Question · Q1 2026
Brad Alan Zelnick inquired about Oracle's historical ability to navigate industry transitions, specifically regarding enterprise applications, and how its integrated advantages across database, infrastructure, and silicon position it against competitors, potentially leading to a market share shift or 'extinction event' for some.
Answer
Larry Ellison (Chairman and CTO) underscored Oracle's substantial advantages as both an infrastructure and application company. He detailed their use of AI application generators to build more efficient and superior applications, giving them a significant edge. He also highlighted Oracle's strategy of offering comprehensive application suites (e.g., ERP, CRM, medical) engineered for seamless integration, which solves a broader range of customer problems and reduces the need for multi-vendor system integration. He reiterated the unique value of the AI database for secure inferencing on private enterprise data combined with public data, enabling customers to ask critical business questions.