Podcast: Former Oracle Cloud Executive, Thomas Kurian, Joins Google November 20, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes In September, Thomas Kurian took a leave of absence from Oracle after 22 years at the company. Just two months… Read More
Podcast: The #1 Cloud Negotiation Mistake October 25, 2018 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Too many companies fail to negotiate the right cloud deal with their cloud vendor come renewal. Ultimately, the common culprit… Read More
Podcast: 2018 OpenWorld Takeaways – Universal Credits and BYOL October 23, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes After attending Oracle OpenWorld sessions focused on Universal Credits and Bring Your Own License (BYOL), Oracle Practice Leader, Jeff Lazarto,… Read More
Podcast: Larry Ellison’s Amazon Hit Piece at 2018 OpenWorld October 23, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Larry Ellison made some bold statements in his opening keynote at this year's OpenWorld conference. Oracle redid its entire cloud… Read More
Oracle’s Q1 FY19 Lackluster Earnings September 18, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes With Oracle OpenWorld 2018 just weeks away, Oracle has posted Q1 FY19 earnings that lack luster and have missed Wall… Read More
Podcast: Oracle’s Cloud Strategy Struggle: Thomas Kurian Might be at Odds with Larry Ellison September 14, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Oracle’s Thomas Kurian has taken a leave of absence from his role as Senior VP President of Product Strategy. It… Read More
Podcast: Oracle’s Thomas Kurian Begins Leave of Absence September 11, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Thomas Kurian, President of Product Development at Oracle is taking a leave of absence. Kurian has been at Oracle since… Read More
Podcast: Cloud Vendor Behavior That Customers Hate August 29, 2018 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Recently, our clients have shared with us how increasingly frustrated they are with their cloud vendor's behavior. In some cases,… Read More
Podcast: Thomas Kurian Leaves Oracle August 3, 2018 Jeff Lazarto Reading Time: < 1 minutes Thomas Kurian's leave of absence results in him leaving Oracle altogether. According to various news outlets, the main reason for… Read More
Podcast: Cloud Renewal Negotiation Mistakes Too Many Companies Make July 13, 2018 Adam Mansfield Reading Time: < 1 minutes Cloud renewals are an opportunity for companies to amend unfavorable terms and improve the often transactional relationship in place. However,… Read More