Cloud Leader, Week of August 7, 2017 |  Web View   Forward to a Friend CLOUD LEADER News and Analysis to Guide Your Strategy   Editor's Note Artificial Intelligence Is Really About People As someone who has worked a full career at the intersection of business and technology, I've learned to be extremely judicious and selective when making my case for a new enterprise technology. And I do what I can to avoid hyping a trend. Now comes artificial intelligence. I, like many others, am dazzled by its long-term potential to redefine many aspects of our lives, including how business is done. The big idea behind AI is using vast amounts of data and compute power to perform tasks historically done by people. Sometimes AI can even do certain things better than people, which is why it will affect customers, employees, and investors. That's why I care about AI, and in this article, I share three core reasons why I think you should care about this disruptive enterprise tech trend. — Chuck Hollis, Oracle Senior Vice President of Converged Infrastructure Video: Why Data Geeks Choose Oracle Database More Cloud News Cloud Plays a Role in Generating Sustainable Energy in Developing Markets Access Power helps bring electricity to remote areas of Africa and Asia and, in the process, helps people in developing countries gain access to clean drinking water, better food production, and telecommunications. Its first project was a solar farm in a rural village in Uganda. But the fast-growing company needed technology that could grow with it. Why Access Power started with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning Cloud. A New Approach to October's Oracle OpenWorld 2017 After two weeks, active participants in learning activities retain up to 80 percent of information they've received. That's why Oracle is working with Stanford University researchers to create a collective learning style for more than 200 Oracle OpenWorld sessions, giving attendees "a chance to hear ideas, practice them together, and add their own stories and ideas," says Stanford's Tamara Carleton. What else to expect. (Or, just register now for Oracle OpenWorld.) Global Energy Company Uses Cloud HR as a Platform for Change Violaine Pons-Vidart, head of HR information systems at global energy player ENGIE, and her team were given a challenge: roll out a companywide HR digital system in sync with the company launch of an ambitious three-year strategic transformation. Here's why they chose cloud-based HR. Announcing Bare Metal Cloud Services CLI This open source tool lets developers directly access all functionality from the command line. 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