Five Minute Briefing - May 6, 2015
NEWS FLASHES
ACCENTURE ORACLE BUSINESS GROUP IS FORMED TO HELP CUSTOMERS ACHIEVE CLOUD GOALS
Accenture and Oracle have launched a new business group to jointly deliver industry-specific solutions built on the Oracle Cloud, helping clients realize the benefits of the cloud faster and with reduced risk. The new group will bring solutions to market across a range of industries, with an initial focus on the public, financial and hospitality services sectors.
NEW TOOLS TO HELP EASE ORACLE DATABASE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Oracle has announced that Oracle SQL Developer version 4.1, Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler 4.1, and Oracle REST Data Services version 3.0 are now generally available. A common theme across all three new releases is an emphasis on making developers lives easier, said Kris Rice, senior director of database tools, Oracle. "Everything revolves around the data."
ORACLE ROLLS OUT SECURE GLOBAL DESKTOP RELEASE 5.2
Oracle has introduced Oracle Secure Global Desktop (SGD) Release 5.2, the latest version of the company's secure remote access solution for cloud-hosted enterprise applications and hosted desktops running on not only Microsoft Windows, but also Linux, Solaris and mainframe servers. SGD allows users to work securely from any device and from any location, while providing administrators controlled access to applications and desktop environments resident in the data center, providing a key benefit to large companies in a BYOD world.
THINK ABOUT IT
DATA MODELING STILL APPLIES
When databases are built from a well-designed data model, the resulting structures provide increased value to the organization. The value derived from the data model exhibits itself in the form of minimized redundancy, maximized data integrity, increased stability, better data sharing, increased consistency, more timely access to data, and better usability.
IOUG NEWS AND INFORMATION
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BECOME AN #IOUGENIUS AND JOIN THE COMMUNITY
#IOUGenius takes the pulse of one hot topic each week and aggregates top content from the Oracle user community.
IOUG MEMBER SPOTLIGHT—RON BATRA
IOUG encourages you to check out May's spotlighted member, Ron Batra. Ron has been a member of IOUG since 1999 and currently works as a Senior Director of Architecture and Technology at Equinix.
IOUG WEBCASTS - MAY 6, 2015 UPDATE
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including the Internet of Things, security strategies, storage for media and entertainment workloads and many more.
ORACLE NEWS & UPDATES - MAY 6, 2015 UPDATE
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
UPCOMING REGIONAL USER GROUP EVENTS
Connect with Oracle users and IOUG Members on a more personal level close to home. IOUG Regional User Groups are a vital route to information exchange. Don't miss any opportunities to access the latest in education via face-to-face networking in your area.
