Lisa Dobson

I received another email from Stephen Jannise of ERP Software Advice this morning to let me know that he had published the results from the Oracle Mergers and Acquisitions Survey that I had previously blogged about.There were a total of 1,250 responses to the survey and the results are interesting.The two front runners fall into the category of "fairly straightforward ideas" with 38% of the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk0

This thread on the OTN forums caught my eye today.Whilst I love the forums and think they are a great place to go for help and advice, there are times when they are not the best medium for support and this was one of them.Forum questions are answered by volunteers, people who have day jobs to do themselves, that are happy to share their experience and help out others with queries. That’s why you Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk6

Stephen Jannise of ERP Software Advice has written an interesting article around likely targets for Oracle's next acquisition.The article is well written and well thought out, being based on research into the past 5 years of Oracle acquisitions alongside a study into the current market. There's also a diagram to show all of the companies that Oracle has acquired since the PeopleSoft acquisition Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk0

Hot on the heels of the work I have done to get the Northern Server Tech community recognised as a UKOUG SIG, I’m now working to put together another ‘Back to Basics’ event to be held early next year.The concept behind the Back to Basics events is to deliver a full day of content which is specifically aimed at Newbies and covers a variety of topics.There is no confirmed date or venue as yet, Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16434297444320005874lj_dobson@yahoo.co.uk1