championing a world powered by nature. The sport's pinnacle league,
SailGP features national teams battling in short, intense races at
iconic stadium-style venues across the globe, building to the Grand
Final – and sailing's top prize of US $1
million. The high-tech, high-speed action features sailing's
best athletes racing in identical supercharged F50 catamarans,
flying at electrifying speeds exceeding 60 mph/100 kph. Visit
SailGP.com for more information.
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