View this message in a Web browser   Forward to a Friend For you this week: We look at recent moves by Oracle that open its autonomous database to more use cases. Then we turn to universities, where administrators are encouraged to let the data do the talking and where students in Thailand are encouraged to turn their ideas into startups. Plus, how to make innovation intrinsic and instinctive. — By Jeff Erickson, Oracle  Two Ways Oracle Autonomous Database Just Got More Useful One new way to take advantage of Oracle Autonomous Database is via the Oracle Autonomous Database Dedicated service, which enables a company to run its databases in Oracle Cloud on physical machines dedicated only to its computing workload. What’s the other way?  Mastering the Dorm Room Startup, Thailand Style Thailand’s Rangsit University has added “entrepreneurism” to its curriculum, not just as an academic study but also as a program that intends to help some of the university’s 28,000 students build real-world startups. Rangsit partnered with Oracle to give students access to the same breadth of cloud offerings that underpin Oracle’s global startup ecosystem. And they’re paying only for what they use. How Higher Education Can Get Ahead with Analytics How can higher education institutions best demonstrate the value of analytics to answer important questions? For one, provosts, presidents, and senior leadership must “…let the data do the talking and stop looking for data to support a hypothesis or a political agenda,” says Rich Clayton, vice president of product strategy for Oracle Analytics. Five common attributes of high analytics performers.  When Design Thinking Becomes Design Doing Instead of design thinking, focus on design doing, says Neil Sholay, vice president of innovation for the Oracle NEXT co-innovation program, which determines how to successfully execute new ideas. One of the tenets of this strategy? Don’t isolate innovation. Instead, integrate innovation and creative problem-solving into every business activity. Innovation must be intrinsic and instinctive. Two more ideas. Introducing Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace Cloud Service Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace Cloud Service can be applied to food and beverage, transportation, and other industries to ensure organic certifications, manufacturing compliance, adherence to global trade regulations, and more. It’s the first of four prebuilt blockchain applications being introduced by Oracle. Watch the video. Get Started Try Oracle Autonomous Database: 3,300 Free Hours  Oracle OpenWorld: Early Bird Pricing Ends July 6 Oracle Launches Revamped Program to Court Startups Events Hands-on Workshop: Experience Autonomous Cloud July 24 | Dublin, Ireland Register Oracle Cloud Test Drive – San Francisco July 30 | San Francisco Register Oracle Code One 2019 September 16–19 | San Francisco Register Oracle OpenWorld September 16–19 | San Francisco Register Get Cloud Leader newsletter every week. Subscribe Stay Connected

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