Engineered Systems Are Not Lock-in: That’s the feedback from John Fowler. Here are his insights.

Oracle: Java 8 Will Boost Internet of Things: Sensor and embedded networks are on the rise. And Oracle is going all-in on Java.

MongoDB, NoSQL Invade OpenWorld: The big data open source database is on the rise.   

Dell, Oracle vs. HP, IBM Servers: Michael Dell hugs Oracle in the data center.

Oracle, Microsoft Update Cloud Partnership: Oracle and Java come to Windows Azure.

Oracle, Microsoft Update Cloud Partnership: When it comes to running Oracle and Java in the Windows Azure cloud, Microsoft has achieved some new milestones.

Oracle Channel Chief to Partners: Master Exadata: Senior VP Thomas LaRocca pitches Database Machine strategy to VARs.

Who Are Oracle’s 2 Most Important Employees?: Why the surprise answer does not include Larry Ellison, Mark Hurd or Safra Catz.

Q&A: Oracle President Mark Hurd: Some quick thoughts on Oracle In-Memory Database vs. SAP Hana.

Live Blog: Oracle OpenWorld Day 1 Keynotes: Actually, it’s Day 2. But who’s counting?

OPN Specialized Live Blog: The latest news about Oracle’s channel partner program.

Oracle, Microsoft Cloud Surprises: The two technology giants look like they’re poised to make additional news announcements.

Oracle OpenWorld – 10 Questions Worth Asking: An early look at the key news trends, developments and partner moves that VARs and OPN Speciailized partners should be tracking.

Oracle NoSQL Database on the Rise?: Sure, Oracle focuses mostly on its own relational database. And don’t forget about MySQL. What’s after that? Apparently, a growing NoSQL push.

Oracle OpenWorld: Cloud Meets Internet of Things: Here’s a preview of the conference, with plenty of follow-up to come.

More News Coming: The VAR Guy will be blogging about a range of topics in the hours and days ahead. Stay tuned.