Oracle Buys Sun: Oracle Becomes the Software and Hardware Arms Merchant for Cloud Computing

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Published at: trigent.com

Oracle buying Sun changes the shape of the IT industry, creating a new, full-line Hardware, Software and Services Master Brand

April 23, 2009

Analysis by: GLG Expert Contributor

The match of Sun and Oracle is not surprising; for years they had a close relationship.  The Sun deal is the latest iteration of Oracle's acquisition-oriented growth strategy to become an IT Master Brand. But while Sun is primarily a hardware vendor the key for Oracle is Sun's software business.  Ellison stated on Sunday that Sun's Java programming langauge and Solaris operating systems were the main attractions. In addition to Java being a defacto industry development standard, this is also key to Oracle's own software development from database to applications to middleware.  This places Oracle in a core role when it comes to setting future industry direction. Sun's Solaris OS has presence in several key vertical industries - financial services, public and high-performance computing. Besides providing significant revenue and market presence well beyond Sun's core software business this also provides Oracle with a broad powerful set of technologies for Cloud computing.