Partners or anyone else looking to hear Oracle's official thoughts on cloud computing should read this recent interview with Richard Sarwal, SVP Product Development for Oracle Enterprise Manager. It is a quick and insightful read.

For those looking to go into more depth on the private clouds - take a look at the whitepaper: Platform-as-a-Service Private Cloud with Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Matt Chivers caught up with Bret Piatt from Rackspace at OpenWorld. Brett provides his perspective on utility computing. And likens corporate datacenter build outs to building your own power plant rather buying off the utility's grid. He also speaks to the opportunity for SaaS ISVs running Oracle Platform for SaaS within Rackspace's managed hosting or cloud environments.

Matt Chivers caught up with Bret Piatt from Rackspace at OpenWorld. Brett provides his perspective on utility computing. And likens corporate datacenter build outs to building your own power plant rather buying off the utility's grid. He also speaks to the opportunity for SaaS ISVs running Oracle Platform for SaaS within Rackspace's managed hosting or cloud environments.

Lydia Smyers had a chance at Oracle OpenWorld to connect with Jesse Gunder, VP Sales & Marketing at Kaba Workforce Solutions. Check out their conversation from the OOW exhibit hall floor.