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February 2013 issue of Profit Magazine

Your February 2013 issue of Profit is now available athttp://www.profitmagazine-digital.com/profitmagazine/201302/

Just after Oracle acquired cloud-based talent management company Taleo in early 2012, the company's former vice president of research, David Wilkins shared some statistics with me about the challenging environment managers face competing for workers in the global marketplace: the US faces a deficit of 3 million workers with post-secondary degrees, China a shortfall of 70,000 executives capable of leading global expansion, and 70 percent of German companies report challenges finding the "right people."

But managers are certainly not helpless in the face of headwind in the global talent market. With the right talent management strategies, corporate culture, IT tools, and (of course) people, many organizations can be inoculated against the skills malaise. But it will require long-term vision and early action.

This issue of Profit looks at some of the forces at work in the market and some of the smart, creative efforts Oracle customers are making to address talent issues in their organizations. I hope the stories prove useful as we face the coming skills gap together.

Mind the Gap
Getting greater value from millennial and baby boomer employees

Breakthrough Talent
Enterprise systems help employers cope with the global skills shortage.

Chain Reaction
Built on sound IT and standard processes, LinkedIn?s finance department goes from startup to IPO—and beyond.

Giving Up Control
How empowered customers and employees make your business stronger

Going for the Gold
NBC Sports Group CMO John Miller says social engagement can return unprecedented marketing results.

Innovation at Work
How smart IT solutions are inspiring fresh ideas among the workforce

January/February 2013 digital edition of Oracle Magazine

Welcome to the January/February 2013 digital edition of Oracle Magazine.

http://www.oraclemagazine-digital.com/oraclemagazine/20130102

This issue includes the mix of news, community, customer-focus, and technology stories you've come to expect in Oracle Magazine. This issue?s cover story is about technology leadership and innovation: Oracle Magazine presents the winners of the 2012 Oracle Excellence Awards.

Here are some highlights from the January/February 2013 issue:

2012 Oracle Excellence Awards
The Oracle Excellence Awards recognize customers and partners who have excelled in driving business value together with Oracle. This year, the Oracle Excellence Awards include 12 different award programs—with new programs for 2012—that reach across efforts ranging from leadership and technology to enterprise sustainability and database administration.

News: SPARC at 25
In 1987, a small startup called Sun Microsystems developed its own microprocessor, called SPARC, and introduced the first computer based on the new chip. On November 1, 2012, many early SPARC team members gathered for SPARC at 25: Past, Present, and Future, an event that provided a look back at the history of SPARC as well as a glimpse of what's to come.

Interview: Extreme Performance with Oracle Exadata X3 
With a massive boost in flash and DRAM, Oracle Exadata X3 delivers faster applications. Juan Loaiza, senior vice president of systems technology at Oracle, talks about these and other new developments in Oracle's engineered systems.

Beginning Performance Tuning: Active Session History
Identify the root cause of performance issues at a precise point in the past.

Ask Tom: Promotion, Restriction, and Data Loading
Our technologist queries missing links, custom sizes, and external table tips.

Time Capsule
Check out these computing hardware flashbacks.

Principles of Operating Systems

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