Cloud Stocks: Oracle Joins Hands with Microsoft to Take on Amazon

Oracle’s (NYSE: ORCL) recently announced fourth quarter results were a pleasant surprise for the stock. After two quarters of shrinking revenue, the company finally reported marginal growth in revenues. Oracle has been transitioning from a traditional licensed-based model to a subscription-based model to drive cloud computing revenues. The transition has hurt revenue growth in the recent past, but is expected to deliver results in the longer run. The market was pleased with Oracle’s results and the stock soared to a record high post result announcement.

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Anaplan Bets on AI, ML and Partners to Drive Growth

It has been under a year since the cloud-based enterprise planning services provider Anaplan (NYSE:PLAN) went public. The stock has almost tripled since it listed. It recently announced its first quarter results, and the stock climbed 20% post the announcement.

ForeScout’s New Platform Focuses on OT Security

ForeScout (NASDAQ: FSCT), a cyber security company specializing in visibility for endpoint security, went public in October 2017. It recently reported a strong quarter and announced the release of a new platform focusing on operational technology (OT) security.

Cloud Stocks: Tableau Acquisition Signals Massive Analytics Push for Salesforce

Recent reports suggest that the global data visualization market will become a $7.8 billion industry by 2023, growing at a rate of more than 9% annually. The industry shot into the news recently when Salesforce announced the acquisition of Tableau.

A Year Since IPO, Zscaler Delivers Through Acquisitions and Partnerships

Nearly a year ago, security services provider Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) went public. And what a year it has been. Since then, Zscaler’s valuation has grown almost five times, and a slowdown does not appear to be coming soon.

Splunk Becomes a Strategic Acquisition Target for Several Major Players

Recently, Big Data player Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK) announced its first quarter results that surpassed market expectations. Splunk is focusing on transitioning its business model to a subscription-based model, a move that is impacting quarterly cash flows. The drop in the cash flow outlook resulted in a decline in the stock’s price post result announcement.

Cloud Stocks: Veeva Soars, But Dassault Acquires Medidata for $5.8 Billion

Pleasanton, California-based Veeva (NYSE: VEEV) recently reported its first quarter results that surpassed all market expectations and sent the stock soaring 15% to a record high. The market is also pleased with the company’s product upgrades and the stock is expected to continue growing in the coming quarters.

VMWare Eyeing Containers

Virtualization giant VMWare (NYSE: VMW) recently announced a stellar first quarter that beat estimates. VMWare dominates the virtualization infrastructure market with a 91% share and now it is looking to bolster its containers and security capabilities.

RingCentral Banks on Platform and Product Expansion to Cross $1 Billion Revenue Milestone

According to a Market research Future report, the global Cloud Communication Platform is estimated to grow 25% over the next few years to $5.7 billion driven by the increasing adoption of BYOD and remote working practices within organizations. Recently, RingCentral (NYSE:RNG), a leading player in the market announced its impressive first quarter results.

Cloud Stocks: DocuSign Prepares to Beat Rival Adobe

According to a ResearchandMarkets report, the global digital signature market is estimated to grow at 37% CAGR to $5.5 billion by 2023 from $1.2 billion in 2018. Recently, DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU), a leading player in the segment announced its first quarter results. But while the company surpassed market expectations for the quarter, slowdown in billings and growing competition have the analysts worried. Post its result announcement, its stock slid 20% in the after-hours trading.