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ancianita

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19. Are you sure? Oracle's provided cloud services for the Pentagon for a while.
Wed Sep 10, 2025, 05:17 PM
Sep 10

I'm disappointed in his politics & relationship with trump, but at least Ellison's not aligned with Putin.

From DeepMind AI:

Oracle itself provides crucial, highly-secure cloud services that function as a foundation for advanced military command and control operations. So while it doesn't staff or run the Pentagon's physical command centers, its secure, high-performance cloud technology is a fundamental enabler of modern military planning and decision-making.

Cloud provider:
Oracle has been one of four major cloud providers—along with Amazon Web Services, Google, and Microsoft—awarded a contract for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) program. The JWCC has been a multi-billion dollar contract that gives the Department of Defense (DoD) access to secure cloud computing for warfighting missions at all classification levels.

Classified regions:
Oracle provides "air-gapped" cloud regions, called Oracle National Security Regions (ONSRs), that are isolated from the public internet and designed to support Secret and Top Secret-level missions. These secure, dedicated networks enable DoD and Intelligence Community personnel to manage and analyze classified data.

Tactical operations:
Oracle's cloud services extend to the "tactical edge," providing ruggedized, portable computing and storage devices for warfighters operating in disconnected or austere battlefield environments. This allows for data processing closer to the source, giving combat units faster access to critical intelligence.

Virtual war room:
Instead of a single physical location, the Pentagon's warfighting capability is built on a distributed, "all-domain" digital infrastructure. This cloud-based system serves as a modern, high-tech version of a war room, allowing commanders to analyze data, run simulations, and direct forces from anywhere in the world.

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Ugh. Larry is almost as bad as Elon. Eugene Sep 10 #1
Yep... regnaD kciN Sep 10 #13
Up 40% is insane for a "mature" battleship of a company like oracle unblock Sep 10 #2
Appears to be since the CEO made incredibly optimistic predictions about cloud revenue muriel_volestrangler Sep 10 #8
met Larry once, back in the day lapfog_1 Sep 10 #3
my ex once shared a stage w him. used to worship him. mopinko Sep 10 #9
Well, Shit. GB_RN Sep 10 #4
Over promise, under deliver, makes tons of profit IronLionZion Sep 10 #12
A Coworker Of Mine... GB_RN Sep 10 #18
Dormant? IbogaProject Sep 10 #5
"Dormant?" BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #6
Are you sure? Oracle's provided cloud services for the Pentagon for a while. ancianita Sep 10 #19
As I mentioned BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #20
I see. Thanks. ancianita Sep 10 #22
This is why the business and tech media are making a big deal about Oracle at the moment BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #23
Understood. I've read a bit about his wanting to ancianita Sep 10 #24
See this BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #25
Sounds complicated in terms of security, and the "trust us" message with all this Texas 2.0 ancianita Sep 10 #26
If DOGEshit hadn't ditched many of the CISA folks BumRushDaShow Sep 10 #27
Absolutely. Trump himself has wanted to end CISA, anyway. I try to keep up with what Chris Krebs' folks ancianita Sep 10 #28
Prof positive that our system is rigged Nigrum Cattus Sep 10 #7
Well, they both suck and are MAGA ass kissing assholes. Initech Sep 10 #10
Has Musk set up a GoFundMe that I can contribute to? Midnight Writer Sep 10 #11
I wonder if Putin is still actually #1 William Seger Sep 10 #14
It's disgusting that any one person should have that much money. hamsterjill Sep 10 #15
makes me want to barf reading about this kind of money rurallib Sep 10 #16
Reminds me of the Twlight Zone pool shark episode... C Moon Sep 10 #17
They can now whip them out and compare now that they finally no longer need to work. Brainfodder Sep 10 #21
But he still holds the title for world's biggest jerkwad. marble falls Sep 10 #29
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