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Quips: Oracle Open World 2014 – Day 1 The Larry Keynote #OOW14

Quips: Oracle Open World 2014 – Day 1 The Larry Keynote #OOW14

By R "Ray" Wang on September 29, 2014

 Oracle Intends To Dominate Cloud From Silicon To Software Amidst a packed standing room only crowd at Moscone North, Founder, Executive Chairman, and CTO, Larry Ellison took to the stage to clarify Oracle’s company and cloud strategy.  Key points from his keynote include how Oracle is: Committing to full upward compatibility of all its database, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #oow14, analytics, Apps Strategy, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, BigData, bring-your-own-device, Business Analytics, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud BPO, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, customer experience management, CXM, CXO, data streaming, Data to Decisions, Database, DBaaS, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, Engineered systems, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, erp, event report, future of work, middleware, nalytics, Next Gen CXP, NextGenCXP, OOW, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Open World, Oracle Partner Network, Quips, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, user conference, user event, vendor strategy

Event Report: Oracle Open World 2014 – Day 1 #OOW14

Event Report: Oracle Open World 2014 – Day 1 #OOW14

By R "Ray" Wang on September 28, 2014

  Oracle Doubles Down On Cloud Messaging Amidst A World Shifting To Digital Transformation Over 60,000 physical attendees from 145 countries gather in San Francisco for the 2014 Oracle Open World.  In addition, Oracle expects 2.1 million online attendees to join the live stream of one of the largest events in enterprise software.  Amidst the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #oow14, analytics, Apps Strategy, Big Data, Big Data Business Models, BigData, bring-your-own-device, Business Analytics, CDO, CEO, CFO, Chief Digital Officer, Chief executive officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief procurement officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Service Officer, Chief Technology Officer, CHRO, CIO, Cloud, Cloud BPO, Cloud Computing, Cloud options, Cloud Wars, CMO, CoIT, CoIT and the New CSuite, Constellation Research, Customer Experience, customer experience management, CXM, CXO, data streaming, Data to Decisions, Database, DBaaS, Digital Transformation, digitaltransformation, Engineered systems, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, erp, event report, future of work, middleware, nalytics, Next Gen CXP, NextGenCXP, OOW, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Open World, Oracle Partner Network, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, user conference, user event, vendor strategy

Is Oracle at a Junction Point in Its History?

Is Oracle at a Junction Point in Its History?

By Esteban Kolsky on October 28, 2013

I attended Oracle Open World a few weeks ago (and been traveling since, which is why I am just getting to this now – but then again, there is more information in this post than Just that catalyst event of #OOW13).  It brought together a few items that have been bouncing around my head for […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #oow13, oracle, Oracle Open World | 1 Response

Event Report: Day 1 At Oracle Open World 2013: The Quest For Innovation #oow13

Event Report: Day 1 At Oracle Open World 2013: The Quest For Innovation #oow13

By R "Ray" Wang on September 23, 2013

Past Oracle Open Worlds Have Disappointed Customers and Partners Let’s be frank.  The past five years at Oracle Open World have disappointed even the faithful.   The over emphasis on hardware marketing and revisionist history on cloud adoption bored audiences.  The $1M paid advertorial keynotes had people walking out on the presenters 15 minutes into the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #oow13, acquisition, Apps Strategy, Big Data, BigData, Box, Business Analytics, business intelligence, CEO, CFO, Chief Customer Officer, Chief Digital Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief HR Officer, Chief information officer, Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Cloud Wars, CMO, collaboration, Constellation Research, Constellation SuperNova Awards, Consumer Tech, Consumerization of IT, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, CRM, CustExp, Customer Experience, customer experience management, CXP, Data to Decisions, Digital Business, digital marketing, Digital Marketing Transformation, disruptive, disruptive business models, disruptive technologies, Disruptive technology, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, event report, Exact Target, innovation, Internet of Things, IoT, Larry Ellison, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, oracle, Oracle 12C, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle Open World, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, social business, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, user conference, User Experience, ux, vendor strategy

Putting the Kibosh On ERP Vendor Sales Reps Who Troll For Indirect Access

Putting the Kibosh On ERP Vendor Sales Reps Who Troll For Indirect Access

By R "Ray" Wang on May 28, 2013

Constellation Sees An Alarming Increase In Inquiries Constellation has received an alarming increase in inquiries about an unethical vendor sales practice coined as “trolling for indirect access”. Indirect access is when a vendor claims that a client is accessing their perpetually licensed software in an unintentional manner or inappropriately licensed manner. One vendor uses a […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 3rd party maintenance, analyst relations, Apps Strategy, back maintenance fees, CFO, Chief information officer, Chief procurement officer, CIO, contract negotiations, contract strategy, cost reduction, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise class, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, erp, OOW, oracle, Oracle EBS, Oracle ERP, Oracle Open World, R "Ray" Wang;, rwang0, sap, SAP Business Suite 7, SAP Enterprise Support, SAP ERP, SAPPHIRE, sapphirenow, software bill of rights, software contract reviews, Software Insider, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software mainteance, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, Software Vendors, SoftwareInsider, Tuesday's Tip, user groups, user strategy

Open World Day 1 #OOW11

Open World Day 1 #OOW11

By Denis Pombriant on October 5, 2011

Oracle is a big company and that point gets driven home when you start to go in-depth on their products.  At a show like OpenWorld which is dedicated more or less to touching on every aspect of the business, you can quickly get out of your depth. Since the opening keynote on Sunday the talk […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, CRM, EMC Corporation, Exadata, Exalogic, OOW, oow11, OpenWorld, oracle, Oracle Exadata, Oracle Open World

How to Use Big Numbers #OOW

How to Use Big Numbers #OOW

By Denis Pombriant on October 3, 2011

In case you are having trouble getting your head around some unfamiliar terms for very large numbers coming out of Oracle OpenWorld this week, I wish to provide some assistance.  The large numbers reference the amount of data we collectively and even individually capture and need to store to live our lives and do our […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged CRM, OOW, oow11, oracle, Oracle Open World

Open World — You had to be there

Open World — You had to be there

By Denis Pombriant on September 29, 2010

A lot went down at Oracle Open World and you are probably as tired of reading about it as I am of writing about it.  Some very good reporting and analysis has come out of it all and you can easily find it on line if you wish.  I was impressed with several things that […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged benioff, Cloud Computing, CRM, ellison, Market2Lead, oow10, OOW2010, oracle, Oracle Open World, salesforce.com, technology

Event Report: Oracle Open World 2010 – The Wrap Up

Event Report: Oracle Open World 2010 – The Wrap Up

By R "Ray" Wang on September 26, 2010

Oracle Continues To Demonstrate Benefits From An Effective M&A Strategy A quick poll of 61 attendees at Oracle Open World 2010, revealed that 57.4% (35/61) of Oracle customers were positive, 29.2% (19/61) were neutral, and 10.8% (7/61) were negative about Oracle’s application strategy to date.  A continued stream of product enhancements and releases may be […]

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Selling Value at Oracle Open World and beyond

Selling Value at Oracle Open World and beyond

By Brian Sommer on September 22, 2010

Value calculations and perspectives are changing in the world of ERP. See what two integrators were pitching at Oracle Open World as well as other factors your firm may need to consider.

Posted in Business | Tagged Accenture, oow10, oow210, oracle, Oracle Open World, software as a service

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