In what the two companies billed as an "employee town hall," Oracle and Sun put their respective CEOs on stage January 10 to talk about the companies' relationship and future directions. The "town" in this case was Redwood Shores, CA, or, more specifically, Oracle's Oz-like campus within that city's confines. The "hall" was Oracle's conference center. Because the presentation was pitched primarily at employees of Sun and Oracle, the two chiefs, known for their aggressive stances, were in a jovial, frequently joking mood. Oracle's Larry Ellison (pictured) came off as the funnier and more amped up of the two. Sun's Scott McNealy seemed uncharacteristically subdued, perhaps because he wasn't on his own turf. He even joked that Sun lacks a capacious venue like Oracle's conference center, which was why he was in Redwood Shores. Watch McNealy and Ellison on SYS-CON.TV Emplo... (more)

Why All This Fuzz About SOA?

I’ve been to dozens of SOA lectures, presentations and conferences and though I considered some (the first ones) to be very interesting as I approached the subject, it soon started to get a bit boring as I easily could anticipate what the presenters were going to say: why adopt SOA, how will your company benefit from SOA, the possibilities SOA gives you, etc. etc. It’s fair to say that there is a lot of confusion and false expertise in this area and often these conferences are more a PR and sales show rather than a valid review of what SOA really is. But why all this fuzz about SOA? A SOA expert/sales man once said at a seminar: ‘Don’t ask yourself if you need SOA, you already have it!’. At first I thought it was funny as it sounded more like some kind of disease... ‘oh crap! when...!? It must have been that Thai stuff...’. But then he went on saying that SOA is a brand... (more)

Oracle VM Earns Performance Certification From The Tolly Group

News coming out of Oracle OpenWorld: Demonstrating its commitment to help customers increase data center efficiencies and reduce costs, Oracle today... Read more at VMblog.com. ... (more)

The Coming Cloud Computing Wars

The cloud computing meme continues to billow as Juniper and IBM announce a cloud management partnership rumors swirl about heavy petting between VMware and shareholder/partner Cisco. A few months ago it seemed like every cloud discussion included Google and/or Amazon; now it appears that “the network infrastructure issue” has finally reared its head and ushered in networking and management leaders into the cloud conversation. More cloud watchers are discovering that cloud apps -at a minimum- will put more burdens on the network. As IT services decouple from hardware the network becomes one of the key chokepoints to the realization of system and endpoint mobility. System automation will force network automation, or the evolution of Infrastructure 2.0. Chokepoints will Drive Innovation One aspect of the shift to cloud computing is the amount of network traffic (versus... (more)

Cisco Takes its Long Shot at Morphing into IT’s El Supremo

Cisco CEO John Chambers Monday became the latest in a long line of visionaries to come down from the mountain top with an architectural roadmap to the Promised Land at an exploitable industry inflection point. If the purportedly game-changing next-generation platform scheme succeeds, Chambers will be rich, even more fiendishly rich than he already is, and Cisco will own not only the data center, but the cloud, the data center's logical successor, and the computer establishment, as we know it, will be up-ended. As prophesied, the widgetry, Cisco's answer to its slowing networking fortunes and the growth demanded of it by Wall Street, centers on a newfangled Nehalem-based blade server called the Unified Computing System, which is all about convergence with networking at its heart. There's no guarantee it will take off; it's still slideware; and it will take time to gau... (more)

Which Oracle Java Certification Path Is Right for Your Career Growth?

In general, the major reasons for Java certifications are as follows: Certification improves skill level to attain expected Job or Promotions Certification boost confidence to drive an assignment Clear evidence that you can enter into an application development or a software project career using Java technologies. The certification empowers in application development using  Java programming language, and general knowledge of Java Platforms and Technologies. With Oracle Java certified professional, you become more competitive in the job market. Which Java Certification is right for me? The answer is simple, do all the certifications that can improve your career potential in terms of money(high salary) and technologies. There are certain Java Certifications require pre-requisite in terms of training or prior certification. One must consider following to choose correct J... (more)

In 2014 Big Data Investments Will Account for Nearly $30 Billion - Eventually Accounting for $76 Billion by 2020 End

DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Bold, Brash, Brilliant: How Larry Ellison Sold Corporate America on Oracle

FREDERICKSBURG, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Who is the world's richest salesman? And how did he get there? Read the October issue of Selling Power to find out how Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, grew the software giant to the pinnacle of success. From the very start of Oracle, Ellison has been the company's best sales rep, selling the company and its strategy to investors and to the business world at large. If you asked Oracle's CEO the dominant theme of his life's story, he might very well say it was "innovation." But that's only half right. Ellison's story is as much about salesmanship as it is about innovative software. Even as CEO, he spends a large percentage of his time in front of Oracle's customers. He is known as the ultimate closer for Oracle's biggest corporate deals, a sales role that leverages his unique combination of sales acumen and personality. Elli... (more)

Research and Markets: Decision Matrix: Selecting a Collaboration Vendor (Competitor Focus) Provides a Holistic View of Vendor Capabilities

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/84b502/decision_matix_se) has announced the addition of the "Decision Matrix: Selecting a Collaboration Vendor (Competitor Focus)" report to their offering. The Collaboration Decision Matrix outlines the competitive dynamics within the collaboration market and guides IT decision makers to select a vendor based on its product strength, reputation among customers, and impact in the market. Datamonitor provides a holistic view of vendor capabilities and recommends those you should explore, consider and, most importantly, shortlist. Scope Provides an overview of the most important trends affecting the collaboration market and influencing its competitive dynamics. Delivers a comprehensive comparison of vendors products, market impact, and user sentiment. Presents a detailed view of vendors respective stre... (more)

CORRECTING and REPLACING Samsung SDS Presents Mobile CRM Service Powered by Oracle

In the contact section, the title for Jae Shin should be Senior Director Mobile Services (sted Director of Sales and Marketing). The corrected release reads: SAMSUNG SDS PRESENTS MOBILE CRM SERVICE POWERED BY ORACLE Samsung SDS and Oracle have co-developed a native mobile CRM application, based on Oracle’s Siebel CRM, for use on smartphone devices. Samsung SDS demonstrated various Siebel CRM features in the latest Samsung smartphone, Omnia. The first CRM application was developed for the Pharmaceutical industry. Samsung SDS will offer this application using Samsung Mobile Cloud Center (SMCC). Additionally, Samsung SDS will develop other mobile applications for various industry verticals. Samsung SDS has also independently developed its own Push E-mail service, which seamlessly synchronizes enterprise email with mobile email client. Other mobile applications are b... (more)

House Voice on Energy Independence and Global Warming to Make Case for 2010 Action on Energy and Climate Change

DENVER, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/22/10 -- Energy Central, the leading resource in the global power industry for news, events, databases, insight and analysis, announced today that legislative heavyweight on energy issues, Representative Ed Markey, D-Mass., will meet with industry leaders at the EnergyBiz Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C., February 28 - March 2, 2010 (http://www.energybizforum.com). Rep. Markey is expected to outline how House Democrats and the Obama administration will move forward on issues such as climate change, cap and trade, and energy development. Rep. Ed Markey is a national leader on energy and the environment. In 2007, he was named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to be chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, which is responsible for tackling our nation's dependence on imported oil and the threat posed by ... (more)