Oracle CloudWorld London's message to partners: We didn't see you as 'as much of an asset as we should have' - we're learning

CRN spoke to global partner boss Doug Smith at the UK stop of the Oracle CloudWorld Tour about plans for the channel and what's changing

Andrea Gaini
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Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaking to Nicole Clayton, chief digital office at Nespresso
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Oracle CEO Safra Catz speaking to Nicole Clayton, chief digital office at Nespresso

While at Oracle's CloudWorld Tour in London yesterday, CRN spoke to Doug Smith, the vendor's SVP and head of strategic partnerships and global partner ecosystem, about the cloud tech giant's renewe...

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