Recent Posts by Alan Zeichick

Did the CEO really say that? Maybe not. By Alan Zeichick Fall 2019 Free software, widely available on the internet, makes it easy for bad actors to launch “deepfakes,” altered or invented videos that can be convincingly real. In June, the US Congress held its first hearing on deepfakes, getting advice from experts on protecting democracy. How do executives fight forgeries that threaten their reputations or stock prices? “Be sure to respond swiftly in the media and social media...

How Gen 2 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure delivers for your business By Alan Zeichick July/August 2019 Fast transactions mean happy customers. Fast transactions mean happy employees. And fast transactions mean more business agility and scalability. Oracle has worked hard to ensure that every part of its second-generation Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is geared toward performance. Part of that effort means using the latest technology within the servers, memory, storage, and network...

With Oracle DataFox, business data is accurate, fresh, dynamic—and AI-powered. By Alan Zeichick May/June 2019 “Where are our best prospects?” the CEO asks the sales manager. “Two companies in our market are merging—how will that affect us?” the CEO asks a business analyst. To answer these types of questions with enough depth to make decisions, management teams need lots of data that’s relevant to the decisions and actions the team must face. What’s more, the data must be easily...

“Oracle and KPMG Cloud Threat Report 2019” demonstrates the importance of visibility, shared responsibility, and a CISO seat at the table. By Alan Zeichick March/April 2019 Want to protect your assets in the cloud? You need to know what those assets are and who is using them. Your security teams must be able to see everything going on in the cloud infrastructure, from the cloud’s core to its edge. They need to be certain about which parts of your cloud applications are...

The Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament scores points and engages fans with an intelligent chatbot. By Alan Zeichick January/February 2019 Deuce. Advantage. Match point. What will happen next? Thrilling action—and the best players in the world—await tennis fans at the Mutua Madrid Open tournament each year. On the court, spectators watch players such as Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep battle for supremacy. Off the court, there’s MatchBot, an innovative chatbot that helps everyone...