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Better Buy: Cisco Systems vs. Oracle

Better Buy: Cisco Systems vs. Oracle

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) were once dominant Silicon Valley tech titans, but the advent of cloud computing transformed the IT industry and changed the fortunes of both companies. As cloud computing allowed businesses to outsource much of their IT infrastructure to third parties, the demand for Cisco and Oracle's on-premises solutions declined. Now the global coronavirus pandemic is injecting new uncertainty.