Oracle’s FY25 Boom: AI, Cloud, and What It Means for Customers June 17, 2025 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Jeff Lazarto, Oracle Practice Leader at UpperEdge, breaks down Oracle’s explosive FY25 earnings, the role of AI in their growth,… Read More
How One Oracle Deal Delivered $11M in Savings: A Strategic Sourcing Case Study June 4, 2025 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this episode of Insights for IT Negotiations, Jeff Lazarto and Shane Griffin pull back the curtain on a… Read More
Why the Right TPA Is Your Competitive Edge in the Age of AI May 15, 2025 John Belden Reading Time: < 1 minutes As vendors like Microsoft and Accenture leverage AI to gain an edge in IT negotiations, enterprise buyers risk falling… Read More
Navigating SaaS Pricing: Key Strategies for Actually Locking in Pricing February 26, 2025 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this insightful discussion, we explore the critical aspects of negotiating software-as-a-service (SaaS) pricing with major vendors like Microsoft, Salesforce,… Read More
How to Master Your Oracle Negotiations: Actionable Tips As We Approach Oracle’s Year End February 20, 2025 John Belden Reading Time: < 1 minutes In this episode of Insights for IT Negotiations, hosts John Belden and Kylie Chisholm are joined by Oracle advisory experts… Read More
Strategies for Effectively Negotiating Oracle’s OCI and UCC Models July 18, 2024 John Belden Reading Time: < 1 minutes This week, John and Kylie chatted with Shane Griffin, one of UpperEdge’s Oracle advisors, to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and… Read More
Oracle Q4 FY24 Earnings: How Customers Can Navigate OCI Growth Opportunities June 13, 2024 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Insights for IT Negotiations · Oracle Q4 FY24 Earnings: How Customers Can Navigate OCI Growth Opportunities Oracle reported a great… Read More
Oracle Q3 FY24 Earnings: Continued Focus on the Cloud March 15, 2024 Shane Griffin Reading Time: < 1 minutes Insights for IT Negotiations · Oracle Q3 FY24 Earnings: Continued Focus on the Cloud Oracle’s Q3 2024 earnings call was… Read More
Podcast: Oracle FY23 Q4 Earnings: Customer Success Service Puts Oracle Customers First June 29, 2023 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Insights for IT Negotiations · Oracle FY23 Q4 Earnings: Customer Success Service Puts Oracle Customers First Oracle had an exceptionally… Read More
Podcast: Oracle FY23 Q3 Earnings: How Your Product Purchases Can Act as Leverage March 20, 2023 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Insights for IT Negotiations · Podcast Jeff - 3:20:23, 3.31 PM Oracle closed out another strong quarter with the following… Read More