Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corp., the world’s second largest independent software company (behind Microsoft) was the world’s dominant provider of database software. Oracle also sells application software, such as the popular enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management applications. This case is being investigated, as in less than a year, Oracle $ 1000000000 trimmed in its internal cost structure. Almost every aspect of business practices was Oracle, including operations, sales and fulfillment affected. While red … Read more »

Oracle Corp., the world’s second largest independent software company (behind Microsoft) was the world’s dominant provider of database software. Oracle also sells application software, such as the popular enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management applications. This case is being investigated, as in less than a year, Oracle $ 1000000000 trimmed in its internal cost structure. Almost every aspect of business practices was Oracle, including operations, sales and fulfillment affected. While reducing costs, Oracle also tried a “pull” environment for Sale by touting the results of the use of its products to create an example of potential cost savings. By understanding how Oracle’s internal cost reduction through automation, standardization and centralization of internal and external business processes, students explore several questions: 1) When is off-the-shelf software to use appropriate and when “best of breed” or custom software make more sense? 2) How does the provision of Application Hosting services differ from traditional software development?
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Frances X. Free,
Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar
Source: Harvard Business School
19 pages.
Publication Date: Nov 15, 2000. Prod #: 601043-PDF-ENG
Oracle Corp. HBR case solution