Database, Application, Internet and Middleware Wars
As a student of history I went and listened to Henry Kissinger once. He said before World War I there was a tremendous amount of prosperity in the western world but everyone new war was coming. He said there was no reason for World War I to ever have occurred but everyone at that time knew it was inevitable.
If you look at the IT industry today and the different acquisitions that are occurring you can start to see how the competitors and strategies are lining up. Here are a number of the key groups that will define direction and have an impact on where the IT industry is going. I picked these due to their capability to act as change agents:
As an Oracle DBA or developer where do you see yourself in this Internet picture? Also, how are your skills evolving to stay marketable in this changing world?
If you look at the IT industry today and the different acquisitions that are occurring you can start to see how the competitors and strategies are lining up. Here are a number of the key groups that will define direction and have an impact on where the IT industry is going. I picked these due to their capability to act as change agents:
- Oracle - Database server, middleware, applications.
- IBM - Database server, middleware, professional services.
- SAP - Applications.
- Microsoft - Operating systems and software.
- Sun, HP and Dell - Hardware and professional services.
- Internet companies - Google, Yahoo, YouTube, MySpace, etc.
- Open Source - The companies, products and initiatives of the community.
- Web 2.0 - Wikis, Blogs, Social networks, Mashups, etc.
- The Internet - The power of connectivity and access.
- Startup companies - The fuel for the Internet.
As an Oracle DBA or developer where do you see yourself in this Internet picture? Also, how are your skills evolving to stay marketable in this changing world?
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