June’s live Cloud Wars Expo event featured dozens of industry leaders allowing the Acceleration Economy team access to the inner workings of the greatest growth market the world has ever known.
If you missed the Expo or just want to catch up on sessions you were not able to attend, then you’re in luck. We recorded more than 40 hours of education sessions from the event, which are available for free to Acceleration Economy subscribers. We’re also previewing the content in this series of Moments, which feature highlights from each session.
In this Cloud Wars Expo Moment, Oracle EVP Mike Sicilia discusses how economic uncertainty makes cloud adoption and the ability to scale quickly a top priority across multiple industries.
Highlights
00:01 — Uncertain times tend to inspire cautious investments, but the need to quickly scale up (and down) fuels cloud growth.
00:47 — At the height of Covid-19, Oracle took advantage of cruise ships simultaneously in port to upgrade the equipment governing onboard operations. “Economic downturns do sometimes create opportunity.”
01:50 — Some industries showed hesitation with cloud infrastructure adoption pre-Covid. Now it’s a question of “how fast can we get there?” for businesses needing to expand and contract rapidly.
Access more than 40 hours of cloud education content featuring 100-plus speakers at Cloud Wars Expo On-Demand. All content is free to Acceleration Economy subscribers with an on-demand pass.
