TaylorMade Golf aces its supply chain as pandemic restrictions cause demand to stall, then surge. A startup brings blockchain protection to 3D printing. Xactly, which provides revenue intelligence software, makes a “no-brainer” move to Oracle Cloud. Also: how to use lambda expressions to declutter code.
“We were able to understand what we had to do when demand dropped off, and also when it started taking off again. We had to do this multiple times as the situation changed.”
The pandemic drove wild demand fluctuations for TaylorMade Golf, as people initially stopped playing golf entirely and then hit the links in droves to find socially distant fun. In the end, 2020 was a record year—with help in the supply chain from Oracle Cloud.
Blockchain is about a lot more than cryptocurrency. Learn about six companies in the Oracle for Startups program that are using blockchain to transform digital supply chains, 3D printing, estate planning, and more.
Lambda expressions can greatly reduce code clutter. Learn from Java author Venkat Subramaniam how to use lists, lambdas, and method references for functional programming in Java.