Oracle’s biggest threat: ‘No changes whatsoever’
Oracle changed titles among its top three execs and tried to calm the troops by promising that nothing will change. Is that really a good thing?
(more...)Larry Ellison has not left the building. For Oracle’s sake, maybe he should
Company co-founder Larry Ellison may no longer have a stranglehold on Oracle’s tiller, but he’s still large and in charge.
(more...)IBM extends AT&T alliance to grow hybrid computing services
The deal brings AT&T’s NetBond service to IBMs SoftLayer cloud platform to bolster security and performance in hybrid cloud environments.
(more...)Zendesk makes enterprise push with new subscription plan
The debut of Zendesk Enterprise reflects not only another budding Software-as-a-Service brand taking on legacy vendors but also the San Francisco company’s growth into an established player itself.
(more...)Infor outlines evolution plans, launches next-gen cloud platform
At its Inforum 2014 event in New Orleans, the enterprise software vendor made a bevy of announcements, including the launch of Infor Xi, the latest incarnation of its enterprise cloud platform.
(more...)Vivametrica unveils open source healthcare analytics platform for wearables
A Canadian startup founded by medical professionals plans to offer personal health assessments based on wearable sensor data and public health data sets.
(more...)Google lures startups to cloud following with $100,000 credit
Google is offering startups $100,000 in credit to turn to the firm’s cloud services — rather than rivals such as Amazon.
(more...)Is cloud usurping IT outsourcing?
Survey shows IT budgets rising, but no corresponding gains in outsourcing. What’s going on?
(more...)Microsoft pulls OneDrive for Business update
There is no timeline for re-release and no explanation of the problem. This was a non-security update.
(more...)Dropbox received 268 gov’t requests this year; none for Business users
Previously just an annual update, Dropbox now plans to issue transparency reports twice per year.
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