Cloud Infrastructure

Take Control of the Cloud with a Dedicated Region On Premises

Take Control of the Cloud with a Dedicated Region On Premises

Cloud Infrastructure

Ampere Computing gives Oracle Cloud Infrastructure a shot in the Arm

Ampere Computing gives Oracle Cloud Infrastructure a shot in the Arm.

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle simplifies hybrid and multicloud management

Oracle announced its new observability and management platform, which has been enhanced to include logfile management, logfile analytics, application performance monitoring, database management, operational insight, and a service connection hub.

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Introduces Observability and Management Cloud Platform for Multicloud and On-premises Environments

Oracle announced the new Oracle Cloud Observability and Management Platform, available in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The company's goal is to provide customers with unified full stack visibility and control across heterogeneous environments. Read about it here.

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Introduces Observability and Management Cloud Platform for Multicloud and On-premises Environments

Oracle announced the new Oracle Cloud Observability and Management Platform, available in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The company's goal is to provide customers with unified full stack visibility and control across heterogeneous environments.

Cloud Infrastructure

The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Development And Infrastructure Platforms, Australia/New Zealand, Q3 2020

Oracle is named as a Strong Performer in the latest Forrester Wave: Public Cloud Infrastructure and Development Platforms Wave for Australia/New Zealand, Q3 2020. Access this complimentary report to learn more.

Cloud Infrastructure

It’s Time to Include Oracle as a Viable Option When Evaluating Public Cloud Providers

This report provides advice to enterprise IT leaders and cloud service providers that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a rapidly improving and viable option to larger and more expensive cloud providers for migrating and running enterprise-class workloads. It acknowledges that OCI has rapidly matured in strength and capabilities, and has now reached the point where it can begin to challenge the established hyperscale cloud providers from a technical and capabilities perspective.

Cloud Infrastructure

Omdia Universe: Selecting a Hybrid and Multicloud Management Solution, 2020-21

Omdia Universe: Selecting a Hybrid and Multicloud Management Solution.

Cloud Infrastructure

SWOT Assessment: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

What differentiates Oracle’s Generation 2 Cloud Infrastructure from competitors? Read Ovum’s SWOT analysis to get its independent and informed assessment of OCI’s capabilities and roadmap.

Cloud Infrastructure

Java Turns 25

What’s next for the original “write once, run anywhere” programming language?

Cloud Infrastructure

Oracle Management Strategy Underscores Commitment to Hybrid, Multicloud Choice

Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM) continues to be the flagship management platform for on-premises Oracle systems and databases, while Oracle Management Cloud (OMC) is the focal point for cloud-based management and analytics.

Cloud Infrastructure

Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a Cloud Platform for Hybrid Integration Vendor, 2019–20

See why Oracle is ranked by Ovum as an industry Leader with a well-rounded PaaS for hybrid integration portfolio.

Cloud Infrastructure

IDC Link, Oracle Accelerates Plans for Systems and Cloud Management Convergence at Oracle OpenWorld 2019

At the recent Oracle OpenWorld 2019 customer event, Oracle promised enterprises full systems and application management choice and integration across on-premises, SaaS, and cloud platforms. The commitment was bolstered by a flurry of new features and product releases designed to accelerate the convergence of its hybrid systems and cloud management portfolio.

Application Integration

Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service

Read below to see why Oracle was a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service.

Analytics

The Forrester Wave™: Augmented BI (Business Intelligence) Platforms, Q3 2021

Oracle Analytics was ranked within the top two platforms in "current offering," and received the highest possible scores in the following criteria: core enterprise business intelligence, conversational UI, globalization, planned enhancements, innovation, supporting products and services, partner eco-system, and market presence.

Analytics

The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Analytics, Q2 2021

See why Oracle is a Leader in this year's Forrester Wave for Streaming Analytics.

Analytics

Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms

See why Oracle is named a Visionary for the second year in a row in this annual report that rounds up the industry leaders in the field of ABI technology and provides an unbiased view of their strengths and offerings. We encourage all data and analytics leaders to get a complimentary copy.

