Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation is a cloud technology company that develops database software, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered enterprise applications for organisations seeking to manage and derive insight from their data. Founded in 1977 by three engineers - Larry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates - in a 900-square-foot office in Santa Clara, California, the firm has grown from a Silicon Valley startup into a global technology business with 162,000 employees and annual revenue of $57 billion. Its software and services are deployed across 97 countries.

The company's technical work spans relational databases, cloud infrastructure, autonomous database technology, artificial intelligence and enterprise software. Its product portfolio includes Oracle Autonomous Database, described as the world's first self-managing database; Oracle Cloud Infrastructure; and a suite of AI-powered cloud applications for enterprise use. Oracle also holds stewardship of the Java platform, acquired through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

Oracle's enterprise solutions are used across healthcare, financial services and government, in addition to the database, cloud computing and enterprise software sectors. Over more than four decades of operation the company has pursued a consistent line of product innovation, from its early work on relational databases to the launch of autonomous database and cloud infrastructure offerings.