Recent Posts by Meghan Fritz

Simplified administration, increased flexibility, faster development and deployment, and enhanced security – there are many reasons why your customers are turning to Linux. Initially developed for personal computers based on the Intel-x86 architecture nearly thirty years ago, Linux has since spread to more platforms than any other operating system, and has considerably increased its popularity over the last several years. Linux is now the dominant operating system for...

From Oracle Media Day to the new Generation in town, here are a few of OPN's favorite reads from around the web this week. Mark Hurd's 10 most provocative statements at Oracle Media Day. Why it’s a good time to be a channel professional. AmerisourceBergen triples the number of patients it helps every day thanks to guess who? Don't Sleep on These Top 5 Enterprise IT Trends for 2019. Generation Z is coming for your revenue streams!

On the Oracle PartnerNetwork team, we believe that what you do today sets the groundwork for what propels you tomorrow. We designed the Partner Experience at Oracle OpenWorld to help you define your future, and get you there. Oracle OpenWorld is September 16-19 in San Francisco. OPN will host a partner lounge as well as partner-specific cloud, tech, program, and thought-leadership sessions throughout the week. We'll also have partner-only events sprinkled throughout the...

On Thursday, May 9 from Oracle HQ in sunny Redwood Shores, CA, we'll be broadcasting LIVE our final OPN PartnerCast of FY19. Tune in at 10am PT for a holistic look at Oracle Industries, as well as specific deep-dives into the Consumer Markets and Industrial Manufacturing verticals. We have an excellent lineup of speakers to discuss the ways Retail and Manufacturing partners can deliver products to your customers in a more efficient and cost-efficient style. Speakers and topics...

Did you know that the very first Earth Day saw 20 million Americans take to the streets? That’s a lot of civic interest in a pilot initiative. One would hope that if we were counting, that turnout would be double or triple today. Especially given the current changes in our earth’s climate patterns. Environmental awareness and protection are topics that should be on our minds year-round, but we’re reminded of it a little extra throughout the month of April. Our peers may...

Worthy channel-focused reads from around the web. Happy weekend, partners! Young business men + women are shaping the future of the channel. Why only 5% of channel-partner businesses are reaching the end of their transformation journey. On May 9, hear an Oracle Industries state-of-the-union address & specific updates in Retail + Mfg. How Kubernetes operators can benefit channel partners. 3 multi-cloud trends impacting the channel. 10 fascinating facts about Earth Day!

Check out the new Oracle Corporate Citizenship Report and learn how Oracle is changing lives by advancing education, protecting the environment, and strengthening communities around the world. The report highlights the tremendous strides we have made in our global sustainability and philanthropic efforts in the past year. “Good corporate citizenship means being intentional and thoughtful about the value we generate as a company—not only for our shareholders, but also for our...

By: Kate Farrow, Oracle 2018 saw major changes in the development world and this year promises to be even more transformational. Which skills to learn? Let’s review some major milestones and stories from 2018 and see how they are shaping current events and driving predictions for the future of developers in 2019.   Security and Performance With Google and Facebook each exposing the data of more than 50 million users in 2018 and with the materialization of vulnerabilities such as...

In the second installment of our Earth (Day) Month series, we bring you a very important topic: Managing food waste! Oracle is one company out of hundreds of thousands nationally and globally. It's disturbing to think how much is thrown out whether catered corporate meals or on-campus cafeteria dining. So after watching the movie Just Eat It we were inspired to have a conversation with Oracle’s Carlos DaSilva, who manages the food services from Bon Appetit at Oracle’s HQ...