Chapter 6: Databases and Data Warehouses{0}
I have found an article that explains how Oracle does their business during the time period where sales on databases were falling about 22%. Oracle’s overall sales revenue actually fell 5% during that time period. They deal with sales of databases licenses and applications for many companies or organizations. Oracle is “the largest supplier of database software, which accounted for $12.8 billion of its $23.3 billion in the fiscal 2009 sales” (Ricadela, 2009). For the business to grow they have developed the Sun Microsystems where the Sun computers will be managing Oracle’s database that may provide up to “billions of dollars a year.” They are hoping to benefit from the Sun project to increase their revenue in sales of databases. So far they have “gained shares from applications that manage sales, billing, human resources, and other operations, after its acquisition spree.”
This article connects to this week topic because they are a business that deals with databases everyday. Chapter 6 pertains to the database fundamentals such as organized information, storing data and managing data. Oracle assists other companies to set up the database for them by storing all the necessary data into that database for easy access. Therefore, businesses or organizations do not have to worry about their IT problems since they have hired Oracle to do the job for them. Oracle’s business is to help other companies organize the data that is essential for the business. I like this article because Fresno State database is operated with Oracle. If everything is scattered, it can be difficult for the personnel to understand what information is of good quality and what is not. Databases puts all the information together organizing for easier access. Databases just makes the job easier.
Sources
Ricadela, Aaron. (2009, December 17). Oracle database biz poised to bounce back. Business Week. Retrieved October 03, 2010 from http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2009/tc20091217_114152.htm.