Analytics

IDC MarketScape: Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Cloud Data Analytics Platform 2020 Vendor Assessment — Gen D Tribes Gather to build the Intelligent Enterprise

Oracle is named a Leader in the latest IDC MarketScape: APEJ Cloud Data Analytics Platform 2020 Vendor Assessment — Gen D Tribes Gather to Build the Intelligent Enterprise. Access this complimentary report to learn more.

Analytics

Oracle Analytics: One Platform for Cloud, SaaS and On-Premises Demands

Oracle Tackles Modern Deployment Needs and Cloud Application Requirements with a Unified Platform.

Analytics

Eckerson Group: Three Technologies Reshaping the Face of Business Intelligence

In partnership with Oracle, Eckerson Group reveals which three technologies are about to disrupt business intelligence and how you can embrace them to achieve success.

Data Management

The Forrester Wave: Graph Data Platforms, Q4 2020

Read this report to see why Oracle is a Leader in this Forrester Wave for Graph Data Platforms.

Data Management

Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Operational Use Cases

Read the Gartner report where Oracle scores highest in four out of four operational “use cases”.

Data Management

Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems

Read the Gartner report where Oracle scores highest on “vision”.

Data Management

Critical Capabilities for Cloud Database Management Systems for Analytical Use Cases

Read the Gartner report where Oracle scores highest on one analytical “use case”, and second highest on the other three analytical “use cases”.

Data Management

Leadership Compass for Enterprise Databases in the Cloud

Oracle ranked #1 overall in KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass for Enterprise Databases in the Cloud.

Data Management

Oracle APEX—secure low-code application development platform

APEX is arguably the most popular low-code application platform in the world.

Data Management

Oracle Autonomous JSON Database

Oracle Autonomous JSON Database merits a closer look, especially from customers seeking a database capability to support cloud-native JSON-based application development that is easy to use and takes the burden of managing the database away from the development teams by means of the built-in autonomous database capabilities.

Data Management

Oracle Autonomous Database: It's Coming to a Data Center Near You

"Clearly Autonomous Database on Exadata Cloud@Customer keeps Oracle front and center of the on-premises-cloud-service-landscape. By essentially building and delivering replicas of its unique, flagship autonomous public cloud as an on-premises and on-demand service for global enterprises, Oracle has thrown down a highly impressive gauntlet…though if history is any guide to the future, this wont be its last innovation in this area."

Data Management

Autonomous Database in the Oracle Gen2 Cloud

With ADB on Exadata Cloud@Customer creating, managing and operating a database is greatly simplified, costs are reduced substantially, agility is increased and real elasticity is delivered. The author has experimented hands on with ADB and found these benefits to be real and substantial.

Data Management

Oracle Brings the Oracle Cloud to You

Autonomous Database Cloud@Customer combines the revolutionary Exadata X8M with Oracle's advanced ML database, and its Gen 2 Cloud control plane for true enterprise-grade DBaaS- on premises.

Data Management

Oracle Delivers on Earlier Cloud Promises

With Gen 2 Cloud@Customer no other major CSP has anything comparable to offer at the moment.

Data Management

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Data Fabric, Q2 2020

Read here why Oracle has been named a Leader in the Forrester WAVE: Enterprise Data Fabric, Q2 2020.

Data Management

White Paper: A Revolution in Data Management: Oracle Exadata X8M

Oracle Exadata X8M is not only a major step forward for Oracle Exadata and its users but represents the future of database management systems. That future includes much faster transaction processing than was possible before, combined with faster queries thanks to larger in-memory data collections, and very rapid database recovery from any outage, planned or unplanned, particularly on the analytic side.

Data Management

The Security Benefits of a Fully Managed Database Service: Oracle Autonomous Database

Oracle Autonomous Database allows for the timely and automatic application of security patches without the risk of manual work (because it is automated) and without operational disruption.

