Oracle

PwC bonds 5 telcos, Oracle in Asia Pacific Cloud Alliance

The Asia Pacific Cloud Alliance, formed by five telcos in the Asia Pacific and Oracle plus independent adviser PricewaterhouseCoopers, will develop cloud interoperability standards around security and privacy, quality of service and SLA, as well as mitigate service provider lock-in.
by: Carol Ko and Sheila Lam 07-Feb-2012

Oracle advises: 4 paradigm shifts to tap cloud benefits

Oracle APAC's director of Fusion Middleware Albert Tay speaks about Oracle's cloud services deployments for Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Credit Suisse and National Australia Bank, the common pitfalls in enterprise cloud strategy, upcoming cloud trends, and the four "paradigm shifts" to tap the full benefits of cloud.
by: Carol Ko 17-Jan-2012
Oracle builds public cloud offering with RightNow acquisition
The new acquisition will beef up Oracle's public cloud service offerings including sales force automation, human resources, talent management, social networking, databases and Java as part of the Oracle Public Cloud.
by: CRM Innovation editors 06-Nov-2011
The Open Group publishes cloud computing migration guide
A new book that aims to help organizations better understand cloud risks, building ROI and manage other cloud challenges is now out in the market.
by: Antony Savvas, Computerworld UK 10-Oct-2011

Australia's CBA bank consolidates 300 databases on PaaS

Following the success of running the entire bank's core production accounting system on PeopleSoft ERP, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 2007 adopted PaaS to consolidate and share its 300 databases in a private cloud environment for its businesses in Australia.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 02-Jun-2011
Microsoft cloud CRM competes head-on with Salesforce.com
Microsoft announces the global launch of Dynamics CRM Online which competes head-to-head with Salesforce.com and Oracle. The new cloud-based CRM solution is said to offer a "familiar user experience" with business intelligence capabilities.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 19-Jan-2011
Solving the data center space crunch
Replacing aging servers with energy-efficient systems reduces the overall data center space requirements. In fact, the entire system design, including processors, memory, power supplies, and cooling systems, contributes to efficiency.
by: Willie Hung, Oracle Systems Hong Kong 20-Dec-2010
Oracle launches open standards-based Cloud Office
Oracle Cloud Office is an enterprise-class office productivity suite that offers applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, database and drawings.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 16-Dec-2010

Oracle opens cloud solution center in Beijing

Located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, the Oracle Cloud Computing Solution Center will serve as an "innovation hub" in the region and showcase the company's data center solutions and cloud solutions including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 14-Dec-2010
Amazon runs Oracle's software on designated machine images
AWS is splitting off a chunk of its cloud infrastructure for Oracle VM and Oracle apps, while Oracle loosens up its licensing for AWS. Will customers care?
by: Jo Maitland, Executive Editor and Carl Brooks, Technology Writer, SearchCloudComputing.com 22-Sep-2010