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To help people see data in new ways by becoming the world's most trusted provider of enterprise cloud platforms

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To help people see data in new ways by becoming the world's most trusted provider of enterprise cloud platforms

Strengths

  • PLATFORM: Comprehensive integrated cloud app & infrastructure suite
  • DATABASE: Market-leading database technology with 40+ years expertise
  • CUSTOMERS: Strong enterprise relationships across 430,000+ customers
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: Gen2 OCI with autonomous capabilities & security
  • ECOSYSTEM: Extensive partner network spanning 25+ industries

Weaknesses

  • PERCEPTION: Legacy reputation hindering cloud-first positioning
  • ADOPTION: Cloud migration pace lagging behind AWS and Azure
  • UX: Product interfaces often criticized for complexity & usability
  • INNOVATION: Developer mindshare below competitors in key areas
  • TALENT: Higher turnover of key engineering talent vs. competitors

Opportunities

  • AI: Embed AI/ML across portfolio to create intelligent applications
  • MULTICLOUD: Position as enterprise multicloud management leader
  • VERTICAL: Deepen industry-specific cloud solutions with expertise
  • DATA: Capitalize on growing data sovereignty requirements globally
  • SECURITY: Address growing enterprise cybersecurity concerns

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Accelerating innovation from AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
  • SPECIALIZATION: Best-of-breed SaaS providers stealing market share
  • TALENT: Intensifying competition for AI/ML engineering expertise
  • REGULATION: Growing global data privacy & compliance requirements
  • DISRUPTION: Emerging technologies shifting enterprise needs

Key Priorities

  • MODERNIZATION: Accelerate cloud-native UX & product modernization
  • INTELLIGENCE: Deeply integrate AI capabilities across entire suite
  • DEVELOPER: Improve developer experience & community engagement
  • MIGRATION: Simplify customer transition from on-prem to cloud
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To help people see data in new ways by becoming the world's most trusted provider of enterprise cloud platforms

MODERN EXPERIENCE

Create intuitive cloud experiences users love

  • UNIFICATION: Launch unified cloud dashboard for cross-product management with 90% of services visible
  • DESIGN: Implement new UX standards across 15 core products with measurable 25% usability improvement
  • SIMPLIFICATION: Reduce average implementation time by 30% through streamlined onboarding processes
  • MEASUREMENT: Achieve NPS improvement of 15 points across cloud product portfolio through UX improvements
AI EVERYWHERE

Embed intelligence into every product & workflow

  • FOUNDATION: Launch Oracle AI Platform with 5 vertical-specific foundation models for customer use
  • AUTOMATION: Deliver AI-powered automation for 30 key business processes with measurable efficiency gains
  • INSIGHTS: Integrate predictive analytics in 12 core applications with demonstrable 40% accuracy improvement
  • ADOPTION: Achieve 50% of new customers adopting at least one AI-powered capability within their solution
DEVELOPER DELIGHT

Win the hearts and minds of developers

  • PLATFORM: Launch Oracle Developer Cloud with unified API access to 95% of Oracle services
  • COMMUNITY: Grow active developer community by 75% to 3M monthly active developers
  • OPENNESS: Contribute 5 significant open-source projects with 1,000+ GitHub stars each
  • TOOLS: Release new developer tooling with IDE integrations achieving 45% adoption rate
SEAMLESS TRANSITION

Make cloud migration simple and predictable

  • ASSESSMENT: Launch automated cloud readiness analyzer used by 5,000+ customers
  • MIGRATION: Create 25 automated migration paths from legacy systems with 80% reduction in manual steps
  • HYBRID: Deliver seamless hybrid operations across on-prem and cloud for 90% of key workloads
  • ACCELERATION: Enable 1,000+ customers to migrate mission-critical workloads with zero downtime
METRICS
  • Cloud revenue growth: 30% YoY
  • Net Promoter Score (NPS): 45+
  • Cloud service adoption: 3.5 services per customer
VALUES
  • Customer first
  • Innovation
  • Integrity
  • Teamwork
  • Excellence
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Align the learnings

Oracle Product Retrospective

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To help people see data in new ways by becoming the world's most trusted provider of enterprise cloud platforms

What Went Well

  • CLOUD: Cloud revenue grew 22% reaching $4.1B, exceeding forecasts by 3%
  • APPLICATIONS: Fusion ERP customer base expanded 37%, adding 1,200+ clients
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: OCI consumption revenue accelerated to 49% growth YoY
  • MARGINS: Non-GAAP operating margin improved to 41%, up 3 points YoY
  • HEALTHCARE: Closed Cerner integration with 3 new health system wins

Not So Well

  • COMPETITION: Lost 5 major enterprise deals to Microsoft Azure & AWS
  • IMPLEMENTATION: Extended timelines on 3 major customer deployments
  • TALENT: Engineering attrition 5 points above target in cloud division
  • MARKETING: Cloud awareness metrics trail competitors by 12-15 points
  • GROWTH: Overall revenue growth of 8% still lags cloud-native peers

Learnings

  • MULTICLOUD: Customers increasingly expect seamless multicloud solutions
  • AI: AI/ML capabilities now primary decision factor in 65% of new deals
  • COMPLEXITY: Implementation complexity remains top customer complaint
  • DEVELOPERS: Developer experience critical to platform adoption rates
  • VERTICALIZATION: Industry-specific solutions show 3x higher close rates

Action Items

  • UNIFICATION: Create unified cloud dashboard for cross-product experience
  • INTELLIGENCE: Accelerate AI roadmap across all product portfolios
  • MODERNIZATION: Refresh UX/UI standards for all cloud applications
  • DEVELOPERS: Launch enhanced developer portal with expanded APIs/SDKs
  • MIGRATION: Simplify on-prem to cloud migration with automated tools
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To help people see data in new ways by becoming the world's most trusted provider of enterprise cloud platforms

Strengths

  • DATA: Massive enterprise data assets across 430,000+ customers
  • FOUNDATION: Strong ML capabilities in autonomous database offerings
  • INTEGRATION: AI-ready platforms with enterprise workflows
  • EXPERTISE: Deep domain knowledge in enterprise business processes
  • SECURITY: Trusted provider with robust security compliance

Weaknesses

  • PERCEPTION: Not widely recognized as an AI innovation leader
  • TALENT: Fewer specialized AI/ML engineers than top tech competitors
  • OPENNESS: More closed ecosystem approach limits AI collaboration
  • MODELS: Less experience with foundational models development
  • FLEXIBILITY: More rigid architecture limiting AI experimentation

Opportunities

  • AUTOMATION: AI-driven enterprise process automation at scale
  • INTEGRATION: AI orchestration across multicloud environments
  • ANALYTICS: Next-gen predictive & prescriptive business insights
  • VERTICALIZATION: Industry-specific AI solutions with expertise
  • GOVERNANCE: Enterprise-grade AI governance & compliance tools

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Rapid AI innovation from Google, Microsoft, Amazon
  • DISRUPTION: Open-source AI models reducing proprietary advantage
  • SPECIALIZATION: Vertical-focused AI startups targeting niches
  • TALENT: Fierce competition for limited AI engineering expertise
  • REGULATION: Evolving AI governance & compliance requirements

Key Priorities

  • INTELLIGENCE: Deeply integrate AI across all products & workflows
  • ECOSYSTEM: Develop open AI platform for partner & customer building
  • VERTICALIZATION: Create industry-specific AI solutions & models
  • DEMOCRATIZATION: Simplify AI deployment for non-technical users