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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As I listened to Oracle's recent industry analyst briefing on the future of Oracle Cloud Customer Experience (CX), Oracle's front-office software, I couldn't help wondering whether we have finally resolved the ongoing debate about seeking out best-of-breed applications for every function versus going with an integrated suite. I get this question across all my company’s advisory practices in software, services and yes, even hardware. It’s just a fact that the best-of-breed approach can become an integration effort, with a separate upgrade cadence for each software package—potentially followed by integration troubleshooting each time around. There really are no “magic APIs” for large enterprise apps. Enterprises need to weigh a potential order of magnitude value-add in a point product versus these challenges outlined above. I’m not saying it’s never worth it, but it better be. Oracle has a suite and issues software … [Read more...] about Is Oracle Making ‘Best Of Breed’ Enterprise Apps A Thing Of The Past With Fusion?

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Oracle is synonymous with database. In fact, the company has about six different databases to solve whatever data management problem you have. Are you still running OpenVMS? Oracle will hook you up with Oracle Rdb. Need something a little modern? There’s the traditional Oracle Database, Oracle TimesTen for in-memory database needs, Oracle's NoSQL for less structured data, and MySQL. MySQL isn't just the most popular open-source database in the world; it's the most popular database full-stop. Analyst estimates place MySQL’s market share at above 40%. The next most popular database is Oracle’s own Oracle Database. In 2020, Oracle transformed MySQL into a powerhouse fully managed cloud service to meet the demands of online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytics processing (OLAP) workloads. It named the service MySQL HeatWave. Since the initial release of HeatWave, Oracle has continued to add increasing … [Read more...] about Oracle Adds New AI-Enabling Features To MySQL HeatWave

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jensen Huang, CEO and founder of NVIDIA, has long maintained that the data center is the new unit of computing. It's a view that resonates in our modern software-defined-everything cloud-native world. Compute should happen where it makes the most sense, close to the data, and where the results can have the most immediate impact. Instantaneous time-to-value from our data is what we all want, a desire that has fueled an explosion of AI at the edge. Even if we accept the data center as our new unit of computing, it’s a metaphor brought to life with combinations of physical servers, storage, and networking. NVIDIA has traditionally served this world by delivering piece parts. NVIDIA's GPUs, networking adapters, and DPUs power the platforms from every OEM and nearly every cloud service provider (CSP). That's not enough. NVIDIA is moving up the stack, now providing the platforms that underpin our AI-hungry enterprise needs. … [Read more...] about NVIDIA’s Data Center Platform Play Unveiled At GTC 2023

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Sandeep Kumar, Sr.VP & Head Global Consulting, ITC Infotech . The hospitality industry is witnessing a revolution as several hotel chains and brands embrace modern cloud systems to reduce hardware footprints, enhance customer experience and maintain data safety. A recent survey by Oracle Hospitality states that almost 60% of hoteliers aim for a complete contactless experience for all basic hotel transactions, such as check-in and checkout, food and beverage, room keys and more. With the rise in demand for technology to unlock better guest hospitality experiences, hospitality-focused technology innovation is also gaining momentum. Some popular hospitality software solutions many hotel chains opt for include cloud adoption technology and property management software (PMS) solutions, cloud-based data and analytics, and open integration frameworks. These are primarily developed to provide greater efficiency and … [Read more...] about Open Hospitality: Transitioning The Hotel Industry To A Cloud Ecosystem With Open Integration

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin It’s March – and although spring is in the air – it’s not quite here yet. That means there are still dark, dreary, windy days ahead. If it’s got you down – now’s the time to think about visiting Finland. After all, Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland is the official home of Santa Claus – and he’s a pretty jolly fellow, don’t you think? But there’s more to it than that. Finland has been named the world’s happiest country by the World Happiness Report for five consecutive years. Better yet, the country wants to share its secret to happiness with the world. The first country to ever host its own masterclass, Finland will connect some lucky participants with expert coaches who will guide them towards a balanced way of life that promotes happiness the Finnish way. The coaching will cover four key themes: nature and lifestyle; health and balance; design and everyday; food and wellbeing. Visit Finland is seeking applicants from … [Read more...] about Feeling Sad And Blue? Finland Is The Happy Place For You

