What's Next For Oracle?

Watching Larry Ellison and Oracle over the years as it has morphed itself is a real study in market dynamics.  It's transformation from database company through middleware provider to now being a "cloud computing pioneer" is simply amazing. The only question now seems to be "What's next?".

The image below dipicts the company's recent mergers and acquisitions. Stephen Jannise, ERP Market Analyst at ERP Software Advice, wants to know your prediction of  Oracle's next move.  Participate in the survey and read more by going to:


As one of the leading software providers to the government marketplace, this next move could be interesting.

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