Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure makes it easier to connect Azure resources with Oracle Database. A startup founded as a side hustle by a database developer helps small companies in Guyana automate HR and move beyond painful manual processes. Oracle enhances security and compliance through new sovereign cloud regions in the European Union. With record guest bookings and staff shortages, hotels need technology to keep customers satisfied. An automotive manufacturer puts its HR systems in high gear. Also: Learn the essentials of building progressive web applications.
“Very few companies in Guyana had anything computerized. There was a need for a solution that could help businesses with faster and more accurate preparation of employee wages, salaries, and taxes.”
Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a new service that lets developers provision and operate Oracle Database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) with a familiar Azure-like experience. And they can more easily build Azure apps using Oracle services such as Autonomous Database on OCI.
Richard Langford turned a programming job in the civil service of the tiny, developing South American nation of Guyana into a business providing affordable human resources software for small businesses struggling with frustrating manual processes. He built PeoplePay using Oracle Database and Oracle APEX.
For companies with specialized security and compliance needs, Oracle is introducing sovereign cloud regions in the European Union. The solutions offer the benefits of the public cloud while satisfying regulatory requirements to keep data within national borders, with operations and support provided by EU residents.
Hotels could have a record summer, but they’re struggling to hire staff and will likely close the year with 1.5 million open jobs. That means hotels need to innovate, including automating routine tasks so staff can spend more time creating memorable guest experiences.
Garrett Motion, which designs and manufactures turbochargers and other automotive technology, shifted its HR processes from multiple on-premises systems to a single cloud-based platform for speed, security, and efficiency.
Progressive web applications (PWAs) combine the power of native applications with the flexibility of the web. Learn to build PWAs, which use modern browser features to deliver rich, cross-platform applications that automatically adapt to the capabilities of the devices they run on, says Oracle’s Vincent Morneau.
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