Oracle held an information session at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN on November 16, 2009.  Xena Ugrinsky lead off the session with the Speed to Value proposition that TITAN Technology Partners, an Oracle partner and host for the Nashville event, is currently promoting.  TITAN Technology Partners builds, hosts, implements, and trains on the Oracle platform.

It has been a while since I received a good update on Oracle. This session went five hours and we only covered Hyperion and Sun (pending acquisition by Oracle).  It is amazing to think about the acquisitions over the past five years and where Larry  is taking the company.

Xena had a great graphic that showed Data Integration > Data Archive > Data Access/Reporting which summed up the Oracle solution on Analytics.  

Phil Potenza, showed the business analyst proposition through an impressive display of graphs and other dashboard tools designed to give every manager a clear view of today and predicative analysis on tomorrow.  Oracle’s application strategy is clearly embedded within their 1,500 + current patents and 1,500 provisional patents.

“70% of CFO’s today can’t forecast more than one quarter out.”  Wow!  This is scary and also points to the tremendous opportunity for analytics.

The afternoon was highlighted by Lisa Mullaney, Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, Chiquita Brands International.  She discussed the recent planning and implementation of Hyperion.

John Vakos finished up the session with a quick overview of Sun.  Their new Xdata strategy seems to be an impressive speed to value proposition.

TITAN Technology Partners and Oracle raffled off tickets to see Bruce Springsteen live that evening at the Sommet Center.