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The September/October edition of Electric Light & Power includes the following article the current state of smart meter data management amongst U.S. utilities. The article includes the results of Oracle Utilities' recent "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities" report, noting that out of the 151 North American utilities executives surveyed, respondents rated themselves a 6.7 out of 10 on "readiness to manage big data." The article also notes that the same Oracle study found that the two largest amounts of data being extracted are power outage and voltage.

The Aug. 13 edition of Electric Light & Power includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle Utilities', "Big Data, Bigger Opportunities: Plans and Preparedness for the Data Deluge" research study. The article includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Rodger Smith noting that the report indicates that the majority of utility executives are working to enhance their ability to glean real intelligence from smart grid data to ultimately create new opportunities to improve service reliability and deliver useful information to customers. The article also includes comments from Oracle Utilities' Brad Williams, who notes that the survey results show that there are opportunities for business improvement in utility operations.

The January 9 edition of CFOWorld includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The January 9 edition of InfoWorld includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The January 9 edition of IT World Canada includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The January 9 edition of Network World includes the following article highlighting how organizations are handling self-service information technology. The article highlights Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), which used Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Capital Management system to roll out self-service components to its various user constituencies. The article also notes that KCTCS uses PeopleSoft's Campus Solutions application to allow students to enroll in classes, pay their bills and make scheduling changes. The article includes comment by Paul Czarapata, chief technology officer, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, who notes that the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions module is relatively easy to administer.

The November edition of TechTarget included an article discussing Oracle Fusion Middleware (OFM). The article notes that OFM spans multiple services such as integration services, business intelligence, collaboration, content management, and Java EE and developer tools. Of note, the article highlights Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's (ERAU) OFM implementation. The article includes comment from Cindy Bixler, CIO, ERAU, who notes that OFM integrated applications across the university's three campuses for single sign-on - something that would have been almost impossible to achieve without Oracle.

The Sept. 8 edition of Data Center Knowledge includes the following article highlighting the announcement of Oracle's new data center opening in Canada. The article notes that the new site will support Oracle's cloud application services for human resources, enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management.

The Sept. 8 edition of Data Center Knowledge includes the following article highlighting the announcement of Oracle's new data center opening in Canada. The article notes that the new site will support Oracle's cloud application services for human resources, enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management.

The Sept. 8 edition of Data Center Knowledge includes the following article highlighting the announcement of Oracle's new data center opening in Canada. The article notes that the new site will support Oracle's cloud application services for human resources, enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management.

The October 2011 edition of Business Officer includes the following article highlighting the significance and uses of business intelligence (BI) in higher education. The article notes that California State University System uses Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) to provide more functionality, change the reporting queries and improve the look of its dashboards. The article includes comment by Amir Dabirian, vice president of IT and chief information officer, California State University, Fullerton, noting that the university's goal is to enable the institution to make data-driven decisions, particularly in tough budgetary times. The article also includes comments by Theo Bosnak, director, higher education and academic medical centers, Attain LLC, noting that BI is extremely useful because the solutions can be customized and adapted to the needs of the leader or educational department.

The October issue of Utility Products includes the following bylined article by Oracle Utilities' Linda Jackman the benefits utilities can gain from mobile workforce (MWM) technologies. The article notes that although smart meter deployment is perhaps the most complex and daunting undertaking a utility can pursue, by automating scheduling, dispatch and vehicle location tasks, MWM can ease the burden. The article also notes that MWM replaces inefficient manual processes with a transparent integrated system that reduces operational costs while increasing customer satisfaction.

The November 7 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting the announcement that University of Minnesota implemented Oracle Exadata Database to improve the efficiently of its database administration and reduce cost. The article notes that hosting critical business applications under a single Oracle Exadata architecture has made it easier for the university to deliver database-wide updates and manage the system. The article includes comment from Patton Fast, senior director and enterprise architecture, University of Minnesota, who notes that the Exadata platform has been an enabler to reduce total cost of ownership related to supporting Oracle databases because they were able to drive the adoption of best practices and dramatically reduce the amount of infrastructure required.

