Oracle in the Cloud (a slideshow)

"Oracle in the Cloud" AWS Webinar

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EMC Saves $3M by Consolidating on Oracle Database 11g

These days, everyone is looking for ways to cut costs. EMC is no different, and is consolidating on Oracle RAC and Oracle Database 11g throughout its data center.

This has translated to a $3 million in cost avoidance savings to date.

Listen to this podcast conversation with Ramesh Razdan, Director of Enterprise Technology Services at EMC Corporation to hear how they've been able to do this, and what's next for EMC - another $7 million more in savings?

EMC also manages their 700+ Oracle databases with Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control.

Read more about the EMC/Oracle story off EMC's own website by clicking here.

Happy Veteran's Day!

As I was heading out the door for work early this morning, my 8 year-old neighbor came to the door and handed me a piece of paper. It read (in barely legible 8yr old handwriting):

Dear Kevin,

Thank you very much for serving our country and keeping me free. I love our country, and I love neighbors who help keep me free. I hope you weren't scared when you were at war. I would have been scared, like when I fight Dragonball Z guys on Playstation 2. G.I. Joe is cool too.

Your Pal, Jack

That about says it all, yes?

One final note. I was stationed in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War back in 1992. That year Whitney Houston sang our National Anthem during the Super Bowl. I remember gathering in a room with about twenty other soldiers to watch the game. When Whitney sang, everyone in the room was frozen, eyes glued to a small TV we were fortunate enough to requisition for the event. I looked around and saw some of my pals actually crying. To this day, this version of the National Anthem still brings a tear to my own eyes, and if this video clip doesn't at least make your skin tingle a little bit, well, then I'm not really sure what else to say.



To my fellow Veteran's, and to all reservists and folks who are still serving active duty, Happy Veteran's Day...and thank you.

Oracle's version of "The Office"

Episode One: "Feeling the storage squeeze?"



Episode Two: "Bye-buy, idle redundancy!"

How can Oracle help you navigate the IT "Perfect Storm"?

>> With industry-leading high availability solutions

>> By significantly reducing your overall IT budget (believe it!)

>> And did someone say automation tools? Man, do we have automation tools. Like, out the wazoo.

If the slide to the left represents any of the pains your enterprise is currently experiencing, then we need to talk.

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