Recent Posts by David A. Kelly

Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud offers more choices and easier development. By David A. Kelly November/December 2018 Twenty years ago, IT organizations generally included two types of developers: back-end database developers and front-end application developers. Today’s developers, however, work beyond those limitations to create applications and solutions that call on data, logic, and processes that might reside on back-end databases or datasources, midtier application...

2015 Oracle Excellence AwardsCIO of the Year | JapanYasuhiro Suzuki, Seven & i Holdings Leadership at retail holding company Seven & i leans on Oracle engineered systems. By David A. Kelly March/April 2016 When a retail company includes 150 separate businesses, there’s not only an incredible opportunity to connect with different types of customers. It’s also an incredible challenge to connect those businesses on one technology platform. Providing enjoyable service to customers...

2015 Oracle Excellence AwardsCIO of the Year | North AmericaBill Blausey, Eaton Leadership at Eaton focuses on customer information and sustainable technology solutions. By David A. Kelly March/April 2016 Even a multibillion-dollar power management company needs help generating business power. That’s why Eaton turned to Oracle solutions. “Eaton is an integrated operating company that has several business units within the organization, each of which may have its own unique needs...

2015 Oracle Excellence AwardsCIO of the Year | Latin AmericaPaulino Ramos Rodrigues, Sicredi CIO helps Brazilian credit union keep pace with larger banks. By David A. Kelly March/April 2016 A good CIO needs to know technology and business. And sometimes he needs to know how to cook. Consider Paulino Ramos Rodrigues, CIO and COO of Sicredi and winner of the Oracle Excellence Award for CIO of the Year—Latin America. A few years ago, the CEO of Sicredi, one of the largest credit...

CIO of the Year | North America2015 Oracle Excellence AwardsVincent Melvin, Arrow Electronics Leadership at Arrow Electronics is fluent in Oracle. By David A. Kelly March/April 2016 For a global enterprise such as Arrow Electronics, with multiple divisions and business operations in numerous countries, the challenge to creating operational efficiencies and building a foundation for growth comes down to language—the language of IT and business operations. “When I arrived at Arrow,...

2015 Oracle Excellence Awards Meet the winners and learn how their companies have innovated to build better businesses. By the editors of Oracle Magazine March/April 2016 Part of the Oracle Excellence Awards, the CIO of the Year award is given to leaders who exemplify leadership, vision, and dedication in working with and managing Oracle products and services. Winners have also built a professional relationship with Oracle that fosters the two-way exchange of ideas, which...

Georgia’s Valdosta State University uses Oracle predictive analytics to get at-risk students on track. By David A. KellySeptember/October 2015 Georgia’s Valdosta State University (VSU) is using a combination of on-premises Oracle Business Intelligence software and Oracle Business Intelligence Cloud Service to identify students at risk of failing or dropping out as part of an ongoing effort to increase student retention and help them succeed. Like many colleges and universities...

CIO of the Year | Latin America 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards Banco Davivienda technology goes out to get new customers. By David A. Kelly March/April 2015 When your goal is to be the most innovative bank in Colombia and Central America, you don’t wait for customers to come to you. Instead, you find ways to bring your services and products to new customers. And over the last few years, that’s exactly what Banco Davivienda, one of Colombia’s largest banks, has done with...

CIO of the Year | Japan 2014 Oracle Excellence Awards Mazda invests in IT for the sake of its customers. By David A. KellyMarch/April 2015 As one of the smaller automobile manufacturers in Japan, Mazda must consistently compete with bigger rivals for customers. In addition, the 2008 economic recession and the resulting sale by Ford of its controlling interest in Mazda introduced new challenges for the carmaker. But Mazda has taken the unexpected changes as an opportunity to...