from another thread:
"this is for example a couple of the latest report on real cloud share ww:
https://www.channele2e.com/channel-partners/csps/cloud-market-share-2018-aws-microsoft-google/
https://www.datamation.com/cloud-computing/cloud-market-share-cloud-leaders-and-followers.html
even if slightly different (depending on what you consider a "cloud"), as expected Oracle has been surpassed by IBM and Alibaba, and we are now not even in the first 5 vendors.
given that one of the most confirmed market law says that only the first 3 will survive long term, I would say Oracle cloud is not even a fraud, it's just not existant."
it has been said in the past that Oracle must be proud of being 5h in the best cloud vendor list. now we are not even named between the top cloud player, being surpassed by IBM and Alibaba. the latter started its cloud business less than 2 years ago, and already better than Oracle.
Oracle cloud is now officially just "noise" in the market share reports.
if our management would have some neurons inside their skulls, instead of only short $$ symbol for personal profit, they should realize our cloud strategy is completely wrong and way underdog, and act consequently.
instead, I'm completely sure they will not, and will continue with the shortest term tactics of keeping margin cutting costs. i.e. layoff experienced people for underpaid fresh meat, offshore R&D and Support to underpaid people in emerging countries, force customers to "buy" cloud.
expect more and more layoffs, possibly also in the cloud org, since the only thing the 3+1 elders are committed to is their personal interest, not the future of this company.