Data Management

Oracle Autonomous Database: Ease of Use

Oracle Autonomous Database has a set of distinctive features which together add up to a substantial advantage in ease of use and time-to-value.

Data Management

Oracle Data Safe

With Data Safe, Oracle cloud databases now include a straightforward, easy to use and free service that helps customers protect their sensitive data from security threats and compliance violations. Even in the initial release that focuses on supporting cloud-hosted Oracle databases, the tool can be recommended for every existing Oracle Cloud customer.

Data Management

Hands-on Experiment with Oracle Autonomous Database

Richard Winter did extensive hands-on testing of Autonomous Data Warehouse, and discuss his findings in this webcast.

Data Management

Oracle Data Safe Consolidates Database Security

Oracle’s new Data Safe service, part of the Oracle Public Cloud, is the first service to unify the data security tasks that are the responsibility of the customer, and, like Oracle Autonomous Database service offerings, it takes a giant step in fulfilling the promise of IT simplification.

Data Management

Leadership Compass - Database and Big Data Security

Oracle has substantially increased its stake in the database security market, primarily with their innovative Autonomous Database technology stack, as well as numerous improvements in their existing products. Thus, we recognize Oracle as this year’s overall leader in Database and Big Data security.

Security

KuppingerCole Leadership Compass: Identity Governance & Administration 2021

Oracle Identity Governance Suite counts among the leading IGA products in the market. It continues to improve, providing a broad set of features focused on Identity Lifecycle Management, Access Governance, and Intelligence, as well as good support for enterprise-level architectures and good DevOps support and improved on-premises deployments.

Security

IDC Analyst Brief: Detecting Vulnerabilities with Cloud-Native Security

Read this report to see how cloud-native security toolsets with tightly integrated vulnerability scanning services help tenants avoid known exposures within their server's virtual machines and complete application container images.

Security

451 Research: Oracle positions database, identity and built-in features for cloud security

Cloud security is routinely listed as a key concern in any cloud transformation, but the issue is even more pronounced for larger enterprises, which need a robust security posture from their cloud suppliers. Oracle Cloud is looking to meet this demand anchored on its experience with databases and identity, coupled with built-in security features.

Security

KuppingerCole Report Executive View: Oracle Cloud Guard

Read this report to see a review of Oracle Cloud Guard which strongly matches KuppingerCole's recommended functionality for CSPM within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

Security

Kuppinger Cole Leadership Compass - Access Management

Oracle Cloud Identity Service Access Management is an overall leader, product leader and market leader in this report.

Security

IDC Lab Validation: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Putting Tenant Data Safety and Privacy First with Automated Operations

This lab validation effort reviews the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), highlighting security measures taken from the bottom to the top of a hardware/software computing stack, often leveraging Oracle’s own operational experiences to provide management tools, baseline templates, and policy recipes.

Security

Safeguarding Your Most Valuable Data: Five Key Criteria to Assess Cloud Provider Security

Oracle has taken a security-first approach that unifies three foundational components to enable comprehensive data protection, and serve as a business enabler, not merely a checkbox in a compliance report.

Security

The Security Benefits of a Fully Managed Database Service: Oracle Autonomous Database

Oracle Autonomous Database allows for the timely and automatic application of security patches without the risk of manual work (because it is automated) and without operational disruption.

Security

Oracle Identity Governance

As the market, technology, and regulation forces change, Oracle offers a comprehensive Identity Governance solution that can meet the ever evolving enterprise needs. Oracle Identity Governance (OIG) addresses compliance at scale within the more modern cloud environments.

Security

Kuppinger Cole: Oracle Identity Cloud Service

This report covers Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) and describes how it meets the needs of organizations in some typical use-case scenarios.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020

Oracle Track & Trace has been included in the inaugural Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020, which is awarded to firms, technologies and services that were solving problems, adding value and using ingenuity in their solutions in 2020.

