BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM
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Oracle employs over 40,000 people across nine industry specific business units . The genesis for construction and engineering was the acquisition of Primavera over 10 years ago , a strategy which has continued with the purchase of Aconex , Textura and Skire — $ 3bn of acquisitions inside one global business unit . “ We ’ ve focused on having expert DNA to help our customers not only to solve today ’ s problems , but also look to the future ,” pledges
Andy Verone , Oracle Construction & Engineering ’ s Global Vice President for Industry Strategy & Innovation .
BUILDING AN ECOSYSTEM
“ It starts with a secured common data environment and ecosystem ,” explains Verone . “ We know we can ’ t do everything for every customer , so our ecosystem supports the plan , build and operate lifecycle - everything from capital planning , portfolios , risk-management and pre-construction to design coordi-
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