Digital transformation is not just another project for us: Oracle's Gaonkar

Technology decisions are no longer an exclusive domain for the IT function and the whole C-suite is deeply involved, says Guruprasad Gaonkar

How do you see emerging technologies changing the way cloud is being used today?

We are going through one of the most transformative times where we are building the company’s growth plans in another unseen world — which we call the Eighth Continent (EC) — the digital world of limitless opportunities. In this continent, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), blockchain, internet of things (IoT) are like powerlines connected to a power-source — the cloud. All emerging technologies when consumed in small use cases, will typically yield deceptively easy success. But scaling emerging technologies is an entirely