Oracle is a computer technology corporation best known for its software products and services like Java. Through the company's four main business segments—cloud and license, hardware, and services—Oracle sells its cloud-engineering services and systems and database management systems.
Oracle is now a massive conglomerate that sells a broad range of software products and services to large companies. Thanks to the Sun acquisition, the company also produces some computer hardware. In 2013, Oracle had revenues of $37 billion and profits of $11 billion.
The company is best known for its Oracle database software, a relational database management system, and for computer systems and software, such as Solaris and Java, acquired in its purchase of Sun Microsystems in 2010. Oracle is based in Redwood Shores, California.
The benefits at Oracle are decent. Your job satisfaction will depend upon the group you are in. The hiring process is long and cumbersome, but once at Oracle, you have many opportunities for changing positions and groups. Your salary is however unlikely to keep up with the market.
It is easy to network and interact with other services and databases with Oracle DB in place using its networking stack. It is a cross-platform service; hence it supports multiple hardware and various operating systems. Oracle's data dictionary enables easy administration and maintenance.
