Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
February 19, 2025
Published in conjunction with the Quest Oracle Community (Quest), this bi-weekly publication contains news, market research, and insight for the Oracle ecosystem, as well as Quest news and information. Subscribers also receive Quest ResearchWire, a bi-monthly research report for the Oracle community.
News Flashes
IBM announced its intent to acquire Applications Software Technology LLC, a global Oracle consultancy—which would bring deep expertise driving business transformations with Oracle Cloud Applications, including for clients in the public sector such as local government and K-12 education.
As part of Oracle's distributed cloud strategy, the company is launching Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer with NVIDIA GPU configurations and Oracle Private Cloud Appliance with GPU configurations (available in March), featuring NVIDIA L40S GPUs to bring enterprise-grade AI, graphics, and high-performance computing (HPC) capabilities directly into any location—including data centers.
Oracle NetSuite today is introducing a series of AI innovations and other new product updates that will help organizations increase efficiency and accelerate growth. According to the company, the latest updates across the suite build on the comprehensive AI capabilities embedded in NetSuite and will enable customers to take advantage of new pre-configured solutions, third-party integrations, and procurement and billing enhancements.
Think About It
The role of the Database Administrator (DBA) is constantly evolving to adapt to changes in technology and application development methods. Once primarily focused on managing physical hardware and software, DBAs now find themselves navigating a complex landscape of cloud technologies, AI-driven automation, and ever-increasing data volumes. Here at the beginning of 2025, let's explore the top five concerns that keep DBAs up at night.
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto standard for lightweight data exchange across applications, especially within modern web-based platforms. For Oracle APEX developers, JSON plays a crucial role in interacting with RESTful services, persisting configuration settings, and seamlessly handling structured and semi-structured data within Oracle Database environments.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto standard for lightweight data exchange across applications, especially within modern web-based platforms. For Oracle APEX developers, JSON plays a crucial role in interacting with RESTful services, persisting configuration settings, and seamlessly handling structured and semi-structured data within Oracle Database environments.
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto standard for lightweight data exchange across applications, especially within modern web-based platforms. For Oracle APEX developers, JSON plays a crucial role in interacting with RESTful services, persisting configuration settings, and seamlessly handling structured and semi-structured data within Oracle Database environments.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become the de facto standard for lightweight data exchange across applications, especially within modern web-based platforms. For Oracle APEX developers, JSON plays a crucial role in interacting with RESTful services, persisting configuration settings, and seamlessly handling structured and semi-structured data within Oracle Database environments.