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In the emerging economies in Asia, analysts aren’t going to start with black and white TV. They are going to start with color TV. Along the same lines, Asia is “going straight to the cloud,” explained Sujith Abraham, group VP of strategy …
Larry Ellison Oracle OpenWorld keynote to light a fire in the security community | #oow15
Larry Ellison, Oracle’s executive chairman and chief technology officer, delivered the second keynote address on day three of Oracle OpenWorld 2015 in San Francisco. As always, theCUBE analysts, including John Furrier and Brian Gracely, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, were there to discuss all …
Watson’s secret weapons | #IBMinsight
It comes as no surprise that IBM Watson (the company’s cognitive computing system) is quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing analytics engine in highest demand. However, this success can be attributed to the ease of use for what Alistair Rennie, GM of …
How Oracle plans to change the world in the cloud | #oow15
“The cloud is transforming the way businesses work” and soon the cloud will be affecting the way we play as well, said Dan Miller, SVP of ISV/OEM and Java sales at Oracle. “A lot of partners are ready to put their application on …
Analysts debate IBM’s open-source strategies | #IBMinsight
IBM Insight is an analytics-focused conference that includes more than 1,600 in-depth educational sessions, including technical training, hands-on labs and industry use cases. Day one at the event brought out “thought-provoking use cases” for the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as …
No one answer for the Cloud | #oow15
Cisco Systems, Inc. is staking its reputation on offering flexibility and variety. The company spends a lot time working with partners to create integrated solutions for customers, according to Erik Lillestolen, manager of ISV solution product management at Cisco. Lillestolen acknowledged that “more …
Meeting the expectations of Cloud with out-of-the-box solutions | #oow15
Integrated or converged infrastructure is composed of compute, networking and storage. Bringing these three elements together with complexity and speed is the goal. While creating an integrated infrastructure can be a do-it-yourself project, Marcus Phipps, senior manager of data center and cloud …
Industry disruption creates a ‘golden age’ in innovation | #oow15
Last year’s Oracle OpenWorld “basically anointed the Cloud,” according to theCUBE’s Jeff Frick. This year, attendees can expect a focus on Cloud, applications and Big Data during theCUBE’s three-day, wall-to-wall coverage of Oracle OpenWorld 2015. Oracle has recently shed all of its PC …
Oracle Women’s Leadership program a ‘launchpad for millennials’ | #oow15
In 2006, a grassroots organization arose within the Oracle community. This organization later became known as the Oracle Women’s Leadership (OWL), which has a goal of “creating access to networks for women” in the technology industry. Over the years, OWL has expanded …
Oracle invests in Java in the cloud | #oow15
As Java ages, the language continues to evolve with the times. The coding language is 20 years old this year, but Georges Saab, VP of software development, Java Platform Group for Oracle, said, “We’re not resting on our laurels that Java is the …