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June 10, 2022 10 Jun'22
Oracle sets lofty national EHR goal with Cerner acquisition

With its Cerner acquisition, Oracle sets its sights on creating a national, anonymized patient database -- a road filled with technical and legislative hurdles.
December 20, 2021 20 Dec'21
With Cerner, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure gets a boost

Oracle plans to acquire Cerner in a deal valued at about $30B. The second-largest EHR vendor in the U.S. could inject new life into Oracle's data and cloud businesses.
June 22, 2021 22 Jun'21
Oracle offers on-premise support discount for cloud buyers

Oracle's latest bid to attract customer workloads to its public cloud involves discounts on traditional software license maintenance and support fees.
June 07, 2021 07 Jun'21
Oracle Cloud lures developers with 'Always Free' services

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure lags rivals, but the company hopes that a broader set of free services will draw interest from a critical constituency – developers.

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How Oracle RPA systems can automate business tasks for users

Robotic process automation software can be integrated into Oracle environments to help strengthen business operations by augmenting workers with software robots. Continue Reading
Future of Oracle centers on the cloud, AI and automation

Oracle deepened its embrace of cloud computing, AI software and IT automation tools in 2018. What can users expect from it in 2019? More of the same, most likely. Continue Reading
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What is the difference between a database engineer, architect and administrator?

Expert Michael Hillenbrand explains the difference between a database engineer, a database architect and a database administrator. Continue Reading
Do I need to pay extra for licenses for an Oracle Partitioning Option?

Do you have an Oracle Partitioning Option installed in your database? Learn whether you need to pay extra for licensing and how to be compliant in this tip from an Oracle licensing expert. Continue Reading
Business Analyst vs. Data Architect: Who should do the source-to-target mapping?

An Oracle user asks who should do the source-to-target mapping in a company--the Business Analyst or Data Architect. Continue Reading