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Top ReasonsWomen Should LEADThe Cloud TransformationTara PalmieriDirector, Oracle North America Technology Division Alliances & Channels

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Who the heck am I?

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mom. wife. daughter. sister. manager. bread-winner. “OWL”catalyst for change. innovator

retired zumba instructor. risk taker. approachable badAAS.

Who the heck am I?

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CLOUD

1. Cloud. Changes. Everything.

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Deployment Models are Expanding

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Cloud atCustomerOn-Premises Public

Cloud

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Technology is Transforming

Any technology that requires a transformation in business processes or business model to fully exploit

Past examples:• General purpose computing• The Internet• Mobile devices

Current examples:• IoT• AI/VR• Blockchain

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Partner Types (and acronyms) are Evolving

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2. LOB Cloud Buyers Are No Longer “JUST Men in Black”

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3. Women are taking over board rooms big & small

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4. Vendors Cannot Rinse & Repeat "On-Premise Thinking"

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5. Bungee Jumping off the “Glass Cliff”

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Thank You

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