One of a Kind

“Design Thinking” is an approach to problem solving popular in Silicon Valley’s startup culture. It brings together empathy, creativity, and persistence with a willingness to learn and an acceptance of failure as part of the process.

Design Tech High School, an innovative public charter school that embraces design thinking, caught the eye of the Oracle Education Fund, a nonprofit chaired by Oracle CEO Safra Catz, who wanted to support them. And, it turns out, the school had a very big need: a home.

In 2016, construction began on the Oracle headquarters campus and now the school is open, complete with an incomparable “Design Realization Garage.” See the new campus and learn more about the first-ever high school on a tech firm campus.

 

—Jeff Erickson, Oracle Content Central editor

Why Finance Needs More Intelligence of the Artificial Kind

Finance departments spend almost half their time dealing with transaction processing, holding leaders back from taking on a more strategic role in emerging digital business models. Artificial intelligence can solve many of the quantity, complexity, and accessibility problems that make transactions so time-consuming. Here’s how.

IoT, AI, And Blockchain: Reimagine What’s Possible

Here’s one example of how these three transformational technologies can be used together: cybersecurity. Think of our information systems as huge IoT sensor networks, recording and analyzing every action. Powerful AI can help spot anomalies and potential threats, and it take protective action without human intervention. And with blockchain, these actions can be recorded on an incontrovertible, shareable log. Two more powerful examples.

Oracle Blockchain Pays Off for Cloud-Native Fintech

How does Oracle Blockchain Cloud Service support Biz2Credit, an online marketplace that helps small-to-medium businesses get access to short-term funding through alternative lenders? By providing a direct line of sight to the cash flow, debt-to-loan ratios, and other financial metrics that merchants agree to share. “The extensive visibility assures lenders that merchants will fulfill their financial obligations,” says Biz2Credit executive Sanjay Mathew. Additional benefits.

12 Steps to a Safer Online Experience

“Although you can’t protect yourself against every cybersecurity threat, knowledge is power,” says Oracle Insight’s Amitava Ghosh. His #1 tip? Compartmentalize your work, social, and purchasing lives on the internet. What are the next 11?