Computer History Museum

Jacobs, Ken oral history

Ken Jacobs, the second longest serving employee at Oracle (behind Larry Ellison), describes his family and educational background and his positions prior to joining Oracle in Washington, DC. He talks about his work in setting up and working in this office with government clients and then his invitation to go to California to work at Oracle headquarters. He describes his product management assignments and his relationships with various groups within Oracle. He then covers the financial difficulties encountered by Oracle and the ability of the company to recover from these problems. He also describes his becoming an external spokesperson for Oracle including his keynote addresses at the Oracle User Group meetings and his becoming known as Dr. DBA. He describes his present assignment in leading a new acquisition and trying to make it a significant business within the corporate umbrella.

Item Details

Date
2007-06-13 (Made)
Type
Document
Catalogue number
102658330
Other identifying number
OHP 227 (OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER)
Organization
Computer History Museum
People
Ken Jacobs (Interviewee)
Carol Anne Ances (Editor)
Burt Grad (Interviewer)
Category
Transcript
Extent
41 p.
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Mountain View
Language
English
Acquisition number
X4092.2007
Subject
Oracle
Archive collection
CHM Oral History Collection
Archive hierarchy
CHM Oral History Collection