Chris Murphy, Director of Cloud Content at Oracle, spoke with Sarabjeet (Jay) Chugh, a Senior Director of Emerging Technology Products at Oracle, about how to determine if blockchain fits into a company’s project. Since there is so much recent excitement about emerging technology and the potential of blockchain, today’s workforce faces the risk of project planners applying this technology to problems that it doesn’t fit with. Chugh’s intention is to help organizations avoid that issue, sort out business use cases for blockchain, and decide if blockchain or a different solution, like a database, is the best fit.

As part of PeopleSoft Global Day 2019, Nagendra Krishnappa, Product Manager of PeopleTools Development at Oracle, spoke about PeopleSoft on the Oracle Cloud and how you can get there with PeopleSoft Cloud Manager 8.0. In his presentation, Nagendra covered Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), PeopleSoft on OCI, and PeopleSoft Cloud Manager 8.0 capabilities.

Geoffrey Moore, author of Crossing the Chasm and Zone to Win, was a speaker at the Oracle Modern Business Experience conference in Las Vegas last month. The conference brought together thousands of business leaders from finance, HR, and supply chain organizations. All of these leaders were there to learn how to use applications to make their companies stronger.

The 2019 Distinguished Service Award Winners have been announced! These awards are given to members of the community who have been recognized as those who embody Quest’s core values.

Now that you’re settling back in at home after COLLABORATE 19, it’s important to follow up with all of the new connections you made while you were there. Whether you had quick encounters while in line for coffee or had an in-depth conversation about business goals or opportunities, it’s important to follow up and maintain those connections. You may have collected a few business cards, and now’s the time to sort people into established categories that define how to go about building those relationships.

Emerging business technologies can help solve both operational and strategic problems. These technologies represent a growing toolbox of opportunities to help solve problems, but there might not always be an obvious match between the problem and an emerging technology. Steve Andriole, the Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology in the Villanova School of Business at Villanova University, laid out the executive’s guide to emerging business technologies in an article he wrote in Forbes. His guide laid out what executives need to know and five steps to help them find the answers to their questions.

Andrew Sutherland, SVP, Technology & Systems, EMEA, Oracle spoke at Oracle OpenWorld Dubai 2019 about technology innovations that have led to Oracle Cloud Generation 2, that drive businesses to evolve and improve.

Rob Preston, editorial director in Oracle’s Content Central organization, wrote an article in Forbes about Oracle CEO Mark Hurd’s recent keynote at Oracle Modern Business Experience in Las Vegas.

Peter High, president and founder of Metis Strategy—a business and IT strategy firm, wrote an article in Forbes about his meeting with Gamiel Gran, of the venture capital firm Mayfield Fund, and a dozen other leading CIOs in the New York area.

Joe McKendrick, author, independent researcher and speaker, wrote an article in Forbes about the best qualities that today’s digital leaders should have. It requires a little something borrowed and a little something new. Not only do digital leaders need to be able to embrace cutting-edge technology, but they also need to maintain some of the same tried-and-true management principles that have been around for the last 25, 50, or 100 years. Skills like communication are still just as important as understanding AI, Internet of Things, and Blockchain. McKendrick explained that “digital leaders must blend legacy skills with those of the digital era.”