Cloud Leader, Week of July 17, 2017 |  Web View   Forward to a Friend CLOUD LEADER News and Analysis to Guide Your Strategy   Editor's Note Enterprise-Ready Startups For tech startups, and especially startups aimed at enterprise IT, there's something more valuable than capital. It's access to potential enterprise customers. Providing that access is one way the newest Oracle Startup Cloud Accelerator —which just announced its roster of startups based in France —offers something unique, by making introductions to its network of enterprise customers. The accelerator also offers free access to Oracle Cloud services and personalized technical and business mentoring. Oracle's Startup Cloud Accelerators take different approaches around the world. The new Paris-based accelerator focuses on more-established companies, whereas Oracle's first accelerator, in Bangalore, caters to early-stage technology and tech-powered startups. Just as Oracle Cloud can adapt and scale to the needs of businesses of any size, Oracle has adapted the accelerator program to the environment in each of its now seven locations. Here are the six startups in the Paris program, plus more on the accelerator. — Chris Murphy, Oracle Director of Cloud Content Video: How did Oracle get into the startup cloud accelerator game? More Cloud News Can't Stop Cyberattacks? Teach Your Computer to Do It Oracle's cloud services use machine learning to monitor systems and user activity, looking for unusual patterns that can indicate a problem—or a possible break-in. How it works. Oakland Becomes Cloud City "Cities like Oakland need to utilize the cloud to create open, transparent government and start on the path to becoming smart cities," says the city's treasurer and interim CIO, Katano Kasaine. This transparency was a major driver for Kasaine's team in choosing Oracle Cloud applications for planning and business intelligence. Is it delivering? SuiteBox Aims to Revolutionize Collaboration The cloud-native company is built on a financial-grade communications and collaboration solution on Oracle Cloud, making it possible for financial advisers to hold virtual meetings via connected devices and digitally sign electronic assets, among other benefits. Next, it's moving to Oracle Cloud for hosting, in part for the credibility it earns with customers. More future plans. Finance and HR Leaders Shape Digital Disruption, New Research Finds Get Started with Oracle Cloud Experience Oracle Cloud with $300 in Free Credits  Build Cloud-Native Apps Faster  Build Mobile Apps with Oracle Application Builder Cloud Service  Video Trek Bicycles Moves Forward with Oracle Mobile Cloud Service Trek Bicycles developed an application its retailers can use to quickly submit claims, allowing customers to get back on their bikes and on to their next adventure. How much time does it save? Events Oracle Database Cloud Services July 25 | Online Innovating for Tomorrow's Workforce July 27 | Online Oracle Code August | Worldwide Oracle OpenWorld October 1–5 | San Francisco JavaOne October 1–5 | San Francisco Stay connected Subscribe to get Cloud Leader newsletter every week. Visit your profile page to subscribe to other Oracle publications.   Global Contacts     Sales Chat Live Please send questions or comments to newsletter_feedback_us@oracle.com. This document is provided for information purposes only, and the contents hereof are subject to change without notice. This document is not warranted to be error-free, nor is it subject to any other warranties or conditions, whether expressed orally or implied in law, including implied warranties and conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. We specifically disclaim any liability with respect to this document, and no contractual obligations are formed either directly or indirectly by this document. This document may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without our prior written permission. Copyright © 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Intel and Intel Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. AMD, Opteron, the AMD logo, and the AMD Opteron logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Contact Us  |  Legal Notices and Terms of Use  |  Privacy Oracle Corporation - Worldwide Headquarters, 500 Oracle Parkway, OPL - E-mail Services, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, United States Your privacy is important to us. This email was sent to you because you subscribed to this newsletter. Unsubscribe from this newsletter.