Hosted by Kenneth Chin Research VP

Hosted by George J. Weiss VP Distinguished Analyst

Hosted by Massimo Pezzini VP Distinguished Analyst

Acquiring Sun will instantly propel Oracle into the systems market as a major hardware player with server and storage products.  Yet, it may be Oracle’s use of JAVA and MySQL  as an OSS thrust coupled with new appliances and applications that may create a new dynamic in the IT market.  

Join us as Gartner analysts provide their assessment of Oracle’s move and its impact on your data center and future IT investments.  

Topics Discussed

Gartner analysts discussed with participants the following topics:

• What is the future of Sun’s hardware business –server and storage products?
• Will Oracle continue to support Sun’s open source software like JAVA and MySQL?
• How should enterprises and IT invest in the Oracle-Sun combination?