End of Software, The: Finding Security, Flexibility, and Profit in the On Demand Future

Us, Too

Naturally, I'm going to tell you what Oracle is doing with grid technology, as well. Oracle has also been pursuing its unique vision of grid computing. An implementation of the Oracle E-Business Suite, while similar for enterprise customers, is not identical. Search applications and email applications can be architected for “the many” because the business process flows they automate are simple. However, this is not the case for process manufacturing. Tropicana's juice production process and Unocal's oil production process share some things in common but are far from identical. The fact that these applications are similar but not identical has driven many of our design decisions, just as the search application has driven Google's architecture. ...