SIIA’s TechChats provides a look into some of the most successful executives in our industry. Hear how many of them got to where they are today, what is shaping their businesses and the industry today, and special advice they would give to others trying to grow a successful company.

I recently sat down with David Hicks, Vice President, Worldwide ISV, OEM, and Java Business Development for Oracle. In this capacity, he is responsible for driving Oracle Public Cloud, Java and software product adoption and certifications in the partner community. David also leads marketing focused on awareness, demand generation and go to market activities with partners. David joined Oracle in 2006 and prior to working in his current capacity, he was responsible for Strategic ISV sales and Strategic Global Partner Account Management.

View the full interview in its entirety below.

Rhianna Collier is VP for the Software Division at SIIA. Follow the Software team on Twitter at @SIIASoftware.