The North American Oracle has been operating in Portugal for three decades, and despite the fact that the Portuguese subsidiary has no more than three hundred specialists, the technology giant is betting heavily on the national enterprise. The main office has just been refurbished and a new leader has been appointed from Oracle Portugal. There are signs that the multinational may up its stake in the country, according to Rodrigo Vasquez Jorge, Oracle Portugal’s new head of country, in an interview with Dinheiro Vivo.
According to the manager, not only is US Ambassador to Portugal Randy Charno Levin actively awakening the interest of American companies in investing in Portugal, but also “there is a demand for [dos EUA e outras geografias] Oracle” for the country.
Could this mean new technology investments here? “Of course, I have no doubts,” replies Rodrigo Vazquez to Jorge, stressing, however, that nothing has been determined yet.
What is – the manager knows – is “talks” in the sense of bringing top Oracle administrators into the country, who, when they arrive, “bring critical sections [da operação global] to Portugal.”
“I believe that by attracting top managers [da tecnológica] for Portugal, they themselves will add more value because they will also want the units they manage to keep growing,” he says.
“[Aliás] over time, we may have another hub in the country, but I will not talk about it in this interview,” says the manager.
In addition, the image of Austin, the city in Texas where the technology headquarters is located, is related to the Portuguese enterprise. “The Mother House sees us as pioneers. first followers and we are the first to sell [novos soluções]. We are flexible and, given the size of the country, more resourceful,” says Vazquez Jorge.
The new leader of the national technology operation has the hope of implementing something in the future that will “help Oracle Portugal grow even more.” The manager ensures that he is not currently involved in any decision-making process, but is on hold. And although the Portuguese enterprise is part of the Iberian cluster with Spain, which does not deprive the management of the Portuguese subsidiary of the autonomy, the manager prefers the country because of the “different style and context of life” neighboring country.
From Portugal to the world Since 1991 in Portugal, Oracle can now offer services from its offices in Lisbon and Porto for all business areas of the North American giant: systems engineering (hardware and software) based on data insights, big data analytics, middleware (data infrastructure) and applications (be it in CRM, ERP or HR); Access to data centers (not available in Portugal but they provide public clouds or install software on Data center customer); consulting and support services.
The multinational company, founded by Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates in 1977, today asserts itself as “cloud company“is always focused on the business segment, and everything is produced and developed in-house with the ability to “integrate” with technologies from other sources. “Oracle is technology agnostic,” emphasizes the head of the national division.
From Rodrigo Vazquez’s available portfolio, Jorge highlights the work of the competence centers established in Lisbon and Porto, respectively, dedicated to MySQL and Retek solutions.
“It is through these two centers that we provide services around the world, in all regions of Oracle,” says the manager. From Lisbon, Oracle serves customers in regions as diverse as the US, Australia, and Portuguese-speaking countries (PALOP). In turn, Invicta city often works for the Middle East, in particular, for Saudi Arabia, as well as for Brazil and the USA. Exports of Oracle Portugal services “carry a huge weight, far exceeding domestic demand.”
“This potential of ours is important because it highlights our activities, creates jobs and brings know-how to Portugal, which also provides a subsidiary,” said the head of the country. That is why Rodrigo Vasquez Jorge hopes that the parent company will strengthen its activities in Portugal. The manager assures that in the national structure there are not only opportunities, but also a willingness to “replicate” what has already been done in the hubs established here, in other types of proposals. This is by knowing that “there is no industry that doesn’t want to have Oracle or that Oracle can’t be present.”
organic growth Asked about Oracle’s Portuguese financial performance, the manager says he can’t figure out the numbers – the North American giant doesn’t disaggregate data. However, he states: “We are following the growth of the parent company. We always have very organic growth.” “The growth of the Portuguese enterprise in the last financial year has been double-digit,” he adds, showing that the public sector represents 60% of business and the private sector 40%.
In the public sector, the head of the country allocates a state customer, with large projects, for example, with the ministries of finance, health, education and social protection. For example, data processing for the IRS or for pensions is carried out in systems of this technology. “And there is a trend of business growth in the public sector at the expense of the European Union. The state is actually investing in the digital transformation that is needed,” he emphasizes.
In response to a question, the manager says that thanks to the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) “many more” projects “in both the public and private sectors” are on the way.
In the private sector, national customers are the groups Sonae, Jerónimo Martins, Galp, EDP, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Meo and Prio. Outside, for example, Mercadona, Santander, Inditex, Vodafone and Wallmart can use Portuguese language services.
The most relevant business area is technology development, which includes data infrastructure, which accounts for “60% of new business.”
set of surgeons Oracle currently employs 290 people in Portugal. Rodrigo Vazquez Jorge says that while “the pandemic has changed the way we work” and the perception of organizational culture, the national chapter registers no limits in terms of its ability to retain and attract talent. “There is continuity and turnover” as well as “flexibility” in the office, and the Oracle brand “remains very strong” in the industry.
At the moment, Oracle Portugal is not planning any new employees. Only “as needed”. However, for a year now, the Generation Oracle program has been in place, the goal of which is to anticipate the needs of the company, opening the organization to all stakeholders who do not have a technological background.
“The main thing is human qualities,” says Rodrigo Vazquez to Jorge. There are six people in this program. [de um ano] and we are going to add three more people by May 2023,” he says, explaining that all training takes place indoors and participants enter directly onto the boards.
Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.
A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.
“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.
Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.
“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.
“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.
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Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.
According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”
In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.
The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.
In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.
From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.
Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.
“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.