Emerging Technology

Assessment of Managed Blockchain Platform Readiness for Enterprise Use

Everest Group report names Oracle a Leader in Blockchain Platform technology.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis—Vendor Vignette: Oracle Blockchain

Oracle is the enterprise blockchain dark horse. Over the coming few years, Oracle may well set a benchmark for its competitors and will likely gain significant traction within the Oracle customer base.

Emerging Technology

IDC Market Note: Blockchain in the Mix

During Oracle’s OpenWorld Conference, Oracle featured its product strategy for blockchain including the development of blockchain applications, a new blockchain table available with Oracle’s Autonomous Database and the evolution of its blockchain platform as a service. The road map for the product has evolved in such a way as to demonstrate Oracle's long-term commitment to the technology.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Enterprise Case Study: Using Machine Learning to Boost Call Center Customer Satisfaction

Ovum reveals how Oracle’s machine learning reduced customer call center wait times by 97%.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Apps Translate Data Advantage to Business Value

Ovum recognizes Oracle as the first mover in the data-as-a-service space. Read the report to find out how Oracle is using its Adaptive Intelligent Applications to differentiate its capabilities in a growing marketplace.

Emerging Technology

Omdia Analyst Commentary: Oracle Digital Assistant democratizing Oracle apps

When Oracle officially launched its first Oracle Digital Assistant (DA) in October 2019, the company created a competitive advantage over its key rivals.

Service

Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Intelligent Virtual Assistant Solution, 2020-21

See why Oracle is ranked by Ovum as a leader in the Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Intelligent Virtual Assistant Solution.

Communications

Migrating BSS to the Cloud: Cloud-Native BSS Application Development

This report provides CSPs with guidance on how to migrate BSS to the cloud, including where to start, approaches, and lessons learned from the telecoms industry.

Communications

Omdia: Enterprise SBCs and VoIP Gateways Market Tracker: 4Q20

Read here to learn about Oracle's strengths in the Enterprise SBCs space.

Communications

Technology Analysis - Partner Ecosystem Management Solutions

This report assesses the technology landscape for partner management solutions in the telecoms industry - highlighting some of the vendor partner management solutions currently available to communications service providers (CSPs). It includes a profile of Oracle's DX4C along with the profiles of eight other vendors.

Communications

Omdia Market Radar: Customer Engagement Solution for CSPs, 2020-21

Read why Oracle is a leader in Customer Engagement Platforms for CSPs.

Communications

Oracle Focuses on 5G Charging and Containerization in Latest Billing and Revenue Management Release

This is a review of the latest version of Oracle Billing and Revenue Management (BRM).

Communications

Ovum, Oracle Announces Cloud-Native Deployment Option for Flagship BRM

During #OOW19, Oracle announced that it will offer a cloud-native deployment option for BRM.

Communications

Ovum, Oracle’s Enterprise Catalog for Communications Will Enable CSPs to Drive Offer Uptake

Oracle announces its Enterprise Catalog for Communications Product at Digital Transformation World (Nice May 2019). .

Communications

Ovum, On the Radar: Oracle BSS and 5G Monetization

Oracle envisions 5G billing as part of an end-to-end digital customer experience. .

Communications

Ovum, Market Landscape: Blockchain for Telecoms

Emerging blockchain solutions and use cases for the telecoms industry. .

Financial Services

IDC Analyst Brief: Detecting Vulnerabilities with Cloud-Native Security

Read this report to see how cloud-native security toolsets with tightly integrated vulnerability scanning services help tenants avoid known exposures within their server's virtual machines and complete application container images.

Health Sciences

Oracle Health Sciences recognized as the Highest Ranking Leader in Vision and Capability

Read the strengths Everest Group identified to place Oracle Health Sciences as a Leader in their recent PEAK Matrix Assessment for Life Sciences Clinical Trials Products, and the highest scoring vendor in Vision and Capability.

Higher Education

Eastern Gateway Community College Partners with Oracle to Rapidly Scale Its Capacity

Learn why EGCC selected Oracle to support the College’s growth.

Higher Education

FAMU Boosts Financial Aid Services with Oracle Student Financial Planning

With Oracle SFP, FAMU is already experiencing increase in productivity.

