Richard Smith’s Post

Getting revved up for the British Grand Prix this weekend! There is a 25-30% chance of rain on Sunday, which always makes for an exciting race. And whilst the weather is often unpredictable, there is one thing that is certain - the strategy team at Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology will be currently heads down running millions of simulations to ensure Max and Checo have the best chance of taking the checkered flag.   As we saw in Austria, Max’s pole position on the starting grid was determined by just four tenths of a second. This was not a matter of chance. I’ve seen the team at work, trackside and in Milton Keynes, harnessing the power of millions of #data points run on #OCI to determine the optimal tires for the track and conditions, tire change strategy, pit stop timings and more. And their expertise continues to pay off this season, just as it has in the last two.   Good luck to the team at Silverstone and thanks for putting your trust in Oracle technology to help you make those all-important critical race decisions that are driving your success on the track. https://lnkd.in/gMpswfkZ

Announcing our $1 billion investment to launch a third Oracle cloud region in Madrid is a thrilling milestone for #OCI in the region. Spain stands as a powerhouse of economic growth in Europe, and this move reflects the soaring demand we’re witnessing for our AI and cloud services across Spanish industries. The financial, government, utilities, and healthcare sectors here are among the most digitally advanced globally. At Oracle, our core mission is to empower Spanish enterprises, start-ups, and public sector entities driving the AI and cloud revolution. We aim to provide seamless access to the technology and services needed for their rapid advancement. Expanding our OCI #cloud capacity in Spain, alongside our existing public cloud and EU Sovereign Cloud regions in Madrid, will enable businesses of all sizes to innovate with data and AI, fostering growth and resilience. A heartfelt thank you to the incredible team at Telefonica, the Madrid and Spanish governments, including His Excellency Minister Jose Luis Escriva and His Excellency Minister Miguel López-Valverde Argüeso for your unwavering support and partnership. And to our thousands of amazing customers across Spain, your trust in Oracle fuels our drive forward. I’m genuinely excited about what lies ahead. https://lnkd.in/gti8-5S3 Christophe Negrier Albert Triola

Recognizing those in our team who genuinely put customers at the heart of everything they do is incredibly important to me. At Oracle, we have a remarkable opportunity to drive transformative change through our technology. But it requires a special mindset, attitude, and drive to envision solutions that can be truly groundbreaking. It’s about helping our customers find that unique edge in the market that makes them stand out. This is what makes our Best of the Best winners so exceptional – they deeply care about our work and our behavior in front of both internal and external customers. I was both proud and humbled to recognize and celebrate this quarter’s winners at our kick-off in Madrid last week. They represent the top 0.5% of our organization and have collectively raised the bar for our new fiscal year. When I spoke with them personally yesterday to express my gratitude, what struck me was their can-do attitude and their innate ability to leverage our teams and involve the right people at the right time to achieve incredible results for our customers. Thank you all for your unwavering commitment to excellence. You set a high standard and deliver the results we all strive for. Hats off to you! Zeynep Keskin Nick Redshaw Greg Myers Valery Lanovenko #LifeAtOracle

Absolutely thrilled to add #du to the growing list of companies choosing Oracle Alloy to bring hyperscaler capabilities to their local markets.   Through this partnership, public sector bodies in the UAE will be able to benefit from more than 100 #OCI services, run out of du’s own data center, customized to the specific needs of its government customers. And at the same time, thanks to our collaboration with NVIDIA, du will be able to develop Sovereign AI capabilities to help drive adoption of #AI, in a market that is already one of the most digitally advanced in the world.   This milestone agreement signifies the way in which we are building service offerings that can be tailored to the unique requirements of our partners and customers – whether deployed on-premises, on the public cloud, or a combination of both. We are the only hyperscaler providing this breadth of choice on the market.   Fahad Al Hassawi, Jasim Al Awadi and the rest of the du team, thank you for your partnership. du is a forward-thinker in its industry, and the transformation you are spearheading in the company is truly impressive. I’m also incredibly grateful to my colleagues who have worked tirelessly over the past few months to bring this partnership to fruition. https://lnkd.in/g-WBRHrJ

