Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
January 6, 2021
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News Flashes
The CDC is using Oracle's National Electronic Health Records Cloud plus Oracle's Public Health Management Applications Suite to manage the COVID-19 vaccination program throughout the U.S.
Oracle has opened its new Chile Cloud Region, marking Oracle's 29th Cloud region worldwide. The opening is part of Oracle's plan to have 38 Cloud regions by the end of 2021. The Chile Cloud region will provide reduced latency to organizations, decreasing the time it takes for data to be transferred from the data center where the application data is hosted. In addition, the move to an Oracle Cloud region helps security-focused enterprises that need to meet demanding data residency requirements.
Whether you're already using Oracle or currently considering database solutions for your business needs, Markus Michalewicz, senior director of product management at Oracle, recently identified five reasons why Oracle Database is the best option.
Think About It
Cloud usage was already strong and growing when we started 2020. But that trend will only intensify in the new year, say IT leaders, who also anticipate a strong focus on governance and cloud-native deployments in 2021. Here, IT leaders reflect on the changes that 2020 brought and the key cloud trends they see shaping up for 2021.
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