Higher Education

Upgrading to Oracle Cloud: Rutgers University

Rutgers University finds scalability and efficiency for a new multi-campus environment.

Higher Education

Oracle Cloud ERP Self-Implementation: University of California, San Diego

University of California, San Diego, self-implemented Oracle ERP Cloud facilitating operational decision making.

Higher Education

Cloud Momentum Builds for Oracle in Higher Education

Over the past four years, Oracle’s cloud momentum has accelerated markedly, growing from a handful to over 400 US institutions having adopted Oracle SaaS solutions.

Higher Education

Enterprise Case Study: Using a Student Records System to Enable Digital Transformation

Learn how Nottingham University built strong foundations for change with Infosys and PeopleSoft.

Higher Education

Oracle Aligns its Product Strategy to Support True Institutional Transformation

Oracle’s customer-centric vision aligns clearly with the shift in direction that its Higher Education vertical has taken in recent years: providing future-proof solutions that enable its HCM, ERP, Student Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers adapt to the changing demands and student expectations of higher ed today.

Insurance

Magic Quadrant for Life Insurance Policy Administration Systems, North America

Read the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Life Insurance Policy Administration Systems, North America to see why Oracle is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant.

Insurance

IDC Perspective: 22 Vendors to Watch to Enable Customer-360 for Payers

Learn why Oracle Health Insurance can help payers with customer-360 data platforms.

Retail

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail Merchandise Operations Management Solutions 2020-2021 Vendor Assessment

Oracle debuted as the #1 leader in IDC MarketScape Worldwide Retail Merchandise Operations Management Solutions.

Retail

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Point-of-Sale Applications in Quick-Service/Fast-Casual Restaurants 2020-2021 Vendor Assessment

See why Oracle is a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Point-of-Sale Applications in Quick-Service/Fast-Casual Restaurants 2020-2021 Vendor Assessment.

Retail

IDC Worldwide Retail Commerce Platform Software Providers 2020 Vendor Assessment

See why Oracle stands out against top tech providers in Retail Commerce Platform Service Providers.

Retail

The Forrester Wave: Retail Planning, Q1 2020

Learn why Oracle Retail Planning is a Leader in the Forrester Planning Wave.

Retail

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Retail Price Optimization Applications 2019 Vendor Assessment

See why Oracle stands out against top tech providers in Retail Price Optimization Applications.

Utilities

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Customer Experience Management Solutions for Utilities 2021 Vendor Assessment

The combination of Oracle's CX and utilities specific solutions creates an industry leading CX offering for utilities. Accordingly, Oracle was named a leader in the IDC MarketScape for Customer Experience Management Solutions for Utilities.

Utilities

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Customer Engagement Solutions for Utilities 2021 Vendor Assessment

Oracle's Opower solution is ranked as a leader in the IDC MarketScape for Digital Customer Engagement Solutions for Utilities. Oracle was ranked the highest placed vendor for overall strategies in this space.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020

Oracle Track & Trace has been included in the inaugural Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020, which is awarded to firms, technologies and services that were solving problems, adding value and using ingenuity in their solutions in 2020.

Emerging Technology

Assessment of Managed Blockchain Platform Readiness for Enterprise Use

Everest Group report names Oracle a Leader in Blockchain Platform technology.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis—Vendor Vignette: Oracle Blockchain

Oracle is the enterprise blockchain dark horse. Over the coming few years, Oracle may well set a benchmark for its competitors and will likely gain significant traction within the Oracle customer base.

Emerging Technology

IDC Market Note: Blockchain in the Mix

During Oracle’s OpenWorld Conference, Oracle featured its product strategy for blockchain including the development of blockchain applications, a new blockchain table available with Oracle’s Autonomous Database and the evolution of its blockchain platform as a service. The road map for the product has evolved in such a way as to demonstrate Oracle's long-term commitment to the technology.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Enterprise Case Study: Using Machine Learning to Boost Call Center Customer Satisfaction

Ovum reveals how Oracle’s machine learning reduced customer call center wait times by 97 percent.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Apps Translate Data Advantage to Business Value

Ovum recognizes Oracle as the first mover in the data-as-a-service space. Read the report to find out how Oracle is using its Adaptive Intelligent Applications to differentiate its capabilities in a growing marketplace.