The November 15 edition of Campus Technology includes the following second installment of a two-part series highlighting big data and examines how pioneering schools are mining big data in hopes of improving student learning and performance.  The article highlights multiple schools, including Oracle customer Arizona State University (ASU) which considers itself to be at the forefront of student data analytics.  The article notes that ASU was among the first universities in the country to build a data warehouse and maintains big data and Hadoop working groups.  The article includes comment by John Rome, deputy chief information officer (CIO) and business intelligence (BI) strategist, ASU, who notes that when ASU looks at outsourcing, they consider core versus context.  He also notes that ASU has already outsourced its email as well as the hosting of its ERP and LMS systems. He also notes that the university knows there are big opportunities in big data, and ASU fully intends to exploit them.

The December 18 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the release of Oracle NoSQL Database 2.0. The article notes that this version adds support for storage and retrieval of large database objects, such as documents and images, as well as improved performance and tighter integration with Oracle Database and Hadoop environments. The article also notes that this version is designed to fit seamlessly into an enterprise IT stack.

The March 28 edition of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting that Ciber is implementing and maintaining the new ctcLink project for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). The article notes that the new system consists of numerous Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, including Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financial Management, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, and Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management. The article also includes comment from a prepared statement by Mike Dillon, higher education vice president for Ciber and Oracle practice leader, who notes that this opportunity leverages some of Ciber's greatest strengths: higher education background, Oracle expertise and managed services delivery.

The May 14 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting Oracle's new mobile features for the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite. The article notes that the mobile features use Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Mobile enabling higher education institutions to extend their mobile apps to included web sites and other content intended for student access including existing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions security features. The article details the current enhancements that enable students to update their class schedules, access grades, and receive notifications among other features and future updates. The piece also further highlights that Oracle announced general availability of Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications Release 11. 1. 1. 7. 1 which offers enhancements across the entire BI applications line as well as an improved version of Oracle Student Information Analytics.

The April 30 edition of EdTech includes the following article highlighting Florida State University's (FSU) business intelligence (BI) and the increasing adoption of BI projects at institutions like FSU. The article notes that FSU's BI platform uses Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, which was selected because it integrates with the university's PeopleSoft HR and Financial systems. FSU also invested in Oracle's BI Stack, including PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management and Oracle databases. The article highlights benefits the university realized, such as access to information via dashboard at any time, simplified auditing and increased staff productivity.

The October 16 edition of The Daily Tar Heel includes an article highlighting the University of North Carolina's implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft system to manage the University's finances. The article notes that the implementation of this software will alter services some human resources facilitators are expected to carry out. The article also notes that about 190 of 335 facilitators across campus will be trained to do more complex transactions with PeopleSoft. Those facilitators without access to PeopleSoft will be repurposed in their department.

Article highlighting how Oracle is positioning itself as a leading cloud service provider to federal government clients tasked with major IT initiatives that include moving to the cloud with tight or declining budgets. The article includes comments from Oracle Public Sector's Peter Doolan's keynote address at a government IT conference, suggesting that service-oriented model Oracle is trying to bring to its database offerings could resonate with federal clients who are being asked to undertake major IT initiatives while seeing their budgets decline. Oracle's holistic cloud offering would eliminate the multiple vendors commonly involved in cloud deployments today, a streamlining that should translate into lower costs for customers, which might particularly resonate with federal CIOs. The article also notes that Oracle announced its cloud advancements at the recent Oracle OpenWorld conference.

Article highlighting the results of the recent Oracle "Water for All?" study. Among the various results, the article notes that the need to address challenges like wasteful consumer behavior, climate change and low tariffs are prompting innovation in the water sector, with utilities investing in a range of efficiency-improving technologies, including desalination technology, network sensors and smart meters. The article also notes that the threat of water scarcity is not an insurmountable challenge, but water utilities will need to make much more productive use of water available and better educate their customers about its value to overcome it.

The May edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting identity management policies and best practices.  The article includes thought leadership by Cole Clark, global vice president, Oracle Education and Research, who shares tips for a strong identity management solution.  The article also includes comment by Andrew Scheppler, lead technical manager, Montgomery College, who notes that identity management is a year-round task at the university.