Oct 12 2009 12:35AM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Oracle OpenWorld,
Oracle,
Salesforce.com,
Marc Benioff
A late night cab trip from SFO to Union Square was lightened up a bit with the big Michael Dell billboard on the 101. It went something like this: Dell enjoys the best of both worlds: See Salesforce.com @ Oracle OpenWorld. Continued »
Oct 11 2009 8:05PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Oracle,
Oracle OpenWorld,
Sun,
Sun Microsystems,
Sun partners
Oracle OpenWorld 2009 did not open well for Sun partners who are already reaching for anti-anxiety meds as the Sun Microsystems acquisition finalizes. Continued »
Oct 11 2009 3:46PM GMT
Posted by: Barbara Darrow
IT channel products and technologies,
Barbara Darrow,
Oracle OpenWorld,
Oracle,
Sun Microsystems,
Scot McNealy,
Sun,
Fusion,
AIA,
Exadata
This’ll be easy. As Oracle keeps trying to close its Sun Microsystems acquisition, the top Oracle OpenWorld queries are locked up this year. But partners and solution providers still have other nagging issues they want addressed at the show. So, here goes:
1: What will Oracle do with Sun hardware (and Sun’s hardware channel?) Granted, with those pesky EU regulators breathing down it’s neck–mostly on MySQL questions–Larry Ellison needs to reassure Sun partners and customers that Oracle wants their business but without saying anything detailed that could further inflame the law-and-order crowd.
2: Specifically, how will Oracle deal with Exadata? The first, HP-based big-bang “database machine” was a direct sale from Oracle although any Oracle partner worth his or her salt knows that can be finessed if they file a non-standard deal and can best the Oracle rep. With a new Sun-based box, will Sun hardware partners get to play? If so, how much will they love competing with Oracle partners (and Oracle direct sales?)
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