Oracle has been deeply involved with the research community for more than 25 years and continues to lead the industry. It also works to make sure it maintains focus on solving the real problems of customers that rely on Oracle technology. Recent innovations made in the deployment of high-performance computing infrastructure and advanced analytics solutions are focused on accelerating enterprise research at scale. Advancements in key technologies including security, big data, machine learning/AI, and IoT, coupled with the far more cost-effective and elastic cloud delivery model have radically changed what is possible in data-driven research.