As companies grow, they find themselves faced with an increased need to manage risk, said Mark Hurd, the CEO of Oracle in his keynote speech at Oracle CloudWorld 2018. According to Hurd, technology innovation and consumer adoption are increasing faster than IT can keep up. He also claimed that 80 percent of the IT budget … continue reading
The clear focus of this year’s JavaOne, going on this week in San Francisco, is the community around Java and the state of the platform. To this end, Patrick Curran, chair of the Java Community Process, described a number of initiatives ongoing within the JCP, which he hopes will open the group to more participation … continue reading
Larry Ellison yesterday announced that he would be stepping down from his position as CEO of Oracle. Instead of CEO, Ellison will now be Oracle’s CTO, and Safra Catz and Mark Hurd will be sharing the CEO duties. Is this a big deal? Not really. In terms of the day-to-day running of Oracle, I cannot … continue reading
It is the end of an era for Oracle as Larry Ellison has decided to step down as the company’s CEO. He founded Oracle in 1977 and since then, he has been its only CEO ever. Taking his place as CEO will be both Safra Catz and Mark Hurd. Catz will handle all manufacturing, financial … continue reading
