The recent announcement of a new partnership between Microsoft and ServiceNow shows how Microsoft is besting Amazon in cloud: customer-centric deals.
Oracle
On this episode of Ammirati on Innovation, Sean and I talk about Microsoft and Oracle as bedfellows, balancing customer and user concerns, and much more.
Five vendors stand out in today’s Cloud Wars: #1 Microsoft, #2 Amazon, #3 Salesforce, #4 SAP, and a new addition to list: #5 Oracle.
A quick overview of how and why Oracle has jumped ahead of IBM in the Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings, moving from #6 to #5, as IBM growth lags behind.
Why I was surprised to hear Oracle execs revert to tired tropes, like Workday being “not competitive,” on an otherwise impactful Q4 earnings call.
A major driver behind Oracle stock hitting an all-time high Wednesday was its revolutionary “self-driving” Autonomous Database.
“We’re seeing very, very rapid adoption,” Ellison said, noting for the first time customer adoption of Autonomous Database on the Oracle Q4 earnings call.
According to Gartner data, Salesforce racked up 2018 CRM market share of 19.5% in 2018—while the combined share for SAP, Oracle and Adobe was 18.9%.
As the enterprise cloud becomes without question the foundation for digital business, we’ve graded the Top 10 vendors. This is the Cloud Wars report card.
My take on the shocking new partnership between Microsoft and Oracle, and what each powerhouse cloud vendor gets out of the deal.
“We’re starting to see things at this tipping point, after which unstoppable change occurs.” I spoke with SVP Steve Daheb about Oracle Cloud breakthroughs.
“Preparing for Unstoppable Change” | Watch or stream my conversation with SVP Steve Daheb about Oracle’s cloud strategy, Autonomous Database, and more.
This episode is sponsored by Apps Associates. I spoke with 2 Apps Associates execs about cloud migration myths, based on a survey of 300+ decision-makers.
SAP on its own and Microsoft and Adobe together look to turn the CRM marketplace upside-down and position Salesforce as a behind-the-times “legacy” vendor.
Read my interview with Murad LLC Senior Director Rishabh Sinha. We discussed how internal digital transformation impacts employee and customer satisfaction.
Oracle has become the most highly touted and heavily hyped (autonomous database) product ever introduced by Oracle—and perhaps by any tech company.
I read through Oracle EVP Steve Miranda’s Miranda blog post released this morning as Oracle kicks off its Modern Customer Experience event in Las Vegas.
Larry Ellison broadened his “bet the company” statement to encompass Cloud Applications and Cloud Infrastructure, indicating where Oracle’s future stands.
My take: if Workday can back up its big claims about fast, low-cost deployments for customers, Oracle and SAP will have no choice but to catch up.
The big story: Workday Financials has become self-sustaining, putting Workday squarely up against cloud ERP competitors Oracle and SAP.