Tracking biz and tech innovation | editorial director @Oracle | was @InformationWeek editor | Views are my own

Joined October 2011
As the dad of three teenage girls, I found this research on computer science education fascinating: we talk too much about tech skills, and not enough about the amazing things you can do with tech skills partners.wsj.com/oracle/char…
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A half dozen universities asked me for help designing a data science curriculum at the time it was heating up. When I would suggest adding subjects like critical thinking, philosophy, history of science, communication, visual design, or anthropology, they would stop talking to me
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Chris Murphy retweeted
We tend to tell the story of innovation through the breakthroughs, but we should spend more time on the people who got it almost right, but failed because of a blind spot that is now obvious to us in retrospect, says @stevenbjohnson #oreillyradar
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Chris Murphy retweeted
#blockchainbeer reveal at @alphaacidbrewco. See (and taste) the Blockchain Beer at @OracleCodeOne
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The latest issue of Java Magazine is out. Covering: How to use Graal, the upcoming release of JakartaEE, using Netflix Hystrix for resilient microservices, Java on ARM chips, plus the Visitor design pattern and a review of John Ousterhout's new book. Rah! @Oraclejavamag
The new issue of #Java Magazine has launched! Get your copy here: ora.cl/Kw6qs
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"Bringing such consumer technology to its hotels puts Meliá on more equal footing with larger chains, theme parks and cruise lines, which are embracing wearable computing ... " bit.ly/2Ng6In9
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"Nearly half of all tasks in corporate finance departments will be automated within three years": CFOs Look to Automate Tasks to Free Up Capacity blogs.wsj.com/cfo/2018/09/11… via @WSJ
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Opportunity in a top notch public service organization:
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83 percent of IT leaders fear they could be fired if their digital transformation efforts fail:
The pressure's on: digital transformation seen as a make-or-break proposition for IT managers zd.net/2LE14p4 via @ZDNet
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Finally open-sourced our ML/AI servers and protocol: oracle.github.io/graphpipe
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I'll be there, and writing about autonomous database later this week:
We invite you to #ThinkAutonomous. Join Larry Ellison on August 7 as he unveils new capabilities in the Oracle Autonomous Cloud: ora.cl/qb3fM
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Key to #SuiteWorld18 is its abillity to highlight growth secrets of SMBs and how they use technology to differentiate themselves in a cluttered marketplace. Rachel Zoe fits that bill.
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The Eclipse Foundation is running a survey about the future of Jakarta EE (the project developing @Java_EE technologies). Vote at surveymonkey.com/r/jakartajm If you're a Java EE dev, your vote matters! #java #JavaEE
“#Tech is not a meritocracy" - @mbkumar via @Forbes ora.cl/YR1PA
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Inspiring Advice From Women Tech Leaders #WomeninTech ora.cl/kL1Jv
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#CloudWars leaders @Microsoft, @SAP, and @Oracle have pledged to emphasize the performance metric of "customer success." Here's why it's proof that the #cloud industry has grown up: linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft…
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Read how Oracle sees Autonomous Database changing DBA roles for the good in this recent article buff.ly/2CSMl58 via @searchoracle #autonomousDB #oracle
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