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Future of Oracle centers on the cloud, AI and automation

Oracle deepened its embrace of cloud computing, AI software and IT automation tools in 2018. What can users expect from it in 2019? More of the same, most likely. Continue Reading
Oracle HCM Cloud vs. Workday HCM: Which one is right for you?

Oracle and Workday are battling each other to gain an edge in the human capital management market. Here's how their suites of cloud HCM applications stack up against one another. Continue Reading
What you can get with Oracle MySQL Cloud Service

Oracle's MySQL Cloud Service enables users to run MySQL databases in the cloud. Here's a rundown of the features and tools included in the cloud-based version of the open source database. Continue Reading
Oracle BICS and Oracle DVCS offer two flavors of data visualization

Oracle's business intelligence and data visualization cloud services include similar visual analytics features and are often confused with one another. But they're two different things. Continue Reading
Cloud push complicates Oracle contracts, compliance efforts

In order to predict what 2017 holds for Oracle licensing, a look to the company's past can help reveal where it's headed -- and that means more pressure on users to go to the cloud. Continue Reading
Cloud and Oracle Engineered Systems push changes in IT

Oracle's investments in the cloud and its Oracle Engineered Systems are changing the landscape of IT. IOUG President Maria Anderson talks about turning a challenge into an opportunity.Continue Reading
Oracle eyes Zero-touch provisioning for NaaS startups

Oracle plans to use its demonstration project from a TM Forum conference to help NaaS companies design hybrid network products using zero-touch provisioning.Continue Reading
IOUG president on Oracle cloud services strategy, big data usage

In a Q&A, John Matelski, president of the IOUG, answers questions about Oracle's cloud strategy and his own organization's business intelligence and big data analytics initiatives.Continue Reading
Thumbs up to Oracle's cloud database service, down to cloud washing

Oracle founder and CTO Larry Ellison's cloud-focused opening keynote speech at the vendor's Oracle OpenWorld 2014 conference was a mix of the substantial and the specious.Continue Reading
Q4 drops Oracle stock, but cloud may be silver lining

In recent Oracle news, the Q4 report drops Oracle stock, but Ellison more focused on cloud gains. Oracle released new Virtual Compute Appliance.Continue Reading
Oracle Microsoft cloud deal benefits and questions

The Oracle Microsoft deal to allow Oracle Database to run on Windows Azure may puzzle some. Which end users might take advantage of that, and why?Continue Reading
A primer on Oracle Database as a Service

At OpenWorld 2013, Oracle announced a cloud service that lets users quickly deploy database instances without worrying about infrastructure issues.Continue Reading
Oracle to buy BEA Systems

Oracle has cut a deal to purchase middleware pioneer BEA Systems Inc. for about $8.5 billion.Continue Reading

Big data management practices gain attention amid risks

Many data professionals have yet to solidify traditional data management practices, but they have a new set of challenges to ...

Aerospike database garners Spark, Kafka connectors

Apache Kafka and Apache Spark connectors ease use of the Aerospike NoSQL data store in high-speed applications such as analytics ...

Data catalog software takes on data lakes, privacy laws

Data catalog systems form a hub for managing a company's data. New products are focusing on machine learning and AI add-ons that ...

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NYPD's Patternizr crime analysis tool raises AI bias concerns

The NYPD has rolled out Patternizr, a machine learning algorithm that helps analysts identify crime patterns but highlights the ...

Users find data preparation tools vital to BI strategies

Data preparation isn't the sexiest topic, but it's critically important to IT and business users, according to a study by Dresner...

Augmented analytics tools, NLP search, graph are trending

Augmented analytics, NLP and graph analytics technologies are changing the data and analytics market, according to Gartner -- ...

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SAP CEO talks Qualtrics acquisition, says experience data is critical

At the Qualtrics X4 Summit, SAP CEO Bill McDermott argues that experience data is now central to business success. He promised to...

SAP blockchain service helps fight counterfeit drugs

SAP's new blockchain service may help drug wholesalers verify the authenticity of returned drugs, but it faces business process ...

Release of ABAP in SAP Cloud Platform to extend S/4HANA

ABAP's future is bright with the support of SAP technology like S/4HANA, but having ABAP in the cloud will take some adjustment, ...

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SQL Server auditing best practices: 3 key questions for DBAs

Acing a SQL Server database audit starts with careful monitoring of how sensitive data is accessed and used so you can answer the...

Talend Stitch tools load data to Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Cloud data warehouses see serious data transformation work moving to the cloud. Talend's first integration with Stitch, which it ...

5 trends for SQL Server environments as SQL Server 2019 looms

SQL Server is undergoing new changes, as Microsoft prepares to release the 2019 version of the database software. Other changes ...

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Fix this runC vulnerability to prevent unwanted root access

Examine a recent vulnerability to the runC container code and what you need to do to prevent unwanted root access and container ...

Get these benefits when you simplify a WebSphere Portal URL

If your Portal URL displays the tired /wps/portal preamble in the browser's location bar, it's time to perform Portal URL ...

Manage Jenkins vulnerabilities via Security Advisory page

The Jenkins Security Advisory maintains a list of vulnerable plugins and ways to fix issues that may otherwise hamper your ...

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4 PowerShell modules every IT pro should know

Find out how to use four of the most popular PowerShell community modules in the PowerShell Gallery to help better manage your ...

IBM quantum computing may arrive sooner than expected

If IBM continues doubling the performance of its quantum computers, as recent benchmarks indicate, it could deliver the first ...

Nvidia acquires Mellanox against growing AI, data competition

Nvidia acquires Mellanox for $6.9 billion, as competition increases for platforms that can handle AI and other data-intensive ...

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4 Office 365 collaboration tools that mirror SharePoint

In order to convince users to move away from SharePoint, Microsoft has built Office 365 collaboration tools that improve upon the...

9 killer use cases for CMS blockchain

Uses for blockchain technology in content management and social media exist largely in the realm of the theoretical. But there's ...

Content services and archiving records: It's complicated

Content services complicate archiving. Microservices render records dynamically for many devices, while an archive should be a ...

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Users at Qualtrics X4 Summit share a common philosophy on role of HR

Two Qualtrics customers talk about how they've successfully measured employee experience, and how doing so has effectively ...

10 steps for developing a recruiting strategy

To ensure your organization is attracting and hiring the right candidates, evaluate existing policies and strategies and update ...

At Qualtrics X4 Summit, Obama stresses need for facts

Former President Barack Obama discusses his approach to problem analysis and forming a team at the Qualtrics X4 Summit.