IBM and Oracle eliminated from coveted race

The exact figure of how many employees have lost their jobs globally has not been released

Its first in the Middle East

But we don't know how big it is

And there are a further 132 facilities in the development pipeline

Alleges conflict of interest with AWS in JEDI cloud contract negotiations

Despite seeing huge growth, the company is still far from number one

Hardware from Oracle, without software from Oracle

"The structure of the proposed contract [seems] to be tailored to one specific contractor," lawmakers write

Plus Oracle successfully kills a rival’s cloud deal

But competitors are still concerned that once someone has been chosen, it’s unlikely they will lose the contract

But he is no fan of Oracle

New data centers for cloud services  in Asia, Europe and the Americas

Allowing FastConnect customers to provision cloud services via the IZO Private Connect Platform 

Oracle joins AWS, Google and more in using Service Exchange

Two cloud-based products use machine learning to enable faster response to incidents

One of the cool kids now

Adds Kubernetes to Oracle Linux, open sources installer for OCI

Could cut regulation, redouble cloud efforts

Update your CV now, as Oracle pushes hybrid cloud 

In race to compete with major cloud vendors

American Technology Council meeting will kick off a series of talks between government and tech

Still in the early stages 

Announces new data centers and second generation services