Was SPARC done in by Solaris? The Linux-on-SPARC experiment was perhaps a very recent one, for the last year or so. And of course, it was abandoned almost as soon as it was started. But would it have made a difference to SPARC if the Linux-on-SPARC... — read more 

There's a lot of good background info. here some of which I didn't know. Some very bitter ex Sun people around as well https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/09/solaris-sunsets

The idea that hiring kids out of college for development is somehow going to cause great things to happen, is completely ridiculous. It's like the management has bought into the stupid stereotype that all you need is some genius kid from college to... — read more 

Hand it over please: https://www.itworld.com/article/3220516/java/the-case-for-oracle-to-cede-control-of-java-se.html

National Middleware/CoreTech SC in OD (Austin) vs BI/Analytics CSM in Field (Flex).. which has better outlook at Oracle?

One of these is four days old, but the other one is from today. Some good info in here, and it's a good read if for nothing else than for calling out Oracle on hiding layoffs. Oracle declined to comment. That's not surprising: Big Red has in the past... — read more 

Assuming you work on SPARC, Solaris or other such technologies, there are a few important advantages of a layoff that you haven't considered: Your expertise in your focus area is going to be unmatched wherever you go since you come directly from the... — read more 

There's been an exodus lately of sales reps leaving the co. Expect more to follow once commission checks are paid next quarter.

"With the Solaris team gutted, it looks like the Sun skeleton has finally been picked clean." https://meshedinsights.com/2017/09/03/oracle-finally-killed-sun/

"Oracle's silence on the matter is true to form, as the company seldom discusses layoffs. This round was communicated to workers on the Friday before a long weekend and on the first day of the month. That timing means that immediate media scrutiny... — read more 

Another round of big time layoff started in India- some Jobs moving back to US offices almost 2000 affected across all locations

Analysis done by @solarisfan on heise.de - the source link is listed in the footer. ` Hardware Sales FiscalYear Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Summ 2011 1800 1100 1000 1200 5100 2012 1000 953 869 977 3799 2013 779 734 671 849 3033 2014 669 714 725 870 2978 2015 578 717... — read more 

One of the reasons, that the hardware didn't fly under the Oracle banner, might have been the Oracle brand itself: We used SunFires for Linux workloads quite often, but the moment they became larryated we stopped immediately. Sure enough, for the... — read more 

Well, well, well, in it's tribute to the workforce oracle decided to have a major layoff Friday, 9/1 right before Labor Day. The damage is 2,500 people laid off in what effectively shuts down development of Sun products (SPARC, Solaris, and storage)... — read more 

Heard from one of solaris engineer that s11.4 release may not happen - he says some of the solaris engineers also hit by zfs rifs !

Why does Oracle design and building their own Intel based servers ? X7-2/L is primarily used for Oracle internal cloud demand. But volume ( less than 20k ~ 30k per year ) still does not justify designing and building your own server. X7-2c ( internal... — read more 

So what has been your experience being laid off from Oracle and finding a job of equal pay and benefits? On average how long does it take to find ? Thanks for any information.

@P3nOAFC-hyb Future development of zfssa is over, support for existing customer installations will continue. FS1 is spared. Next-gen FSx will begin installations in Oracle Cloud data centers next month (no external sales for the time being). Support... — read more 

I suppose WARN was triggered only in SCA. How about the other places - AUS, BUR, BRM? Also, I wonder if WARN is a good thing or a bad thing. The 60-day requirement makes one wait for the severance payment. Anybody who joined a job in that period... — read more 

SUSE have a lot of open positions which could appeal to Solaris devs https://jobs.suse.com/ https://jobs.suse.com/job/united-states/kernel-file-system-engineer/3486/4888440 Would probably be perfect for anyone with ZFS experience

So I have a recording Edward Screven laying off people, shall I publish it to show Oracles lack of respect for people? Families this a-- has interrupted. Any advice is welcome and where can I post it for maximum effect. I don't give a sh!t about any... — read more 

Could anyone share the experience of handling the 401k account after the layoff? If I want to leave my 401k as it is until I find my next job, should I still need to contact Fidelity and tell them about my plan? Is there any extra service fee or... — read more 

If there are 5000 cloud professionals around ? Will they join Oracle bmc cloud which is still in drawing board while nimbula and sparc cloud were dead on arrival.

Are you OK now? Already started new jobs? I left Oracle in Jan 2017, but haven't tried to hunt jobs, still at home.

From the oracle press release a few days ago: This year, Oracle is hiring more than five-thousand new engineers, consultants, sales and support people into its rapidly growing cloud business. This injection of talent will help Oracle sustain the... — read more 

Sorry to hear my former colleagues are going through this. I'm sharing the following hoping it is helpful rather than tasteless: ZFS -> ZFS on Linux, or btrfs (also developed by Facebook) DTrace -> bcc/eBPF (needs Linux 4.9 for all features or later)... — read more 

So what are you waiting for? Be our next great hire. We’re looking for talented people who want to help our 400,000+ customers around the world use Oracle innovations to make the world a better place for everyone.

Any idea how many were let go in AUS? BTW, great day for ARM. Much SPARC processor core design was in AUS. ARM's high-end core development is already in AUS.

Pissing away money and talent to go chasing after AWS and Azure in their race to the bottom seems absolutely pointless. A reasonable guess would be consolidation of OS and platform, what company really has the luxury of two operating systems and two... — read more 

Is the plan to keep them for M8 maintainance/ fix issues / etc .. Or to leepmtrack of the the IP / patents / transifernof knowledge to a potential buyer Would Oracle really think it can leave some people to do M8 maintainance without M9 or future... — read more 

How long does it take to get paper work referred too that's suppose to be sent separate from severance package for severance final payout? Thanks for any help.

I have opportunities in RTL, digital and mixed signal circuit design, verification, boards/system design. Locations in Silicon Valley, Austin, and Southern California. Work on Audio, Video and Automotive IC’s. mike at svcsearch dot com... — read more 

How many we're let go in Boomfield Colorado?

How many laid off in n SCA?

Starting the thread to assess the impact. Please provide details.

How many impacted in Europe as part of this latest layoff ? Which locations ?

How many laid off in Burlington, MA?

Do I have a shot for a Wrongful Termination case here here? Dont want to flare up this board, here is the case: 10 team members, 5 = Race A; 4 Race B; 1 = Mixed Race. Only Race B folks were let go. I am Race B - have a stellar performance record... — read more