The U.S. government has reportedly asked the Chinese parent company of TikTok to sell its stake or face a possible ban. Key Takeaways The U.S. has told Chinese firm ByteDance to divest its TikTok stake or face a ban. TikTok staff announced the news one day after threatening to split from its parent over security pressures. The move could boost U.S. social media firms as users fret over a ban for the popular app. The news comes a day after TikTok said it would consider splitting from ByteDance due to national security pressures. TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter confirmed to Reuters the company had been approached by the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The committee is led by the Treasury Department and is tasked with reviewing foreign investments in the U.S. President Biden expanded the scope of the CFIUS in September 2022 with Executive Order 14083 in light of the "evolving national security threat" that foreign technology … [Read more...] about U.S. Government Pressing ByteDance to Sell TikTok

Large U.S. companies with millions of dollars held at SVB are full of liberal employees who gave contributions to Democratic campaigns, according to data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets. For example, gaming company Roblox held an estimated $150 million worth of cash in SVB, about 5% of its total cash balance, according to Reuters . The company’s employees gave 97% of their individual contributions to Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections and 98% to Democrats in 2020, OpenSecrets found. (RELATED: Biden’s ‘Climate Bank’ Bailout Bolsters Green Firms Poised To Rake In Federal Subsidies) Too rigged to fail, @LJMoynihan and @arielzilber ? https://t.co/jEAtnVK58V — Doree Lewak (@DoreeLewak) March 13, 2023 Similarly, solar company Sunrun held nearly $80 million of cash deposits at SVB when the bank collapsed. Sunrun’s employees gave 95.34% of their campaign contributions to Democrats in the 2022 election … [Read more...] about Large Companies Served By Biden’s Silicon Valley Bank Bailout Are Full Of Liberals, Records Show

TikTok has become app non grata in another market: England. The U.K. on Thursday became the third Western government to outright ban the platform from government phones. British officials noted it was happening “with immediate effect,” joining their counterparts in both the U.S. and the European Union. It hardly needs saying, but TikTok isn’t off to a great 2023. In Washington, D.C., there are growing bipartisan fears about the app’s China ties, and some 30 states have either passed or introduced bills seeking to ban TikTok, creating the feeling that maybe those 15-second videos are being streamed on borrowed time. In truth, TikTok had a bad 2022 too, a year in which leaked audio revealed that U.S. TikTok employees aren’t cleared to access user data, yet certain Chinese counterparts have “master admin” status and “access to everything.” That December, President Biden signed America’s No TikTok on Government Devices Act. Fast Company has reached out to TikTok … [Read more...] about Is the U.S. banning TikTok? After this week’s woes, the situation looks more dire

ILLUSTRATION BY RACHEL REVILLA After my article last week about artificial intelligence, I have received a lot of requests to dive deeper into ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI that is the current talk of the town. In this article, I will explore how companies can use ChatGPT to increase profitability and what challenges they may face in implementing ChatGPT-based strategies. ChatGPT is a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI that can generate human-like responses to text-based prompts. It is capable of understanding natural language and can respond to a wide range of topics and queries. ChatGPT can be used to develop chatbots that can handle customer inquiries, provide recommendations and offer personalized services. By leveraging ChatGPT, companies can provide fast, efficient and personalized customer service, thus improving customer satisfaction and reducing costs associated with customer service. Benefits Using ChatGPT for chatbots … [Read more...] about Unlocking profit-boosting potential: The secret strategies to harness ChatGPT’s power

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After 18 years as CEO in Kaiser Permanente , I set my sights on improving the heatlh of the nation, hoping to find a way to achieve the same quality, technology and affordability our medical group delivered to 5 million patients on both coasts. That quest launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast in 2018, and it inspired interviews with dozens of leaders, thinkers and doers, both in and around medicine. These experts shared innovative ideas and proven solutions for achieving (a) superior quality, (b) improved patient access, (c) lower overall costs, and (d) greater patient and clinician satisfaction. This month, after 150 combined episodes , three questions emerged: Which of the hundreds of ideas presented remain most promising? Why, after five years and so many excellent solutions, has our nation experienced such limited improvements in healthcare? And finally, how will these great ideas become reality? … [Read more...] about 15 Innovative Ideas For Fixing Healthcare From 15 Brilliant Minds