Oracle OpenWorld 2013: A conundrum solved
For years I couldn't resolve how and why Oracle approached the market so differently than other major apps providers. Finally I have. They aren't truly an apps provider - at least not primarily.
For years I couldn't resolve how and why Oracle approached the market so differently than other major apps providers. Finally I have. They aren't truly an apps provider - at least not primarily.
Oracle is breaking out beyond OpenWorld with a new international tour dedicated to the cloud, kicking off in Dubai in January.
Cloud strategy is now indivisible from enterprise computing - can Oracle retain its vast customer base in this new era?
Oracle, Oracle, Oracle. WHAT am I going to DO with you?
Conference keynotes receive top billing and an eager crowd -- but is content or advert? It depends on who pays...
SAP and Oracle are at each other's throats. It's a titillating side show that side steps some of the realities - at least for SAP.
Roger Kay examined Mark Hurd's challenges before and after leaving HP and that led me to put together some comments I'm hearing about Oracle's handling of both open source and virtualization issues.
Surveys and focus group studies help suppliers better understand what customers want, their priorities, their sensitive to cost, their view of the future and can be of great value. Focus group studies are useful when the analyst doesn't really know the right questions to ask.
Vendors are coming in for a hard time again. But are analysts any better?
Yesterday, I covered the lessons of Dreamforce 2010 from what it revealed about salesforce.com's going forward strategies, products, vision and other sundries.