The price of cloud services has dipped in recent years, thanks in large part to increased competition among the big providers. That competition might get even fiercer if Oracle has its way. Oracle CEO Larry Ell…
Contrary to some published reports, former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison isn’t really retiring. Although he’s turned over the chief-executive reins to co-presidents Safra Catz and Mark Hurd, he retains the CTO and e…
[caption id="attachment_12552" align="aligncenter" width="500"] What, Ellison pick a fight with SAP? Never![/caption] Oracle has its sights on SAP’s in-memory business. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison began this year’…
[caption id="attachment_11542" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Ellison (l) tells it like he thinks it is.[/caption] Oracle CEO Larry Ellison thinks that Apple will collapse without Steve Jobs at the helm. In a…
How Ford’s Technical Specialists Manage a Globalized Workforce The automotive industry is in a state of rapid change. In addition to the expedient move to electrification, auto manufacturers around the world ar…
[caption id="attachment_10712" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Believe it or not, the rivalry between Oracle and Salesforce has actually inspired protests.[/caption] Once upon a time, Salesforce CEO Marc Benio…
Oracle has whipped the curtain back from what it claims is the "world's fastest microprocessor"—and it may not be the one that everyone was expecting. Oracle launched the SPARC T5 microprocessor at a March 26 e…
[caption id="attachment_4939" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Some of Oracle's new cloud applications mine social networks for insight.[/caption] Oracle previewed seven new cloud services at its Oracle Open Wo…
[caption id="attachment_4857" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Oracle CEO Larry Ellison used his OOW keynote to make four major announcements.[/caption] Oracle CEO Larry Ellison used his opening keynote at Orac…
For years, as its rivals sped toward the cloud with all due haste, Oracle continued to emphasize its on-premises offerings. It seemed a logical strategy: with Oracle customers tethered considerable infrastructu…
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took to the stage June 6 to detail Oracle Cloud, a platform he described as seven years in the making, built at considerable expense in cash and engineering hours. Oracle’s Cloud will h…
We’re all familiar with the so-called Work-Life Balance. But, this conjures up visions of see-saws that must be perfectly balanced with equal weights on both ends at all times to ensure success. I personally be…