 | NEWS | |  | Oracle Launches Oracle Developer Cloud Service for Preview Oracle has announced a preview of Oracle Developer Cloud Service, a solution that gives development teams rapid access to turnkey development environments and comprehensive tools to manage the complete development lifecycle—plus all the advantages of cloud computing. Read More QA: Oracle's Yvonne Wilson on How Oracle Managed Services Provides Identity Management as a Service Security remains a major concern when it comes to adopting the cloud, but according to Yvonne Wilson, Oracle’s identity management technical director for Oracle Managed Cloud Services, organizations no longer have to sacrifice identity management and security if they want to leverage all the benefits of cloud computing. Read More Zero to Cloud in Two Hours: The New Paradigm for Building Private Clouds Until recently, organizations have had to engage in complex choreography among all the different layers of the technology stack in order to ensure the scalability and reliability required for a truly enterprise-grade private cloud. Oracle is changing the equation with technology engineered to work together across the complete stack—including Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, a single, integrated toolset to manage the entire cloud lifecycle. Read More |  |  | EVENT SPOTLIGHT: ORACLE CLOUDWORLD | |  | Experience Oracle CloudWorld, a premier event series featuring executive keynotes, insightful case studies, hands-on demos, face-to-face networking, and dedicated tracks—coming in 2013 to a city near you. Learn from senior Oracle executives, customers, partners, and industry thought-leaders how they drive business transformation using Oracle Cloud. Read the press release. Learn more and register today! |  |  | CLOUD AT ORACLE OPENWORLD | |  | Cloud was the hot topic at Oracle OpenWorld this year, with more than 300 sessions and numerous announcements—in case you missed them, here’s a collection of key resources and revelations.  | Larry Ellison: The Foundation of the Cloud “Oracle is committed to delivering services at all three levels of the cloud. Buy your applications as a service, buy your database and middleware as a service, buy your storage and servers also as a service.” | Larry Ellison: Announcements from Oracle OpenWorld 2012 “Oracle has a huge advantage in platform services in the cloud because Oracle happens to be the #1 platform company in the world.” Larry Ellison: Keynote Highlights “You need to consider not only the application you’re buying, but the platform on which it rests.” More Cloud Resources To see all the latest cloud announcements, visit the Oracle Cloud resource center and check out what’s new. |  |  | FEATURED READING | |  | Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c E-Book: Total Cloud Control Access demos, videos, self-assessments, and white papers—and find out what it takes to fast-track your enterprise to the cloud and keep your cool while doing it. Cloud Architecture for Dummies Cloud computing can improve your business agility, lower operating costs, and speed innovation. The key to making it work is the architecture. Learn how to define your architectural requirements and get started on your path to cloud computing with the e-book Cloud Architecture for Dummies. Cultivating Business-Led Innovation Get the facts about innovation from a recent Oracle-sponsored study by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Learn about strategies for fostering innovation and technologies that support innovation and lead to competitive advantage. |  |  | CLOUD RESOURCE CENTER | | | Choose Your Cloud Strategy Oracle offers the broadest portfolio of software, hardware, and services to enable public, private, and hybrid clouds. Visit the cloud resource center today to learn more. |  | | | |  |  | ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER SPOTLIGHT | |  | Managing Enterprise Private Clouds with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Want to know why so many customers are raving about the new Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c? Then don’t miss this collection of videos from the Oracle OpenWorld 2012 general session, where customers shared their experiences, partners talked about their value-added offerings, and experts performed an interactive role-play of a private cloud scenario. Watch the videos today! Oracle Enterprise Manager Newsletter Thanks to the cloud, enterprise management is more important than ever. Subscribe to the Oracle Information InDepth Oracle Enterprise Manager newsletter and get the latest release and enhancement information, blog postings, podcasts, Webcasts, videos, and more. Read a sample and subscribe. |  |  | MIDDLEWARE RESOURCES | |  | Visit the new Oracle Fusion Middleware resource collection—the premier source of information on the industry's #1 middleware foundation and find out how leading companies are managing enterprise processes efficiently and reducing IT complexity with simplified application infrastructure. Be sure to flip through the new e-book, Oracle SOA Suite: In Our Customers’ Words. The site is available in versions designed for the UK, Northern Europe, and Germany. |  |  | FIND AN ORACLE PARTNER |  | EVENTS | |  | Oracle Cloud Builder Summit Various dates and cities. Oracle CloudWorld Coming to a city near you in 2013. Oracle Executive Forum Once every quarter, Oracle hosts a group of executives for a seminar on cloud services that culminates with a tour of its state-of-the-art Salt Lake City, Utah, data center, which supports Oracle Cloud services. This special invitation-only event offers a rare opportunity to see cloud computing in action. Interested in attending? Contact your Oracle Cloud services sales director by calling +1.866.264.5909. Find an Oracle Event Near You |  | | | Please send questions or comments to newsletter_feedback_us@oracle.com. This document is provided for information purposes only, and the contents hereof are subject to change without notice. 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