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Oracle Oracle View this message in a web browser   Forward to a friend Week of August 30, 2021 Houlihan Lokey, a global investment bank, finds a firm foundation for growth in the cloud. Oracle helps brands fight COVID-19 and conspiracy disinformation. A startup uses AI to minimize potentially fatal heart attack misdiagnoses. Also: Moving to Java 17 may be easier than you think. Connect for more news “Everywhere we turn, automation is allowing us to manage a much larger organization at a cost point that is not changing.” —Allen Fazio, Chief Information Officer, Houlihan Lokey Building a growth platform Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey invested in a cloud ERP system to provide finance automation to support rapid international growth. But first the IT and accounting teams needed close collaboration to get the software running. Disinformation protection COVID-19 disinformation and conspiracy content costs lives. Oracle is working with the Global Disinformation Index (GDI) to help major brands avoid becoming unwitting collaborators with sites peddling disinformation across many topics. Startup saving lives Utkars Jain’s grandfather died when paramedics misdiagnosed his chest pains as a heart attack, wrongly giving him blood thinners that proved fatal. Jain cofounded HEARTio to reduce such fatal errors in the future by diagnosing heart attacks using AI. Make innovation matter The world has enough social media platforms. Companies in the Oracle for Startups program are tackling real-world needs such as food security, cervical cancer diagnostics, racial justice in education, and environmental sustainability, writes Oracle’s Jason Williamson in Crunchbase. FEATURED TECH Time to move to Java 17 Still using Java 11? Find out how you can upgrade your applications to take advantage of the new capabilities in Java 17, the first new Long-Term Support version in three years. It may be easier than you think. ISV OF INTEREST Speedy simulations Altair, which builds and designs complex engineering simulations, deploys new high performance computing environments in less than an hour on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure—a process that previously required 12 weeks. Hands-on tech How Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Data Integration’s new release improves developer productivity Database consolidation using Oracle Autonomous Database with fractional OCPU and granular (GB) storage allocation Developing microservices in Java, JavaScript, Python, .NET, and Go with the Oracle converged database Monitoring Oracle WebLogic Server for Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes with Grafana and Prometheus More tech stories Success stories | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Avatack accelerates process speed Viasoft Korp ERP cuts costs nearly 40% Faradai helps slash energy costs Events Oracle Developer Live: Java Innovations September 14 | Americas September 16 | Europe, Middle East, Africa/Asia Pacific Oracle Live: MySQL Database Service—New HeatWave Innovations On demand Oracle Advertising and CX Virtual Summit: How Customer-Obsessed Marketers Succeed with Personalization On demand Oracle Customer Spotlight Series: Starbucks selects technology to enhance customer connection and convenience On demand More events News, views, and how-tos, delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Oracle Connect newsletter Stay connected #oracleconnect

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