I work in the hardware org and I am concerned about layoffs. Does anyone here know how much server revenue has dropped this quarter? (Eg, year over year, since Q2, etc). Also, do the RIFs track revenue decline? Or in other words does a 10% decline tend to match up with a RIF of 10% of the employees? Basically I’m trying to figure out how many hardware employees will be whacked in June/July.
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If you are that worried about taking a hit, I suggest you go look on the Dell website.
I would also suggest checking out the Dell page on the layoff.com.
Sparc and Solaris was the iron and steel of the early Internet. We’re talking the 90’s, people. Underpinned Amazon and EBay and made their business. You could run the same OS on a variety of desktop and server platforms. Later, Windows too. That Sun couldn’t continue to capitalize on that, and that Oracle doesn’t want to is just history. It’s passé. For some of us it’s ancient history for others it’s what we lived in our salad days. So no need to be a d|ck about it.
H/W sales are down every quarter for Oracle. X86 hardware main consumers are Engineered systems (exa*) and OCI. I am not sure for how Oracle can justify having hardware division for these two main platforms in X86. Since the volume is not as high as Dell/Supermicro/Lenovo 's etc., they cannot leverage component discounts like others and would be difficult to compete in price with them. All adds the cost. Eventually Oracle might certify X86 hardware made by Dell/Supermicro and then use it. It might be cheaper that way than build self.
Get out the red lipstick the pig needs a refresh.
“Let’s be clear - Spark and Sloaris collectively are a giant, stinky POS.”
I guess that’s why the hardware business has been in decline and shrinking 10% year over year, every year for the last decade
Let’s be clear - Spark and Sloaris collectively are a giant, stinky POS.
I guess that's why they still sell.
I have heard through the grapevine, Sparc server sales have been growing.
Let’s be clear - Spark and Sloaris collectively are a giant, stinky POS. I would know. I suffered the misfortune of working at Sun where I was asked to defend these indefensible products for 5 long years.
aren't the x86 servers only being built for Oracle Cloud and Exadata ?
Does anyone here know how much server revenue has dropped this quarter?
Don't know about x86 systems (I don't see how anyone makes money on generic X86 servers), but from what I have heard through the grapevine, Sparc server sales have been growing.
If you are that worried about taking a hit, I suggest you go look on the Dell website. They are posting positions. Yes I am serious. Don't wait for the hammer to drop.
Does anyone here know how much server revenue has dropped this quarter?
Not sure about Q3 yet (other than covid impact causing reduced capital spending US wide), but historical financial #s are available on Oracle’s Investor Relations site. Average decline in server revenue has been 10% annually over the last 10 years. It is safe to assume RIFs in the legacy hardware org will track accordingly, i.e., 10% annual headcount reductions. The bulk of these reductions typically take place in June/July.
Glad to hear you're experiencing such high job satisfaction at oracle.