Predicting Good Things for Developers

For developers, 2018 will be defined by the tension between seizing transformative new opportunities—such as blockchain, chatbots, serverless functions, and more—while coping with the pressure to deliver code and functionality faster without compromising security or performance. Here are three resources to help developers think about this challenge and seize this moment.

First is my InfoWorld article exploring how these forces will play out, 10 Software Development Predictions for 2018. Second is the upcoming Oracle Code event series, a 14-city tour to help developers connect and learn with their peers. Third, there’s our Oracle Cloud free trial, which lets you get hands-on and explore new possibilities. Here’s to building something great in 2018.

 

—Siddhartha Agarwal, vice president for Oracle Cloud Platform 

A Plan to Personalize Healthcare in China

Can technology improve the health of China’s 1.3 billion people? Baheal Smart Tech is trying to help do so by developing cloud services for local pharmacies, as well as digital systems for use across China’s huge healthcare supply chain. Examples: improved operations and marketing controls.

Using Tech to Help Drug Users, Mental Health Sufferers 

Chatbots are just one way the UK’s Turning Point charity is modernizing its medical treatments. Chatbots use machine learning algorithms to offer patients advice in between conversations with a healthcare provider. How might blockchain help?

How One Charity Creates Safe Spaces for Abused Kids

Lebanon’s Himaya organization uses Oracle Sales Cloud to give its teams access to up-to-date reports and statistics, letting them use data to “know which types of programs and specialists we need to add in order to address the needs of each region,” says Himaya’s Lama Yazbeck. Quick intervention matters. 

Podcast: “Blockchain: Beyond Bitcoin”

Thinking about the opportunities blockchain offers? Hear experts discuss the technology’s potential, examine use cases, and guide developers. Listen to the Oracle Developer Community Podcast.

The Future of Learning Is Here

Your employees don’t want to be trained all the time. They want to train themselves, share what they know, and evolve their knowledge over time. Letting those things happen is what’s most compelling about Oracle Learning Cloud. Three key benefits.