Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) is a global technology company specializing in the development and delivery of enterprise software solutions and cloud infrastructure services. Founded in 1977 by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates, the company pioneered the commercial relational database market and has since expanded its portfolio to include a wide range of business applications and platform services. Oracle’s flagship offerings include Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and a suite of cloud applications encompassing enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM), supply chain management (SCM) and customer relationship management (CRM).
In the realm of cloud computing, Oracle has positioned itself as a provider of both infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS). The Oracle Autonomous Database, an innovative self-driving, self-securing and self-repairing database service, is designed to reduce manual administration and improve performance and reliability. Complementing its database technology, Oracle’s cloud portfolio offers computing, storage, networking, analytics and security services that support mission-critical enterprise workloads, data warehousing, and emerging technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Oracle serves a diverse customer base across multiple industries—including financial services, telecommunications, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and the public sector—operating in more than 175 countries. The company maintains a network of data centers around the world to ensure high availability, data sovereignty and compliance with regional regulations. Oracle’s global ecosystem also includes partnerships with system integrators, independent software vendors and managed service providers that help organizations implement and optimize Oracle solutions.
Leadership at Oracle is headed by Chief Executive Officer Safra Catz, with co-founder Larry Ellison serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. Under their stewardship, Oracle has pursued an aggressive strategy of product innovation, cloud expansion and selective acquisitions to strengthen its position in enterprise software and cloud markets. The company continues to invest in research and development to drive next-generation technologies and enable customers to modernize their IT environments.