Trends

Ovum: 2019 Trends to Watch: Customer Engagement Platforms

So long CRM, it’s the age of customer engagement platforms (CEPs). Check out Ovum’s evaluation of 10 CEPs to see how they stack up to provide the best customer support throughout all interactions.

Trends

Nucleus Research: First Half 2018 Market Survey, Customer Experience

Based on a survey of 130 technology users, Nucleus Research identifies which markets have been quick to move to the cloud, and which have remained stagnant.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020

Oracle Track & Trace has been included in the inaugural Deep Analysis Innovation Index 2020, which is awarded to firms, technologies and services that were solving problems, adding value and using ingenuity in their solutions in 2020.

Emerging Technology

Assessment of Managed Blockchain Platform Readiness for Enterprise Use

Everest Group report names Oracle a Leader in Blockchain Platform technology.

Emerging Technology

Deep Analysis—Vendor Vignette: Oracle Blockchain

Oracle is the enterprise blockchain dark horse. Over the coming few years, Oracle may well set a benchmark for its competitors and will likely gain significant traction within the Oracle customer base.

Emerging Technology

IDC Market Note: Blockchain in the Mix

During Oracle’s OpenWorld Conference, Oracle featured its product strategy for blockchain including the development of blockchain applications, a new blockchain table available with Oracle’s Autonomous Database and the evolution of its blockchain platform as a service. The road map for the product has evolved in such a way as to demonstrate Oracle's long-term commitment to the technology.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Enterprise Case Study: Using Machine Learning to Boost Call Center Customer Satisfaction

Ovum reveals how Oracle’s machine learning reduced customer call center wait times by 97 percent.

Emerging Technology

Ovum: Oracle Adaptive Intelligent Apps Translate Data Advantage to Business Value

Ovum recognizes Oracle as the first mover in the data-as-a-service space. Read the report to find out how Oracle is using its Adaptive Intelligent Applications to differentiate its capabilities in a growing marketplace.

Emerging Technology

Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Intelligent Virtual Assistant Solution, 2020-21

See why Oracle is ranked by Ovum as a leader in the Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting an Intelligent Virtual Assistant Solution.

Other

Omdia: Digital Transformation Evaluation Framework: Oracle Corp.

This report highlights the progress that Oracle has made towards its pivot to a services-oriented business model, transforming its business model through the Oracle@Oracle program. By leveraging our own suite of cloud-based infrastructure and applications, Oracle has been able to transform the way it engages with customers, employees, and partners.

Other

Oracle for Startups: Deep Tech for Enterprise Scale

Read this note to learn more about the diverse group of Oracle Startups that pitched their deep technology set of solutions at Oracle OpenWorld in London to a panel of analyst judges.

Other

Ovum, Oracle Is Making the Right Moves, but WIll That Be Enough for It to Gain Market Dominance?

At Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco, Oracle made several significant announcements that highlighted the company's commitment to building an end-to-end cloud business.

Other

Oracle Promises Speedier Cloud Migration with Soar

Unlock the fastest, easiest, and most secure way to update from your on-premises Oracle system to Oracle ERP Cloud—with Oracle Soar.

Other

Ovum: Enterprise Case Study: Using Cloud in the Chemistry Lab

Find out why Interactive Scientific (iSci) chose Oracle Bare Metal Cloud Services and were selected to be one of the first five companies in Oracle's Global Startup Ecosystem.

Other

Ovum: Oracle Global Startup Ecosystem Delivers Support for a New Generation of Cloud Native Startups

What could a startup do with the technical support of a giant? Discover Oracle’s Global Startup Ecosystem—the company’s hub for new businesses and solutions.