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O’Reilly, a knowledge company delivering the expertise that drives business outcomes, today announced the launch of Expert Intelligence, an organization-wide suite of tools that grounds enterprise AI in O'Reilly's deep repository of practitioner knowledge and calls on job-specific agent skills to generate actionable guidance for real-world work, verified through citations from named authors.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the fourth virtual conference in the AI Codecon series. Building with Open Source AI will take place on Monday, August 31, 2026, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET, and is free for all attendees.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced that it has been selected as the “Enterprise Learning Solution of the Year” in the 8th annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the launch of three new academies: Manager Academy, Soft Skills Academy, and Data Literacy Academy. Recognizing the need for increased training around soft skills, O’Reilly designed its latest offering for the entire organization.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the appointment of Julie Baron as the company’s next president. Baron succeeds Laura Baldwin, who will retire after leading O’Reilly for the past 15 years as president and guiding the company as an executive since 2001.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the third virtual conference in the AI Codecon series. Software Craftsmanship in the Age of AI will take place on Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET, and is free for all attendees.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced that its renowned live events are now available for individual purchase and in bundled sets of interrelated courses. Now learners can browse, purchase, and attend high-quality, expert-led live training without the requirement of a long-term platform subscription.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the launch of verifiable skills, a competency-based skill development solution that maps specific capabilities in certain technologies and delivers targeted skill plans with only the content each learner needs. This approach eliminates learning waste and is designed to prove the learner's technical abilities.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the launch of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which allows customers to integrate the O’Reilly learning platform’s AI-powered search functionality directly into their own LLMs or third-party tools.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the second virtual conference in the AI Codecon series. Coding for the Agentic World will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET, and is free for all attendees.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the winners of the fourth annual O’Reilly Awards, a celebration of companies leveraging the O’Reilly learning platform for technology learning excellence. Winning entries this year come from organizations including Medidata Solutions, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., DANA Indonesia, Tavant, and PG&E for their innovative use of O’Reilly to promote a culture of learning, propel skills transformation, and stay at the forefront of established and emerging technologies.

O'Reilly Media, Inc., a premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced that it has achieved Workday Certified Integration status. O’Reilly provides its customers with a seamless integration that connects Workday Learning with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced that the O’Reilly AI Academy has been selected as winner of the “Enterprise Learning Solution of the Year” in the annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by EdTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to become one of the pioneers integrating Natural Language Web (NLWeb) into their websites. NLWeb’s decentralized search understands context and intent, allowing both human users and AIs to ask complex, conversational questions and get relevant results without going to a centralized AI chat or search site.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced AI Codecon—a groundbreaking virtual conference series dedicated to exploring the rapidly evolving world of AI-assisted software development. The inaugural event, Coding with AI: The End of Software Development as We Know It, will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET, and is free for all attendees.

O'Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the launch of its 2025 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) scholarship program. Designed to accelerate career growth for underrepresented groups in technology, including women, the Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, and people with a physical or neurological disability, the scholarship will award 500 recipients with a year of complimentary access to the O’Reilly online learning platform and expert-curated content. Applications are being accepted now through April 5.

O’Reilly, the premier learning platform for technology professionals, today announced its newest live online event, “GenAI Superstream: Next-Level Work and Creativity with Generative AI,” taking place on Thursday, January 30, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the early release launch of its newest tech guide, The AI-Enabled SDLC. The early release chapters are free to all O’Reilly subscribers and available through O’Reilly’s online learning platform.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today released its 2024 State of Security Survey report, uncovering a stark disconnect between rapidly evolving threats and the readiness of security teams to combat them. The comprehensive study explores the current security landscape, identifies emerging threats, and assesses how organizations are adapting their security strategies and workforce development to meet these challenges.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the winners of the third annual O’Reilly Awards, a celebration of companies leveraging the O’Reilly learning platform for technology learning excellence. Winning entries this year come from organizations including Morgan Stanley, Oracle, Sportingtech, Tavant, and Maya Philippines for their innovative use of O’Reilly to promote a culture of learning, propel skills transformation, and stay at the forefront of established and emerging technologies.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the launch of the O’Reilly AI Academy, a new offering that provides access to hundreds of generative AI-focused books, live events, on-demand courses, and more to enable enterprise workforces to build the necessary skills to put GenAI tools to work and improve productivity. The latest feature will be available to current subscribers who have full access to the O’Reilly online learning platform and will also be offered as a standalone subscription for all organizations interested in upskilling their workforces on the new technology.

