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SearchOracle.com This Week - January 28, 2008
A newsletter from TechTarget
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> From the Editor: Calling all middleware users
> Site Highlights: Oracle may put a price on business processes
> More From SearchOracle: Oracle buys content management vendor
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FROM THE EDITOR
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Calling all middleware users
by Mark Brunelli - mbrunelli@techtarget.
The results of a new Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) survey
suggest that the majority of Oracle-based enterprises intend to
upgrade to Oracle's Fusion middleware infrastructure within the next
two years.
Now, that's not particularly surprising. But this is:
The survey, which generated 449 responses from OAUG members, also
found that two out of every five Oracle-based enterprises will
increase spending on middleware in 2008, despite the fact that many
enterprises still aren't sure of middleware's true value to their
operations.
Taken together, the results suggest to me that at least some
companies out there are spending money on middleware without fully
understanding the reasons for doing so. I think the issue deserves
further examination, especially with Oracle's major acquisition of
middleware giant BEA Systems Inc. still fresh on our minds:
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957830/6582435
I'm researching a new article on the OAUG survey for publication
later this week and really need to rally the SearchOracle.com troops
in an attempt to understand this potential phenomenon. Do the results
make sense to you? Why or why not? And why is middleware important,
or unimportant, at your organization?
Maybe it's simply a matter of business folks getting ahead of the IT
groups, or vice versa. Or maybe the survey results simply don't hold
water. Whatever it is, if you're a real Oracle end user, then I want
to hear from you. Please send your comments directly to
mbrunelli@techtarget.com and we'll set up a time to get on the phone.
Mark Brunelli
News Editor
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SITE HIGHLIGHTS
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Oracle may put a price on business processes
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957831/6582435
Find out why large software vendors creating more dynamic
applications with a strong focus on cross-functional business
processes is likely to mean new business process-based software
pricing options.
Data warehouse appliances demand diligence
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957832/6582435
Finding the right data warehouse appliance is largely a matter of due
diligence and proper testing. However, there are some other important
things to keep in mind, so SearchOracle.com caught up with two
instructors from The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) to keep you
informed.
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MORE FROM SEARCHORACLE
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Oracle buys content management vendor
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957833/6582435
Oracle will add Captovation -- a Minnesota-based vendor of enterprise
content management (ECM) strategies -- to its ever-growing list of
acquired software companies.
Data retention policy for Oracle DBAs: When to "trash" your data
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957834/6582435
Oracle DBA Donald K. Burleson discusses data archiving, including
legal requirements, how to avoid stale data, and why it is important
to "trash" data rather than store it forever.
Tech pundit thinks Oracle had a hand in MySQL deal
http://go.techtarget.com/r/2957835/6582435
Tech industry columnist John Dvorak says he believes that Oracle
founder Larry Ellison had a hand in Sun Microsystems' $1 billion
MySQL acquisition.
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