Theres no love lost as AWS lures Oracle exec over to lead its Americas sales team
That’s going to smooth relations between Larry and Jeff Cloud computing superpower AWS has secured the services of Oracle veteran Rich Geraffo as veep for its Americas sales team amid the ongoing market tussle with Big Red.…
Date: 2020-11-04
theregister.co.uk
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