Five Minute Briefing - May 4, 2016
NEWS FLASHES
DELL LAUNCHES STATISTICA 13.1 TO EMPOWER CITIZEN DATA SCIENTISTS
Dell is releasing an upgraded version of its Statistica advanced analytics platform, providing tools to address Internet of Things (IoT) analytics requirements and leverage heterogeneous data environments.
ORACLE ADVANCES VERTICAL CLOUD OFFERINGS
Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Opower, a provider of customer engagement and energy efficiency cloud services to utilities, in a transaction valued at approximately $532 million. Separately, Oracle also announced another agreement to acquire Textura, a provider of construction contracts and payment management cloud services for in a deal valued at approximately $663 million.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATIC AND DYNAMIC IT ORGANIZATIONS
What makes an IT organization static or dynamic? What triggers an organization to move from one to the other? The transformation is not easy and it certainly does not happen quickly. These questions can also be asked at a personal level. As an IT professional, are you more likely to be static or dynamic?
THINK ABOUT IT
WHAT ORACLE’S NOSQL SQL DATABASE REVEALS
Say what you will about Oracle, it certainly can't be accused of failing to move with the times. Typically, Oracle comes late to a technology party but arrives dressed to kill.
IOUG NEWS AND INFORMATION
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 WEBCASTS - MAY 4, 2016
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including big data, security, cloud, and many more.
LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US FOR DBTA DATA SUMMIT
As an official conference partner of the DBTA Data Summit 2016, IOUG invites you to join the most comprehensive conference on information management and Big Data for technology and database professionals.
ORACLE NEWS & UPDATES - MAY 4, 2016
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
READ THE LATEST ISSUE OF IOUG’S SELECT JOURNAL
There is a large volume and wide diversity of data out there. But, do you know what else is vast? The skill set of a modern IT worker.
SUBMIT YOUR PRESENTATION FOR DOAG 2016 CONFERENCE + EXHIBITION
The Call for Papers for DOAG 2016 Conference + Exhibition is open. Now is the time to submit your abstracts - anyone can become a speaker.
