Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
January 8, 2014
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
Enterprises are making a greater effort to monitor and audit data for threats to data security, but organizations that are fully security aware—leaders that practice prevention, detection and administrative controls across their data assets—are still in the minority of enterprises, according to a new survey underwritten by Oracle and fielded among IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group) members.
Oracle is acquiring Responsys, Inc., a provider of enterprise-scale cloud-based B2C (business to consumer) marketing software, for approximately $1.5 billion. According to Oracle, by bringing together Responsys and Oracle Eloqua in the Oracle Marketing Cloud, organizations will be able to drive better customer experiences across marketing interactions and throughout the customer lifecycle from a single platform.
Think About It
It's time to look back at some of the most interesting big data blog posts of the past 12 months. These 12 posts provide warnings, tips and tricks, and often a touch of humor as well.
Quest IOUG Database & Technology Community News
Learn why more than 5,500 database and technology professionals come back to the COLLABORATE conference - and specifically the IOUG Forum - year after year by looking at an #IOUGenius infographic showcasing the real experiences straight from the mouths of actual attendees. Join us in Las Vegas from April 7-11, 2014 to learn from some of the best and brightest of the database and technology community, including Tom Kyte, Craig Shallahamer, Arup Nanda and Rich Niemiec.
IOUG recently launched a community focused on Strategic Leadership that focuses on engaging IOUG members in the discussion of strategic leadership and helping them gain a seat at the table when it comes to strategic decision making at their companies.
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Whether you are thinking about expanding your Engineered Systems environment with Oracle Exadata X4, in the middle of planning your Exadata migration or just curious about what makes engineered systems so powerful, you'll be sure to find lots of insight, information and ideas during the IOUG Exadata SIG's 2014 Exadata Virtual Conference, January 29-30, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. CST.
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