Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
August 21, 2024
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News Flashes
Stellar Cyber, an open, AI-driven security operations platform and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), announced that Legacy Data Access (LDA), which reduces the risk and costs of healthcare data management, has leveraged Stellar Cyber's platform to help ensure data security in the migration of its cloud environment to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
In a crucial next step toward bringing real-time communications to its suite of cloud applications, Oracle announced that it is incorporating AT&T IoT connectivity and network APIs into its Enterprise Communications Platform (ECP). This integration will enable Oracle's industry cloud application customers to connect and manage their IoT devices on the AT&T network all in one platform, according to the vendors.
To help organizations increase the efficiency of global supply chains, Oracle is introducing new user experience (UX) enhancements to Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM). Built with Oracle Redwood Design System, the UX updates help procurement professionals, logistics managers, field service technicians, and product managers increase productivity and accelerate supply chain processes, according to the company.
Think About It
Regular readers of this column are aware that I am a proponent of getting rid of bad database standards. But sometimes it can be difficult to determine if a particular standard is bad, or just a lot of trouble to comply with! Well, what am I getting at here? Have you ever been thwarted by a global fiat from management? Of course you have, we all have. But I'm talking about a particular type of dictum from above. Something like this: "New software installations, including updated versions and releases, must be supported by current tooling before they can be installed."