Can Oracle's Database Business Sustain Long-Term Margins? - The Globe and Mail

NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc. (formerly NTT Communications Corporation), Japan’s leading global ICT solutions provider, has modernized its shared internal Oracle-based database platform by migrating it to Oracle Autonomous AI Database on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). By moving tens of terabytes of data from its on-premises environment, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS has been able to reduce database license costs by 43 percent, streamline database management through automation, and strengthen business continuity and resilience. NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS built its shared database platform to host critical internal systems such as network management, security, and service operations. Currently supporting 12 critical internal systems connected to approximately 400 servers, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS recognized that maintaining this on-premises environment was becoming increasingly complex and resource intensive. NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS migrated its shared database platform to Oracle Autonomous AI Database on OCI to help maintain the performance and security these critical systems require while reducing costs and simplifying day-to-day database operations through automation.

Some businesses in Jersey have expressed concern about the impact of rising global fuel prices. Locally, and in the UK, diesel prices recently topped £2 a litre, and global leaders have since made efforts to ease the strain on supply. The Government of Jersey has proposed to freeze fuel duty in 2027 in a bid to "help ease cost-of-living pressures". A&A Scaffolding Solutions said it welcomed that move, but said it would provide "limited relief if global prices continue to rise". Fuel duty was frozen in Jersey from 2023-2025, before rising in line with inflation in 2026. In the proposed budget for 2027, the government has suggested freezing it once again. It said "maintaining fuel duty at its current rate will help avoid additional costs for households and businesses that rely on transport, providing continued support at a time when many islanders remain under financial pressure". However, some businesses on the island worry that it will not be enough to offset global prices. Kelly Keating, from A&A Scaffolding Solutions, said "rising diesel prices are a real concern for us, particularly when they come on top of so many other costs that seem to be increasing across Jersey".