Enhanced video at http://vinja.tv/zgzGFBy1 01. Carl Olofson, IDC, Visits #theCUBE. (00:21) 02. Two Trends: Engineered Systems and Cloud. (00:58) 03. Using Middleware in the Same Database Environment. (02:50) 04. The Cloud Foundry Approach. (04:09) 05. Complexity for Oracle Customers. (05:33) 06. Optimizing All Dimensions of the System. (09:18) 07. Lock-In with Choice Gives the Competitive Advantage. (12:03) Track List created with http://www.vinjavideo.com. --- --- Oracle unveils new Cloud services at Oracle Cloud Launch | #datacenter by Heather Johnson | Jun 22, 2015 During today’s Oracle Cloud Launch, held at the Oracle Convention Center in Redwood Shores, California, the company will announce new Oracle Cloud Platform services. The expansion of its PaaS was a logical step, according to Carl Olofson, Oracle’s Research VP, Data Management Software, IDC. “People with complex applications want a platform that will support what they do, and private Cloud is often complex and hard to manage,” he said. A strategic win for Oracle? theCUBE cohost John Furrier asked Olofson about Cloud Foundry, its Open PaaS arrangement and database support. “It makes sense to have a variety of choices,” he said. “Its ecosystem approach can work. Applications that are very session-oriented, such as gaming and retail, may use some combination of NoSQL and relational database.” The new Cloud services could prove a “strategic win” for Oracle. From a business perspective, the challenge will come in moving to a subscription-based model, where payments come in smaller increments over time rather than in larger up-front sums. “In general, Oracle has to accept more flatness to grow,” Olofson said. “However, this move to the Cloud could make Oracle attractive to smaller customers.” Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of Oracle Cloud Platform Launch. @theCUBE #OraclePaaS