Five Minute Briefing - Oracle
June 19, 2019

Published in conjunction with the Quest Oracle Community (Quest), this bi-weekly publication contains news, market research, and insight for the Oracle ecosystem, as well as Quest news and information. Subscribers also receive Quest ResearchWire, a bi-monthly research report for the Oracle community.

News Flashes

IOUG Insight: Tips for Managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Database Instances

Oracle Releases New Exadata X8 to Supercharge Performance

Oracle has announced the Oracle Exadata Database Machine X8 which features hardware and software enhancements, including AI and machine learning capabilities, to supercharge performance. With Exadata X8, Oracle introduces new machine-learning capabilities, including Automatic Indexing, which continuously learns and tunes the database as usage patterns change. Based on technology from Oracle Autonomous Database, the process is automatic and improves database performance while eliminating manual tuning.

Oracle Sharpens Focus on CDP Market

To help organizations bring together customer data from across the entire organization, Oracle is collaborating with Accenture and Capgemini to focus on the customer data platform (CDP) market.

Think About It

Quantum Computing: Closer Than We Think, More Dangerous Than We Know

Quantum computing will bring unprecedented advances in medicine, science, and mathematics—knowledge currently out of reach. Many secrets of the universe are on the verge of discovery. But, are we ready for everything to be unlocked? Are we prepared to manage what comes with quantum computing's limitless architecture?