O’Reilly, the leading online learning platform for technology professionals, today announced its newest live event, Deepfakes, AI, and the American Economy, taking place on Friday, September 27, from 12:30pm to 1:30pm ET.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced it has been named to the 2024 Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces in North America list for the second consecutive year. Presented on behalf of the Inspiring Workplaces Group (IW), the awards recognize best-performing organizations that have created a positive and inclusive work culture for their employees. O'Reilly earned two notable rankings, placing fifth overall and taking the number one spot in the Medium-sized Organizations category.

O’Reilly, the leading online learning platform for technology professionals, today announced the latest version of O’Reilly Answers, its advanced natural language processing engine that provides quick and contextually relevant answers to complex technical inquiries. Now combining leading-edge generative AI-powered responses grounded in O’Reilly’s expansive expert content, the tool provides instant access to concise, trustworthy information aimed at deepening users' understanding while they’re learning in the flow of work. Consistent with its AI policy, announced in November 2023, O’Reilly has ensured that its content contributors are paid for any responses generated that leverage their underlying works—one of the first AI-based tools to do so.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that its online learning platform has been named “Enterprise Learning Solution of the Year” in the sixth annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards. This is the second consecutive win for O’Reilly, having been designated as “Overall Enterprise Learning Solution Provider of the Year” in the 2023 awards program.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced a strategic partnership with Gebeya Inc., the leading Pan-African Talent Cloud technology company, to make O’Reilly’s extensive learning resources available to more Africans.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced it has opened applications for its annual diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) scholarship program. Designed to help individuals from underrepresented groups in technology kick-start or further their careers, the scholarship will award 500 recipients with a free year-long membership to the O’Reilly online learning platform and expert-curated courses. Applications are being accepted now through April 1.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the findings of its annual Technology Trends for 2024 report, which provides data-driven insights into the most popular technology topics consumed by the 2.8 million users on its online learning platform. Each year, this usage data reveals which technology tools are increasing in popularity and which are declining, enabling organizational leaders to stay informed and identify emerging trends that could shape their business strategies in the coming year.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the launch of a new digital badging program that uses the Open Badges 2.0 standard to provide learners with a verifiable and shareable record of the technological skills they’ve acquired. Learners who complete 80% or more of any course available on the O’Reilly learning platform will earn a digital badge along with a certificate of completion. For courses that include a skills assessment, learners must score 70% or higher to unlock a completion badge.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning in technology and business, today released the findings of a global survey of more than 2,800 technology professionals on the realities of generative AI in the enterprise. The Generative AI in the Enterprise report explores how companies use generative AI, the bottlenecks holding back adoption, and the skills gaps that should be addressed to move these technologies forward. The full report is now available for free download.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the winners of its second annual O’Reilly Awards program. Standout entries from renowned organizations including HP, HCLTech, Tavant, DataArt, Grubhub, and Medidata demonstrate learning innovation via the O’Reilly learning platform across a variety of domains such as onboarding, cybersecurity, skills transformation, and more.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that NEQSOL Holding, an international diversified group of companies, selected O’Reilly’s learning platform to further enhance key technological skills of its employees, which will be critical to the success of the holding’s digital transformation.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the “Overall Enterprise Learning Solution Provider of the Year” in the fifth annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced it has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Best Workplaces list. One of the most prestigious national workplace recognition programs, the list is the result of a comprehensive measurement of American companies that have excelled in creating exceptional workplaces and company culture, whether operating in a physical or a virtual facility.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced a lineup of content, courses, and events focused on the emergence of large language models (LLMs) and ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI. Central to these resources is the ChatGPT: Possibilities and Pitfalls live event sponsored by deepset, taking place on Tuesday, April 25, from 11:00am to 3:00pm ET.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that the company has been named a “Major Player” in the IDC MarketScape report: U.S. IT Training Services 2023 Vendor Assessment (doc #US49624923, March 2023).

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced its continued investment in executive leadership with the appointment of Marsha Kublall as its new chief financial officer (CFO).

