The Oracle Edge

The book follows a historic description and the developing management policies of the business up to about 97. He doesnt show the thinking, choices and options that lay behind the management's decisions clearly. He relates the policies, their successes/ failures and how they seemed to work with the insight of a guy who was their recipient, not their creator. He wasn't passive but I didn't feel that he really gave executive insight into strategy, leadership, planning, competetive battles and especially in the ways they were thought out and won. We don't experience Ellison first hand. It is an insiders book from a lower middle level. I like the book in that although it struggles with its organisation, the contents are still mainly composed of insights into the policies and it takes a business focus rather than the journalists' history valuing approach. I would buy it again for the ideas, but I haven't read any other Oracle books. It is very easy to pick up and just read.

I enjoyed this book from the beginning till the end. The Oracle edge is a book about key strategies for success. The ideas and strategies have been well proven by the Oracle Corporation, which started as a small Company in 1979 and grew into a major Corporation. This is an in depth description of the culture and character Larry Ellison developed around him which gave life to Oracle. Larry Ellison set himself as a model by presenting an impeccable image, supporting team work, boosting employee morale, enforcing discipline and cultivating innovation especially from his employees. His innovative ideas made the Oracle survive and emerge as the world's largest database company, amidst brutal competition and technology shifts. The highlights of Oracle culture like recruiting the best talent, indoctrinating the company culture in the new recruits, and prudent power sharing really caught my mind. This book is a wonderful source for many of the executives who are seeking strategies to give their organization an edge . I loved the book especially because of the fact that many of the ideas can be put to practice not only just in a software company, but also in any other walks of life. Stuart Reed seemed to possess a first hand knowledge of the Corporation due to his seven year tenure with Oracle. I recommend this book to anyone striving towards achievement of better management skills.

I enjoyed reading this book regardless some inaccurate informations. Inspiring me how to treat people in a succesfull organization.

Thanks to Oracle (ORCL), my retirement plan is in pretty good shape. I had always wondered what was inside the company, and am glad that someone took the time to write it up for me. I was surprised that the book was as accessible as it is to me - as I am an outsider to the technology industry - and can definitely recommend it to people like me.Thank you.