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title: NET(net) Technology Newsletter April 2018
description: Oracle fiscal year end, GDPR issues and opportunities for 2018.
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Impact and risk of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and your suppliers, Oracle action to take before their year end and more...

| Call Us: +1 616-546-3100 Visit Our Website Read Online The NET Effect Newsletter: April 2018 Home   \|   Blog   \|   Client Testimonials   \|   Engage NET(net) GDPR: An Opportunity for SSM (Strategic Supplier Management) By Tjeerd Edelman According to multiple surveys, most companies are not ready for GDPR, and expect to overpay in the millions to get themselves into compliance. The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) goes into effect on 25 May, 2018, and while GDPR is a European Union regulation, it is expected to be implemented worldwide due to its wide reaching or near universal regulatory umbrella.  Click the Read More button below to read our take on the risks, opportunities, and issues around not just being 'ready' for GDPR, but use it as an opportunity. Picture top: Gljúfrabúi Waterfall, Iceland & part of the NET(net) Team. Oracle Year End - What It Means for You May 31st is Oracle's fiscal year end.  Don't sign any agreements before you have us review them - no strings attached.  100% of the time, Oracle agreements can be materially improved.  Arrange a time to speak with one of our Oracle Subject Matter Experts now - you literally have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. In the meantime, we've written extensively on Oracle agreements, relationships and pricing.  In case you missed any of our articles or resources, please check out the below to learn more: Oracle Audits Will Get Worse in 2018 The Top 5 Ways Oracle Makes our Clients see Red  How we help Clients Optimize their Oracle Environment The Top 5 Oracle Audit Triggers Oracle’s Drive to the Cloud – and their doubling of cost Microsoft Tops Amazon In Q1 Cloud Revenue, $6.0 Billion To $5.44 Billion; IBM Third at $4.2 Billion By Bob Evans, Forbes CLOUD WARS -- Despite posting excellent first-quarter cloud-revenue growth of 49% to $5.44 billion, Amazon actually lost ground in its efforts to overtake Microsoft as the world's leading enterprise-cloud provider as Satya Nadella's company reported its commercial-cloud revenue jumped 58% to $6.0 billion. Click below to read the full article on Forbes.com. Steven Zolman, Founder and Chief Services Architect NET(net) Video Series:  Finding Value In Your IT Investments.  Learn how and why most companies pay 40% above the market for technology products and services.  Click the picture at left to view the video. Top 10 Ways to Defend Yourself from an Oracle Audit Clients often call us telling us they have received notice of an Oracle Audit, and asking us what they should do.   This is important advice, as your response in the early stages will set the trajectory of the discussions and could ultimately have a very significant impact on the outcomes. Click below to get access to our Whitepaper: Top 10 Ways to Defend Yourself from an Oracle Audit. Employees in Focus: Mike Welsh Mr. Welsh is the Executive Vice President of Value Delivery at NET(net).  Mr. Welsh has been with NET(net) since 2007 (11+ years) and currently leads NET(net)’s global services team with innovation and solutions for Clients.  Mike's work has led to incremental client value of over $150B realized since 2007. In addition to having his Bachelor of Science in Finance with an International Business concentration, Mike has experience as a CIO, has been a consultant with Anderson, and Principal at Diamond Technology Partners. Quite literally, we believe there are less than a few people on the planet that know more about Strategic Technology Suppliers (Oracle, SAP, IBM, Salesforce, and more) than Mike.  And we're glad he is ours and working for you! Click below to learn more about Mike or contact us to arrange a meeting to discuss your immediate supplier issues or questions. Philanthropy Did you know that NET(net) focuses philanthropy efforts within every region we do business around the world?  Our model is simple - we donate: 1% of our time. 1% of our revenue. 1% of our profit. And best of all, we do it where YOU live.  For example, 1% of revenue from the UK, is directed to UK charities. Some (but not all) of our charities include: St. Jude, Unicef, Habitat for Humanity, Make a Wish Foundation, MD Anderson, and more. To learn more, click the button below! Speaking Engagements from NET(net): If you would like to engage a NET(net) Subject Matter Expert for your next Executive event, contact us to discuss the event, audience, and message.  To learn more about our speaking events, please contact dsiglin@netnetweb.com.   Talk to us today: To learn more about any of NET(net)'s services or media inquiries, email us at dsiglin@netnetweb.com, or call us at +1-866-2-NET-net today to see if we can help you capture more value. 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