What a fantastic start to our new fiscal year with the announcement of two groundbreaking partnerships.   The first, with Google Cloud, opening up even more choice for customers, enabling them to combine #OCI with Google Cloud technologies in their deployments.   As multi-cloud becomes the increasingly prevalent cloud deployment model for enterprises and public sector organizations everywhere, we want to ensure customers have the full flexibility to use different clouds for different workloads, and that these clouds connect easily to one another. This partnership offers that next level of cloud interconnection, which is the heart of our Cloud strategy at #Oracle.   And our partnership with Microsoft and OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, will extend the Microsoft Azure Al platform to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to provide additional capacity for OpenAl. It reflects the huge demand we are seeing for our Gen2 AI infrastructure from #AI innovators across the world.   Once again, I would like to thank all our customers who have put their trust in us over the last year. And we will continue to look at ways to be an enabler, through our partnerships and innovation, so you can manage your transformation journeys and data in the way you want to. https://lnkd.in/gHvwkHaa

It’s MOMENTUM time in EMEA with our trailblazing announcement to open two #Oracle Cloud Regions in #Morocco.   Not only are we the first hyperscaler to bring public cloud regions to North Africa, but we will lead from the front by offering Sovereign #Cloud and #AI capabilities to our customers in the Kingdom. Our significant cloud infrastructure investment will empower the Moroccan Government and local businesses with enhanced technological capabilities, while heralding a new era of innovation, efficiency and economic growth across Africa. Governments worldwide value us a strategic technology and innovation partner who is fully committed to fulfilling their digital economy growth aspirations, without compromising on data sovereignty and residency. I’m grateful to the Moroccan leadership for their trust in our capabilities.   I’m also incredibly proud of my wonderful colleagues who have worked tirelessly for months to bring this mega development to fruition. This landmark cloud region expansion reveal at #Africa’s biggest tech event underscores our long-standing commitment to the continent. And with more planned regions in the Middle East and Africa, we can’t wait to usher the world into a future of AI and cloud. https://lnkd.in/g_wgNrEv

Exciting news out of Italy as we announce another important step in the availability of #cloud services to public and private enterprises based there. Our expanded relationship with will make @Oracle Cloud Infrastructure available via TIM Enterprise as part of their managed service offering and see TIM become an integral part of the expansion of our future cloud footprint in Italy. What’s more, TIM will leverage OCI for some of their mission critical workloads.   This kind of multi-level relationship is one which is starting to characterize the way we are building service offerings that map to the needs of our customers. The key point is that cloud technologies need to be delivered in a flexible way that is most convenient for the customer without any compromise on security.   The connections and friendships we have established with our counterparts at TIM have been instrumental in making this a possibility. It’s been great working with you Pietro Labriola. I’m looking forward to a successful future together. Thanks for your collaboration.      https://lnkd.in/gcjrsu8M

A fantastic time collaborating with our incredible team and valued clients in Saudi Arabia this week. With one of the world’s fastest growing economies and a lighthouse market for #AI innovation, our momentum in the Kingdom over the last few months has been nothing short of remarkable. This is all thanks to our customers’, partners’ and colleagues’ vision, passion and commitment to collectively drive progressive digital transformation built around ground breaking innovation to deliver exceptional results in KSA and the wider region.   We are in pole position to support this, having just launched an industry-first #sovereign cloud offering for the KSA built on Oracle Alloy and in partnership with stc, one of the region’s leading ICT providers. And with demand for Oracle Cloud surging, our planned USD 1.5 billion investment will significantly boost the Kingdom’s #cloud computing capacity.   The world does not stand still, and neither do we. At Oracle we will continue to spare no effort to enable our customers and partners in the Kingdom to achieve their goals, powered by impact and innovation. I am truly grateful to our Saudi customers and partners for the trust they put in us, and to our team for fueling their success. I look forward to seeing what more the future holds. Nick Redshaw

Thrilled to be back in Paris last week! I had the honor of meeting with France's new Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, Marina Ferrari. We had a fascinating conversation about AI's impact on business and the critical need for a secure, sovereign cloud infrastructure in France and across the EU. Oracle is committed to leading the charge – we were the first hyperscaler to launch a dedicated EU Sovereign Cloud. It's incredibly rewarding to support this vision and help EU organizations of all sizes tap into the power of the cloud. Thank you, Minister Ferrari, for the insightful exchange! This trip also reminded me of Oracle's deep roots in France – a legacy spanning over 40 years! To our fantastic French customers – thank you for your ongoing trust, it's what drives us forward. Here's to what the future holds! #sovereignty #cloud Christophe Negrier Matis PELLERIN