CIO Survey: 2010 IT Priorities | Upcoming Events

Gotta be honest here, I'm not sorry to see 2009 in the rear view mirror. Not so much for what kind of year 2009 was, but rather for the kind of year 2010 hopes to be, namely from an Oracle standpoint. I mean, how exciting is it to see the gigantic leaps and bounds in technology right now? Especially where it comes to helping businesses cut costs, "Do more with less", while at the same time actually improving performance and productivity. How cool is that?

Maybe you're already enjoying some of these very benefits, already unleashed in 2009. Maybe you haven't drank the proverbial Kool Aid yet. Maybe you're so bogged down with workload right now - trying to keep your systems running; trying to keep people off your back; hoping your kids still remember what you look like - that you haven't even had two seconds to kick the tires on new technology.

Whatever the case, you're not alone. Not by a long shot.

According to a 2009 survey conducted by Deloitte, cutting IT costs remains the number one priority for the CIO's that were polled. This diagram further compliments the results of that survey (click on the image to enlarge). Business cost reduction and IT cost reduction rank 1 and 2, respectively, followed closely by Information Management (um, Advanced Compression, hello?).

The list goes on to then rank Security and revising current IT strategies as next priorities, with Compliance and replacing legacy systems among the remaining initiatives.

So why is this important to you? Because this is EXACTLY what our Oracle solutions revolve around: Helping businesses run more effectively, efficiently, while at the same time improving the bottom line.

Folks, if you haven't had an Oracle strategy session recently, then you're really missing out on the opportunity to learn about all of new technologies than can help you accomplish your IT goals for 2010. From all the advancements via 11gR2, to industry leading BI, SAM, and storage (Information Lifecycle Management) solutions, to the mind-blowing GoldenGate technology - Oracle is the #1 business software company on the planet, and it might be time for a reminder why.

Upcoming Oracle Events

Save the Date: Oracle Financial Services Industry Forum Thursday, February 11, 2010 | New York Marriott Downtown New York, NY

Click here to register or call 1.800.820.5592 ext. 7119.

Please join Oracle and our partners for the Financial Services Industry Summit.

Financial Services Organizations are transforming to meet the increased regulatory pressures, greater market uncertainty and rising demand for innovative customer service. Organizations need to continue to transform to be more competitive and efficient in today’s marketplace.

Oracle and our partners invite you to attend the Oracle Financial Services Forum where we will discuss critical challenges being faced by the industry. As the world’s largest provider of enterprise software solutions, Oracle is in a unique position to help Financial Services organizations address today’s mission critical challenges.

This event will provide networking and industry thought leadership. The agenda includes keynotes, breakout's, and hands-on workshops including:

>> Keynote by Charles Phillips, President of Oracle Corporation
>> Perspectives from industry strategists and thought leaders on critical challenges being faced within the industry
>> Real-world best practices and lessons from leading financial service organizations
>> Networking opportunities with other financial service organization attendees, the Oracle partner community and Oracle experts

Join Oracle at NRF 2010!
January 10-13 | Jacob Javits Center

This event is fast approaching and we'd love to see you there. Click here to see the full invite.

Oracle Business Intelligence Deep Dives
January 12-14 | Video Conference

As previously advised, we had outstanding attendance for the Oracle Business Intelligence Virtual Classroom on December 8th, so again, thanks for attending if you had the opportunity to do so.

That said, whether you attended the initial high level presentation or not, as a continuation of the BI Virtual Classroom, we are offering three follow-up product deep dive sessions:

Deep Dive #1: Oracle BI Analytic Applications
Deep Dive #2: Oracle BI Publisher
Deep Dive #3: Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Plus

These are 90 minute sessions consisting of 30 minutes of product presentation and 45 minutes for demonstration, following a live Q&A.

Learn how companies like Facebook, EMC, Shopzilla, MassMutual and Virgin Media are using Oracle Business Intelligence to improve their query, reporting, analytics, and modeling capabilities, which are so critical to business performance and profitability.

If you are interested in learning more about Oracle's BI solutions and would like to see demonstrations of the products, please let me know which classroom(s) would be of interest to you and we’ll book accordingly.

Session Schedule:

>> BI Analytic Applications Jan. 12 at 2:00 pm EST
>> BI Publisher Jan. 13th at 2:00 pm EST
>> OBI EE Plus Jan 14th at 2:00 pm EST

Thanks again for your continued partnership with Oracle, and please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.