MySQL Journal on Ulitzer Oracle's ownership of MySQL could run off some open source and MySQL users according to a poll the 451 Group took among its CAOS user community, CAOS standing for Commercial Adoption of Open Source. There were 347 respondents, the researcher says, and from their answers it calculates that: The use of MySQL will drop from 82.1% to 78.7% in 2011 and 72.3% 2014. An Oracle acquisition could run off 15% of all open source users and 14.4% of current MySQL users. At least they told 451 that they would be less likely to use MySQL if Oracle acquires it. Of course that has probably been said by users of every company Oracle has ever acquired. On the other hand, 6.3% of all open source users and 5.6% of MySQL users are more likely to use MySQL if it's acquired by Oracle. Use of MariaDB, the Monty Widenius fork that the European Commission appears to be... (more)

Tesora to Deliver Oracle Database Connectivity | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]

Tesora to Deliver Oracle Database Connectivity in OpenStack Trove Enterprises can now provision Oracle Database in OpenStack via the latest version of the Tesora private cloud Database as a Service (DBaaS) platform, the company's enhanced implementation of OpenStack Trove. Tesora has developed the first Trove guest agent for Oracle Database 12c. Enterprises can now use OpenStack Trove to create, configure, and start Oracle pluggable databases within a container database environment.  The Oracle container database can be pre-provisioned on dedicated hardware to deliver an ideal user experience and efficient use of resources. The implementation includes a Trove guest agent for Oracle Database, which acts as a proxy between OpenStack and the Oracle server to administer databases. Tesora's Remote Agent Architecture simplifies agent communication with Oracle Database. "... (more)

4 Customers

I visited 4 customers yesterday with one of our channel partner specialists,  James Rupprecht of Valcom in Salt Lake City.  It was an excellent day talking with IT professionals about what they've been doing and what they are planning to do.  VMware, Exchange, SQL Server, Netware, Oracle, snapshot, volume cloning, remote replication, D2D backup: they have it running on our storage and are very happy.  What else do these customers have in common? They don't like working any harder on storage than they need to. ... (more)

Dell Claims To Make Hay with Sun’s Fate Unclear

Michael Dell claimed Tuesday that simply the talk of a Sun-IBM tie-up is an "enormous opportunity" for Dell servers since it creates an air of uncertainty around the future of Sun's Solaris-based boxes and accelerates the move to x86 Linux machines. According to reports Dell's CEO said in Tokyo that "Just the rumor of IBM potentially purchasing Sun creates an enormous opportunity because all of the Sun accounts are very concerned about what will happen to the Solaris platform and Sparc microprocessor." Dell of course is in a pickle because both IBM and HP are ahead of Dell in servers with Cisco now bringing up the rear. He also overstates the case on migration since x86 platforms, as powerful as they've become, can't always replace a high-end Sun machine and Dell's focus has been on low- and mid-range x86 servers where it's second to HP. Of course it's equally true tha... (more)

Oracle-Sun: $7.4BN Deal Will Close Already This Summer

“We estimate that the acquired business will contribute over $1.5 billion to Oracle’s non-GAAP operating profit in the first year, increasing to over $2 billion in the second year,” said Oracle's President Safra Catz (pictured), after the board of both Oracle and Sun unanimously approved the acquisition of Sun by Oracle for $7.4 billion in a deal anticipated to close this summer, subject to Sun stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. “We expect this acquisition to be accretive to Oracle’s earnings by at least 15 cents on a non-GAAP basis in the first full year after closing,” said Catz in an offiocial statement this morning, before adding that the $1.5BN was a very satisfying aspect of the deal indeed: “This would make the Sun acquisition more profitable in per share contribution in the first year than we had planned for ... (more)

Commentary: Sun’s Oracle Merger

Mergers & Acquisitions on Ulitzer With only the ‘you may now kiss the bride’ custom to follow, the Oracle/Sun marriage (or dare I say Sun/Oracle) is now finally complete. After months of legal wrangling which has caused nothing but embarrassment and dwindled Sun’s stature within the market sphere, reports also came out that half of Sun's 27,000 staff will be made redundant. Thus initial indications are clear that Oracle, known for its past agnosticism to open source has an eye for the merger being based on maximizing profit. In the meantime Sun’s competitors are probably smiling wryly as the delay of the merger played into their immediate interests but what threats and challenges does this partnership now pose to the once great open source vendor which did so much for developing the tech and e-commerce industry. One thing which Oracle will most probably do is addres... (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)

Oracle Closes Purchase of Citigroup's Interest in i-flex solutions

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Citigroup's interest in India's largest applications software company, i-flex solutions (Bombay Stock Exchange: IFLX.BO and National Stock Exchange of India: IFLX.NS). Oracle now owns approximately 43 percent of the outstanding shares of i-flex. Charles Phillips, Oracle President, has joined the i-flex board of directors. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO ) "Oracle's investment in i-flex will enable us to deliver unprecedented value to the financial services industry. There is simply no other combination of companies that can provide a more strategic solution to the financial services industry than Oracle and i-flex," said Oracle President, Charles Phillips. "Our strategic relationship includes sales, research a... (more)

BEA Raises the Bar in Application Modernization With New Releases of Tuxedo, SALT and New Product Tuxedo System and Application Monitor

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BEAWorld -- BEA Systems, Inc., a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software, today announced the latest releases of Tuxedo(R) and Services Architecture Leveraging Tuxedo (SALT), as well as a new product for monitoring and tracing Tuxedo-based applications and systems, Tuxedo System and Application Monitor (TSAM). The release of these products strengthens the company's leadership position in mainframe replacement and raises the bar in application modernization. All include several new features that are unmatched in helping to ensure enterprises can preserve and extend the life of mature, mission- critical applications written in C, C++ and COBOL without compromise while allowing these applications to be leveraged for SOA. Tuxedo 10, along with the entire Tuxedo product family, furthers its commitment to impr... (more)

Enhanced Ventyx Customer Suite Reflects Growing Demand for Software Supporting AMI and Renewable Energy Rates

ATLANTA, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ --Ventyx((R)), the world's largest private software, data and advisory services provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced the newest release of its Customer Suite customer information system (CIS)/billing software solution. The release includes features enhancing utility clients' ability to incorporate advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) capabilities and renewable energy into their customer management systems, as well as enhanced billing and security features. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080318/CLTU015LOGO ) Ventyx Customer Suite is the most comprehensive customer management system available, capable of managing all of a utility's customer-facing processes, from meter reads to billing and customer inquiries through the call center or self-service and service management. The solution's extensive ... (more)

Simba Technologies to Demo Excel Spreadsheet PivotTables Connectivity for Oracle 11g OLAP Option at OpenWorld 2009

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/15/09 -- Simba Technologies Inc., industry's choice for standards-based relational and multi-dimensional data connectivity, announced today that its CEO, Amyn Rajan, will speak at Oracle OpenWorld 2009 in San Francisco. Rajan will present a conference session entitled "Using Excel and Oracle for Business Intelligence and Ad Hoc Reporting," Session ID S308590 on October 12th at 5:30pm, Room 2010 in Moscone West. Rajan will demonstrate how business users can use an Excel spreadsheet PivotTable to query rich analytic content directly from an Oracle 11g OLAP Option database. This use of Excel with Oracle OLAP is identical to how an Excel PivotTable queries Microsoft Analysis Services and SAP NetWeaver BW. Attendees will see how Excel's rich data selection, multi-dimensional display, hierarchical navigation and data visu... (more)