Oracle Information InDepth MIDSIZE EDITION August 2014

Oracle Information InDepth MIDSIZE EDITION This Edition's Content August 2014 News Modern Best Practice Explained Oracle OpenWorld Spotlight Videos Webcasts Infographic Podcasts Featured Reading Blogosphere Oracle Press Releases Oracle Partner Press Releases Customer Buzz Oracle Linux Update Oracle’s C-Central Stay Connected Find an Oracle Partner Featured Training New Subscription Center Oracle University at Oracle OpenWorld Events Subscribe Forward Stay Connected       Visit Oracle for Midsize Companies Contact Oracle Global contacts Sales Chat Live

NEWS Q&A: Oracle’s Steve Cox Reveals Smart Path for Growing Companies to Adopt Modern Best Practice Modern best practice is flexible, taking advantage of new technology to support both innovation and growth. Find out what Oracle experts have to say about modern best practice, and access materials designed to help growing companies adopt it. Read More  Four Tough Questions You Should Ask Your Applications Software as a Service Provider Growing organizations can’t afford to get stuck with last-generation tools if nimbler competitors can leverage next-generation solutions. Learn the key questions you should ask your software as a service provider to ensure you’re getting solutions equipped for modern best practices. Read More Oracle Database In-Memory: Making Real Time a Reality Following Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s introduction of Oracle Database In-Memory in June 2014, customers, partners, and industry experts have hailed it as a breakthrough technology that accelerates analytical performance by 10x to 100x, while also speeding up online transaction processing. Learn how Oracle Database In-Memory’s innovative technology can boost your organization’s decision-making ability. Read More Back to Top MODERN BEST PRACTICE EXPLAINED Modern Best Practice Explained Get expert insights into why your organization should move from best practices to modern best practices. E-Book: Modern Best Practice Explained Webcast: “Path to Progress: Modern Best Practices and Financial Measurement” Video: Modern Best Practices Defined AppCast Podcast: “Modern Best Practices for Growing Companies” Blog: Proven Approach to Financial Progress Using Modern Best Practice Back to Top ORACLE OPENWORLD SPOTLIGHT Oracle OpenWorld 2014: Accelerate Business Innovation Don’t miss the Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies sessions during Oracle OpenWorld, taking place in San Francisco, California from September 28 to October 2, 2014. “Customer Voices: IT Strategies and the High-Growth Organization” Getting the right IT system to support growth is a challenge. This customer panel session moderated by Oracle gives you a unique opportunity to hear fellow chief financial officers and chief information officers discuss how they managed their transformation to modern business using Oracle Applications. “Understanding and Adopting Modern Best Practice for Fast Time to Value” Standardizing on best practices is a proven approach to superior business results. This session explores the business benefits of modern best practices—modern best practices are flexible, support growth and innovation, and enable new ways of executing to achieve consistently superior performance. Modern best practices are made possible by six key enabling technologies: cloud computing, mobile technology, analytics, social capabilities, the Internet of Things platform, and big data. Modern best practices enable organizations of all sizes to achieve more—faster and with fewer resources. Register today! Back to Top VIDEOS Animated Infographic: How Can a Modern ERP Cloud Help You Succeed? Back to Top WEBCASTS “CFO Playbook on Growth: How CFOs Can Boost Efficiency and Performance with Automation” “The Increasing Influence of Enterprise Architecture—Featuring Gartner” Back to Top INFOGRAPHIC Oracle Enterprise Planning Cloud: World-Class Planning with the Simplicity of the Cloud Back to Top PODCASTS Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies AppCasts Back to Top FEATURED READING “Controlling Costs with Flexible Processes—a Guide for Midsize Companies” “Oracle Applications Cloud: Customer 2 Cloud Program” Oracle and Verizon Provide Customers More Choice in the Cloud Profit Magazine: “Rock Solid” Back to Top BLOGOSPHERE Oracle for Midsize Companies When You’re in Second Place You Try Harder Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2014 Will Blow Your Mind Curse, Inc., Skips a Level By Jumping to Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud (Oracle ERP Cloud) Can Kind People Finish First? CFOs: Do You Have a Playbook for Growth? Simplifying Hybrid Cloud People First! The Priority for Midsize Companies Impatient Customers Make Flawless Service Mission Critical for Midsize Companies LinkedIn Influencers: Oracle President Mark Hurd Five Reasons Why CEOs Should Love the Cloud Oracle’s Linux Blog OpenStack with Oracle Linux and Oracle VM OpenStack Summit Overview Back to Top ORACLE PRESS RELEASES Read the latest Oracle press releases. “Oracle Becomes the Second-Largest Cloud SaaS Company in the World” “Oracle Database In-Memory Powers the Real-Time Enterprise” “Oracle President Mark Hurd Announces Strategy for Oracle Marketing Cloud, a New Platform for Customer-Centric Marketing” “Oracle VM 3.3 Delivers Enterprise-Scale Performance Enhancements” “Oracle Doubles Investment in Midsize Organization Configure, Price, and Quote Technology Post-BigMachines Acquisition” “Oracle Releases 57 Oracle’s JD Edwards Applications Optimized for Smartphones and Tablets” Back to Top ORACLE PARTNER PRESS RELEASES Read the latest Oracle partner press releases. “Syntax Delivers Oracle Accelerate Solution Based on Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne for Consumer Goods” Back to Top CUSTOMER BUZZ More than 290,000 midsize companies leverage Oracle solutions to help run their businesses. Read about them in these customer success stories. Majestic Auto Automates—Creates Reports Instantly Rather Than Monthly and Improves Decision-Making PowerSouth Energy Cooperative Improves Field Inspections and Data Integrity with a Mobile Solution Atrium European Real Estate Reconciles Financial Close Data from Seven Countries Faster and Maximizes Revenue and Profitability First Alliance Bank Zambia Cuts Daily Close from Six Hours to Two Hours and Reduces IT Support Costs by 70 Percent MiPro Enterprises Uses Cloud to Improve the Human Resource Management of Approximately 300 Workers, Spanning Four Distinct Organizations South African Medical Research Council Reduces Administrative Workload Through Automated Procurement and Policy Enforcement View More Midsize Customer Success Stories Back to Top ORACLE LINUX UPDATE Stay up to date with the latest Oracle Linux information. IDC White Paper: “Oracle Linux—Engineered into a Business-Class Solution” Press Release: “Oracle Announces OpenStack Support for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM” Resource Kit: Oracle VM—Foundation for Private Cloud Technical Article: “Improve Database Performance Using Sun Flash Accelerator Card, Database Smart Flash Cache, and Oracle Linux” Update: Oracle VM Templates for Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.1 Update 2 and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 9.1.4.4 Video: Improving Database Performance with Database Smart Flash Cache White Paper: “Oracle Linux—Maximize Value, Minimize Cost” White Paper: “Getting Started with Oracle VM, Oracle Linux, and OpenStack” Back to Top ORACLE’S C-CENTRAL Oracle's C-Central Oracle’s C-Central brings you the latest business, finance, and IT information focused on the challenges facing c-level executives today. 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