Chatting with a former coworker and apparently Oracle has their own (dysfunctional) cloud offering these days.
http://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-customer-explains-audi...
Quote from the article:
Oracle has been threatening customers with big bills for software they're using but it says they haven't properly paid for, Craig Guarente, CEO of Oracle asset-management consultant Palisade Compliance, previously told Business Insider.
Then Oracle makes the threat go away if the customer buys credits for cloud services, according to the consultant's description of the tactic.
They promise to cut your Amazon bill in half. I guess they have scissors.
I think that's right. I keep getting emails from Oracle sales claiming they are going to save me tons of money if I move my cloud to workload to them. When has Oracle ever saved someone money?
http://purchasing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/purchasingnvgov/conte...
They want something "cloud ready" yet acquired $600,000 of Oracle cloud licenses (what ever that is)?
"The Department purchased and received Oracle hardware, Oracle Software, Network and security Hardware and Software, and the Oracle Cloud Software. The hardware is located in both the Department's Carson City and Las Vegas (Flamingo) server rooms. To-date, the purchase cost for hardware and software is $11,408,412.
The cost breakdown is as follows: 1. Oracle Hardware - $3,000,000 2. Oracle Software - $5,900,000 3. Oracle Cloud Subscription - $618,000 4. Security-Network software and hardware - $1,890,412
Total Costs $11,408,412"
http://budget.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/budgetnvgov/content/Meeti...
Page 262. "This is a new contract to provide, design and implement a new system to replace the existing and aging client server application. The modernization of the current system will provide better customer service, reduce transaction processing time, increase speed-to-market of NV DMV products and services, enhance security and reduce system backlog"
Very clever choice of words. I'll bet the board who approved that contract didn't know they signed a contract for nothing.
From their own site:
https://www.techmahindra.com/media/press_releases/TechMahind...
"The solution will be migrated to the Oracle technology stack"
So they are going to migrate 4 years worth of Dynamics customizations (which aren't even working) to the Oracle technology stack. Right. No shit they didn't even show up.