Happier Users and IT During the 1960s and ’70s, there was much debate on whether the US should be investing many billions of dollars in its space program versus more “pragmatic” concerns. One powerful argument for that investment was that the space program would yield a “dividend” of ancillary benefits to society that would far outweigh the direct investment. Consider just one example: the global GPS systems. The cloud dividend debate has taken a similar arc over the last decade—weighing the benefits that cloud users get beyond the service itself. In my latest Forbes column, I detail three of those dividends and propose that there’s now a fourth important one: put simply, using cloud services makes people happy. — Chuck Hollis, Oracle Senior Vice President of Cloud Infrastructure
What Developers Are Asking About Serverless Computing One of the hottest development trends, serverless computing, is about writing logic without thinking about the plumbing underneath. You get as much computing as a service as you want and pay only to the millisecond. But developers have some key questions, which they aired at a recent Developer Week event.
Digital Disruption Drill: Five Insights from Execs At the recent Oracle Modern Supply Chain Experience conference, a range of business leaders offered advice to companies whose business processes, applications, and cultures are mired in a bygone era. Here are their best insights covering everything from leveling the tech playing field to creating a culture of change.
Why Oracle’s Cloud-Native Stack Is Fueling Innovation Innovation thrives when technology can be shared and modified. Oracle designed its cloud-native application stack with that in mind—open elements at every layer from containers to orchestration. And one of the newest pieces, serverless development, further reinforces that commitment.
Let’s Have a Chat…About Chatbots A chatbot is a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users. They’re important because many people prefer text messaging channels, such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. With chatbots, people can use natural language and get a consistent experience across multiple devices and channels—and AI helps enterprises use chatbots to automate conversations at scale.
Brian Jones, VP of human resources at American Eagle Outfitters, explains what the company needed from a human resources application, including global mobility, cost reductions, and better HR visibility and data.
