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In Oracle Cloud, the Exascale Database Service on Exadata Infrastructure offers a fully elastic and pay-per-use model. Customers can specify the cores and storage capacity needed, slashing the entry-level infrastructure costs for Exadata Database Service by up to 95 percent. This model provides flexible, granular, and online resource scaling, aligning costs with actual usage.

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Learn how unifying data and smashing silos can help enterprises empower their AI models with the data they already have.

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CHS reflects on four years of SAP DevOps on AWS: benefits, lessons learned, and best practicesCo-authored by CHS SAP team members Haritha Malempati, Naresh Kumar Aedudodla, and Mukesh Kakani AWS customer CHS has learned a lot about operating in the cloud since beginning their SAP on AWS journey in 2020. Today we’ll reflect on their 4+ years of production operation in the cloud and explore how they delivered efficiency gains […]Co-authored by CHS SAP team members Haritha Malempati, Naresh Kumar Aedudodla, and Mukesh Kakani AWS customer CHS has learned a lot about operating in the cloud since beginning their SAP on AWS journey in 2020. Today we’ll reflect on their 4+ years of production operation in the cloud and explore how they delivered efficiency gains and near-zero downtime to the 750 cooperatives and 75,000 producers that depend on CHS every day. Efficiency gains and near-zero downtime for 750 cooperatives and 75,000 producers Continuous improvement with reduced business impact by modernizing SAP system refreshes and OS upgrades Enhanced data integrity protection and more granular access control by defining “SAP as code” Eliminating unplanned downtime by using distributed systems and advanced cloud features Streamlined build, deploy, and change processes by defining “SAP as code” Auto scaling SAP applications to adapt to changing business needs without overspending Beginning the CHS SAP modernization journey CHS is a US-based global agribusiness cooperative with roots tracing back nearly 100 years . They provide a diversified set of agronomy, grain, and energy products and services to farmers and customers across rural America and beyond. CHS began its SAP on AWS experience in 2020 and published some initial gains around innovation and cost in 2021 . This post expands on their learnings from 4 years of running SAP in production on AWS. Like many large enterprises, CHS operated corporate data centers for over 60 years . Now CHS runs SAP natively on AWS, the cloud with the broadest and deepest compute offerings, including a wide selection of SAP-certified instances optimized for a variety of SAP use cases. Modernizing to SAP natively on AWS provided CHS an opportunity to evolve their SAP Basis team into a self-sufficient SAP Platform team. They leveraged their migration from on-premises to build extensive DevOps skills. To accelerate learning and deployment, CHS enlisted help from AWS Professional Services , embedding alongside their teams experienced builders with best practices from AWS’s 16+ years of running SAP in the cloud for over 5,000 customers . The why and the how of SAP modernization Customers cite several reasons for choosing to migrate SAP to AWS, including: Increased access to innovation Abilities to automate operational activities which are typically manual on-premises Reduced effort and cost to deploy and run SAP environments General advantages of a partner with more experience running SAP than any other cloud p…

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In partnership with NetApp, The Futurum Group developed a Market Brief, Enterprise AI Evolution: Maximizing Data Value in a Hybrid World, which explores how forward-thinking enterprises are modernizing their infrastructure to support scalable, secure, and high-performance AI operations.

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💡Innovation begins with disruption. Broadcom’s VMware transformation is compelling IT leaders to make difficult decisions, yet it also paves the way for more intelligent and flexible infrastructure strategies. We believe the latest Gartner® report offers valuable insights on how to: ✅ Overcome legacy inertia ✅ Match infrastructure with business objectives ✅ Ensure I&O is future-ready with AI and cloud 👉 Download the full report:https://gag.gl/5bzwoq #GartnerInsights #VMwareDisruption #CloudStrategy

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FABCON 2026 in Atlanta was nothing short of mesmerizing-where bold ideas, breakthrough tech, and real-world impact came together seamlessly. An electrifying blend of vision, innovation, and execution that set the tone for the future of data and AI. Now, it’s a wait-and-watch moment to see how much of it proves truly real, scalable, and competitively differentiated. ** AI Foundry: Fabric IQ is positioned as a capability that makes data AI-consumable for agents and AI apps via OneLake ** OneLake Transform transformations are applied on top of shortcut or mirrored data (zero‑copy, zero‑ETL), preserving the original source while exposing a transformed view in OneLake. New Connectors have been added (SharePoint in preview). ** Data and Catalog mirroring / zero copy options across open table formats from snowflake and Databricks into Fabric ** SAP Fabric and Salesforce Fabric version with zero copy and write back functionality ** Availability of CoPilot across various platforms within Fabric exclusively designed to support that platform only ** Fabric AI and Data Agents ** Zero ETL Data Mirroring onto Onelake from Azure data for PostgreSQL. Analytics on Operational workloads made simple. ** Building declarative AI Pipelines made simpler with dspy and pixeltable Thanks to Cognizant leadership for the opportunity. Rajesh SreepadaSatish Hegde FABCON & SQLCON - The Microsoft Fabric & SQL Community Conferences Microsoft Fabric

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Will OSI (Open Semantic Interchange) take hold as one of the first (desperately needed) standards in AI development among tech giants?

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SAP Business Data Cloud Connect is officially GA! Teams can now connect SAP Business Data Cloud with Databricks for zero-copy, live data sharing using Delta Sharing. Faster insights, smarter decisions, and more innovation across the enterprise.

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For 35 years Oracle has been providing scientists and researchers with the tools they need to support gorilla conservation. Learn more about Oracle's partnership with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund through the eyes of Nzeli, the gorilla who's been there from the start: https://lnkd.in/gCYyGw69 #WorldGorillaDay

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📈 Mckinsey's Tech Trends 2025: My quick takeaways from an Enterprise Architecture perspective 🤔 ✅ Adaptive Structures: Embrace AI and machine learning to create flexible, responsive systems. ✅ Cloud-Native: Leverage cloud technology for enhanced scalability and faster solution deployment. ✅ Cybersecurity Integration: Embed robust security frameworks to protect critical data and build customer trust. ✅ Ecosystem Collaboration: Foster partnerships for shared innovation and market expansion. ✅ Sustainability Focus: Incorporate sustainable practices to lead in environmentally responsible business. Now is the time to architect a successful, innovative future! #EnterpriseArchitecture #TechTrends2025 #McKinsey #Innovation

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Exciting developments from #AWSreInvent: AWS AI Factories deliver dedicated AI infrastructure directly to customer data centers. This approach helps organizations leverage their existing space and power while AWS handles deployment complexity—enabling faster AI scaling while meeting data sovereignty requirements. Check out the news:

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Oracle Integration Cloud's latest release, OIC3, enhances integration monitoring with user-friendly dashboards, analytics, and real-time insights across all levels, from individual integration projects to the entire fleet. Read Bonnie Rockey's latest blog to discover how #OIC3 can streamline integration management. https://lnkd.in/dNUqYZuR

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