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Oracle is slashing its workforce as it automates with AI

Oracle đã cắt giảm 13% lực lượng lao động (khoảng 21.000 nhân viên) trong năm tài chính 2026, tiêu tốn 1,84 tỷ USD chi phí thôi việc, chủ yếu do tự động hóa bằng AI và tái cấu trúc chiến lược. Song song, hãng đầu tư mạnh 70 tỷ USD vào cơ sở hạ tầng cloud, ký hợp đồng lớn với OpenAI và Meta, đồng thời huy động 40 tỷ USD từ nợ và vốn mới.

Lập trình viên nên đọc bài này để hiểu rõ cách AI và cloud computing đang thay đổi mô hình công việc, từ đó cập nhật kiến thức về xu hướng công nghệ mới và cách ứng dụng chúng trong việc phát triển ứng dụng, tối ưu hóa hệ thống, và chuẩn bị cho tương lai của ngành IT.

Centralized traffic inspection for Oracle Database@AWS

Two centralized network traffic inspection patterns for Oracle Database@AWS are detailed: one using AWS Transit Gateway with a dedicated inspection VPC for single-Region deployments, and another using AWS Cloud WAN with service insertion for multi-Region architectures. Both patterns route east-west (app-to-database) and north-south (internet outbound) traffic through a firewall inspection VPC because inline inspection cannot be deployed directly in the ODB transit VPC. Step-by-step packet walkthroughs cover each flow, and key considerations include peered CIDRs configuration, appliance mode for flow symmetry, DNS traffic handling, and multi-Region deployment strategies.

Oracle cuts about 500 jobs in Romania as AI restructuring rolls on

Oracle has begun cutting approximately 500 jobs at its Romanian operations on June 25, 2026, marking the second significant layoff round in under a year following ~400 cuts in late 2025. The reductions are part of Oracle's ongoing global AI-driven restructuring, which has shrunk its worldwide headcount from ~162,000 to ~141,000 (about 13%) in a year. Oracle's annual report explicitly cites AI adoption as a driver of workforce reductions. The company is investing heavily in data centers tied to AI demand, including a major OpenAI commitment, and is partly funding that buildout through payroll cuts. Romania, home to one of Oracle's larger engineering and services footprints in central and eastern Europe (~4,000 employees), is particularly exposed. Despite revenue growth of 7.5% in 2025, Oracle's Romanian entities collectively posted net losses. A former employee suggests further cuts may follow.

Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments

Oracle's annual SEC filing reveals the company reduced its workforce by 21,000 employees (12.9%) over the past fiscal year, attributing the cuts partly to AI adoption across its operations. The layoffs are also tied to massive capital expenditure plans: Oracle aims to raise $45–$50 billion in 2026 to expand its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with roughly half coming from debt. The company already carries over $120 billion in total debt, which has alarmed investors and prompted a bondholder lawsuit alleging Oracle concealed the extent of debt needed to fund its AI buildout. Key customers for the expanded infrastructure include OpenAI, xAI, AMD, Nvidia, and Meta.

Oracle cuts 21,000 jobs, SEC filing blames AI

Oracle's workforce dropped by roughly 21,000 employees to 141,000 as of May 2026, a 13% reduction. Unusually, the company's SEC filing explicitly attributes the cuts to AI adoption across its operations — a rare instance of a major tech firm stating in a regulatory document that AI is replacing workers rather than complementing them. The deepest cuts hit Oracle Health (formerly Cerner), with 8,000–10,000 jobs lost, while AI and cloud infrastructure teams were largely spared or grew. Oracle spent $55.7 billion on data centre capex in fiscal 2026, up 162%, resulting in negative free cash flow of $23.7 billion. Cloud Infrastructure revenue grew 93% to $5.8B in Q4, and remaining performance obligations jumped to $638 billion. The pattern mirrors moves by Meta, Microsoft, and others converting payroll into AI infrastructure spending, but Oracle's candour in its SEC filing sets it apart.

Oracle’s workforce shrank by about 13% as it bankrolls its AI buildout

Oracle ended fiscal year 2026 with roughly 141,000 employees, down from 162,000 — a reduction of about 21,000 people or 13%, one of the deepest cuts in the company's history. The layoffs were framed as a reallocation of resources from legacy operations into AI and cloud infrastructure. Oracle's capital expenditure for the year reached approximately $50bn, with a contracted revenue backlog surpassing half a trillion dollars driven by large AI deals. Analysts estimate the workforce reductions free up $8–10bn annually in cash flow, which is being funneled into data-center construction. The cuts hit some teams by 30% or more, and a $16.3bn data-center financing deal required bond manager PIMCO to anchor $10bn after US banks stepped back. Oracle joins a broader tech industry trend of converting payroll into AI capital expenditure.