The Recovery: What Every Executive Should Know

INFORMATION INDEPTH NEWSLETTERS Executive Strategy Weekly Edition February 3, 2010

SPECIAL REPORT Getting Ready for the Recovery “The consensus seems to be that the U.S. economy will recover in 2010, but not all sectors of the economy will recover at the same pace,” says KPMG National Managing Partner Lynne Doughtie. She is basing her statement on a poll KPMG recently conducted with 400 C-level executives on the state of the U.S. economy, and its prospects for recovery. “While three-fourths of all executives we surveyed were confident that business would be better a year from now, technology executives were the most confident. Sixty-six percent of those surveyed believed that the tech sector would lead the recovery, compared to just 29 percent who believed that the financial services industry would jumpstart growth.” In this special report, you'll get more insight about the recovery from experts like Doughtie, including quick wins that will help you get the most from the upturn. More.... NEWS Oracle + Sun Welcome Events Near You These informative sessions will explore Oracle's plans to engineer and deliver open and integrated systems – from applications to disk – that improve performance, reliability and manageability so that IT will be more predictable, more supportable and more secure. More... Can an Oracle On Demand Solution Save You Money? As companies today demand greater responsiveness to business priorities while reducing IT costs, Oracle On Demand is helping with solutions that can transform IT performance Use this 15 minute online assessment to analyze your IT strategy. More... White Paper: Transform the Economics of Retailing (PDF) Technology has provided the tools and means for retailers to deliver the best service and experience to consumers. Now technology vendors must bring those tools to the next level by creating simple, intuitive interfaces to help every user easily achieve the outcomes the software was designed to produce.  More... TWEET OF THE WEEK From @Oraclepartners Listen in as Judson Althoff recaps the Oracle + Sun Strategy Event Follow Profit Online on Twitter. WEBCAST Oracle + Sun: Transforming the IT Industry In a live event on Jan. 27, 2010, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, along with executives from Oracle and Sun, outlined the strategy for the combined companies. Watch a replay now! OPINION Building Your 2.0 Toolkit Andrew McAfee explains what every executive should know before investing in today's technology: "It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that before too long it's going to become completely irrelevant what screen we are sitting in front of, what device we're using, or where we are in the world." More... THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Five Ideas: Sun “Well, it took awhile, but Oracle and Sun are now one company. We are very proud of that, we are very excited... We are excited to be in all these new businesses with these fantastic people from Sun combining with the people and the technologies from Oracle. We think we'll be very competitive in delivering complete business systems to our customers." — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Read more about Sun on Profit Online.

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Hey You, Get Onto My Cloud

Strictly for Database App Developers and Admins FEBRUARY 2010

Featured This Issue: Hey You, Get Onto My Cloud Cloud Computing, regardless of what you may think about the term, is here to stay. Since 2008, Oracle has made great strides toward making the Cloud safe for enterprises, from enabling secure database backup to the Public Cloud and fully supporting deployment of Oracle products on Amazon EC2, to providing Platform-as-a-Service blueprints for customers who want to run their Oracle products in a Private Cloud. In this issue, we provide a small taste of the possibilities. - Justin Kestelyn, Senior Director/Editor-in-Chief, Oracle Technology Network ( My Oracle Mix Profile)
Visit the Cloud Computing Center Learn more about Oracle's support for Public and Private Clouds - blogs, whitepapers, articles, case studies, downloads, and more - on the Oracle Technology Network Website. Visit the Center. Oracle+Sun Product Strategy Webcast: Cloud Computing Oracle invites you to view our Oracle + Sun Product Strategy Webcast on Cloud Computing. You'll get the chance to learn more about the combination of Sun and Oracle—and what it means for you. View the Webcast, See all Webcasts. Visit the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Competency Center The PaaS Competency Center is where Oracle technologists and customers can collaborate on patterns, blueprints, techniques and code examples which exemplify Platform as a Service using WebLogic Server, Coherence, Enterprise Manager and other Oracle technologies. Visit the Center. Event Series: Oracle Cloud Computing Forum In this global full-day event for IT professionals, Oracle experts clarify how organizations can take advantage of enterprise cloud computing. You'll learn the what, why, and how of cloud computing, so you can develop your organization's own cloud strategy and roadmap. See cities and dates. Blog: Database Consolidation - Oracle as a Service (OaaS) Learn the basics about building an Oracle-as-a-Service (OaaS) grid from one of Oracle's enterprise architects. Read the blog. Webcast: Break Through the Haze Around Cloud Computing Learn about directions in cloud computing and the role it can play in your organization. You'll explore how enterprises are likely to adopt public and private cloud computing, building on a foundation of virtualized infrastructure and cloud management systems. Register. Other Topics: Discount at the Oracle Store: 10% Off Database Management Packs Gain extreme productivity for your IT and extreme value for your enterprise with Oracle Database Management Packs. Save 10% when you shop for them at the Oracle Store today. Enter the promotion code DBMP10% when you shop online through February and start saving today! Offer valid through Feb. 28, 2010. Visit the Oracle Store. New Book: Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Programming Workbook All of the enhancements and improvements made to PL/SQL with the release of Oracle Database 11g are covered in the book. Readers will learn essential skills through hands-on, real-world labs, extensive examples, exercises, and projects. Even experienced Oracle professionals will benefit from this practical guide. Buy the book. New Podcasts: Oracle Book Authors Tune into interviews with leading Oracle technology authors, including Oracle ACEs. Learn about Oracle Applications, Oracle Fusion Middleware, and Oracle Database products from authors who have been in the trenches and will share their knowledge and give you insider opinions. Explore the podcasts. Live Webcast: Think Your Database Applications are Secure? Think Again (Mar. 3, 10am PT) Organizations in every industry rely on applications to power their processes. Yet critical application data is often unprotected within the database, leaving it vulnerable to attack, especially by insiders. In this Webcast you will learn how to defend sensitive and regulated data, intellectual property, trade secrets and other critical business data in production and non-production environments, without any application changes. Register. Live Online Training: Grid Computing Take advantage of Oracle University's Live Virtual Class format to learn about the grid-computing solutions available with Oracle Database 11g: • Administer Automatic Storage Management (ASM) • Administer and Deploy Clusterware • RAC and Grid Foundation Overview Seminar Technical Article: Easy Disaster Proof Production Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control for Data Guard setup, management (including switchover or failover), and monitoring can save a lot of time and resources. Read the article. > back to the top	Oracle Database 11g R2 Oracle Database XE Oracle SQL Developer Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle VM & Templates Oracle Berkeley DB Other Oracle Products Subscribe to more Developer Newsletters Links for You OTN Home Oracle Database Home Oracle SQL Developer Home Oracle Apex Home PL/SQL Developer Center Scripting Languages Tech Center PHP Developer Center Embedded Developer Center Cloud Computing Technology Center Discussion Forums Blogs Ask Tom (with Tom Kyte) Get OTN Headlines via RSS Get OTN Articles via RSS Get OTN Downloads via RSS See OTN Bookmarks via del.icio.us OTN Group on Oracle Mix OTN Group on Facebook OTN Group on LinkedIn Follow OTN on Twitter
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