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has opened applications for its diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) scholarship program to help members of underrepresented groups broaden their access to technology content. Applications are being accepted now through March 31.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the findings of its annual Technology Trends for 2023 report, which examines the most sought-after technology topics consumed by the 2.8 million users on O’Reilly’s online learning platform. Each year, this usage data reveals which technology tools are growing in popularity—and which are declining—giving business leaders insight into the trends to watch over the coming year.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced its 2023 Superstream Series, a lineup of virtual conferences on the most important topics and emerging trends in technology. Beginning this month, the Superstream Series will cover notable topics and emerging trends in the most important fields of technology, including infrastructure and operations, software architecture, data, software development, cloud, security, and artificial intelligence.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the winners of its inaugural O'Reilly Awards program. Successful entries from companies including Maersk, Tavant, eSentire, and the ANZ exemplify how the O’Reilly learning platform is used for excellence in onboarding, skills transformation, and more.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has been awarded a silver medal for excellence in the “Best Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy” category by Brandon Hall Group’s 2022 Human Capital Management Awards program. O’Reilly was recognized for its efforts to elevate the voices of minorities—including women—in the technology industry on its learning platform, increasing the number of diverse hires within its workforce, and providing historically marginalized communities with opportunities to build technological skills.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced 1H 2022 momentum results detailing a period of explosive growth for the company. Driven by market demand for learning and training technology to help solve the skills gap challenge, O’Reilly saw a 45% growth in sales for new enterprise bookings year-over-year, along with more than 80 new hires, new additions to its executive team, new banner clients, awards, accolades, and more.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the launch of cloud labs, providing users with temporary access to a live cloud account alongside expert-guided instruction through its learning platform. Built to make cloud learning more embedded and effective in practitioners’ day-to-day jobs, cloud labs allow users to move seamlessly from learning new cloud skills to applying them on the job. O’Reilly’s initial cloud labs support Microsoft Azure, offering instruction for those who are just beginning to work with cloud-based solutions and services or are new to Azure. Cloud labs build upon the interactive learning environments that O’Reilly first introduced to its platform in 2019, which have now grown to include nearly 1,000 interactive labs and sandboxes to build hands-on skills in everything from Python to machine learning.

O’Reilly Media, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the appointment of Jeanne Cordisco as its first chief people officer. As CPO, Cordisco will lead the formalization of O’Reilly’s employee programs and enhance the company’s manager training, career tracks, and approach to global hiring, with a goal to increase headcount by as much as 20% in 2022 to support O’Reilly’s global growth.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the results of its 2022 Cloud Salary Survey. The report findings demonstrate that tech workers make more money in hybrid or remote work scenarios and gain increased salary and skills training through workplace learning. The survey revealed that cloud professionals are paid an average yearly salary of $182,000. Report findings also show the impact of the great reshuffle within the tech sector, with 20% reporting they’ve already changed employers over the last year, and 25% of respondents planning to find new employment with better compensation, raising a question of whether the great reshuffle will continue.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced its 2022 schedule of Radar events including sessions on cloud, AI, and security-focused topics. O’Reilly Radar events explore the most pressing issues, newest tools, and best practices on hot and emerging technologies including hyperautomation, cybersecurity, and leveraging the cloud.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the results of its annual AI Adoption in the Enterprise survey. The benchmark report explores trends in how artificial intelligence is implemented, including the techniques, tools, and practices organizations are using, to better understand the outcomes of enterprise adoption over the past year. This year’s survey results showed that the percentage of organizations reporting AI applications in production—that is, those with revenue-bearing AI products in production—has remained constant over the last two years, at 26%, indicating that AI has passed to the next stage of the hype cycle.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the findings of its annual platform analysis, which examines the top search terms and most-consumed content on the company’s learning platform. Each year, O’Reilly gathers usage data across its publishing partners and learning modes, from books and videos to live online training courses, virtual events, practice exams, and interactive scenarios, to provide technology leaders with the trends, topics, and issues to watch in the coming year. This year, O’Reilly also examined content usage and organic search queries posed through O’Reilly Answers, the company’s AI-powered search function.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that the company achieved 47.4% year-over-year sales growth in enterprise bookings, bringing overall sales growth across its enterprise learning solution to 17.5% in 2021. With well over 20 million people quitting their jobs in the second half of 2021, finding and retaining talent is becoming increasingly challenging. And ​​nearly 90% of employees want training available anywhere and anytime they need it. As a result, enterprise organizations are prioritizing investments in learning and training.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has won a Gold Excellence in Technology Award from the Brandon Hall Group. The “Best Advance in Technology Innovation for the Remote Workforce” category recognizes the company’s new AI-driven features to accelerate remote learning. The pandemic-induced transition to remote work has redefined corporate learning. As a response, O’Reilly prioritized rapid innovation of its learning platform, creating two new features designed to help workers learn within the flow of work, wherever that may be.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced its 2022 Superstream Series lineup and the addition of three new focus areas. For a third year, O’Reilly will present its most popular conference franchises—Software Architecture, Infrastructure & Ops, Open Source Software, Data, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)—in a multipart virtual format. To satisfy learners’ evolving needs, O’Reilly has introduced three new Superstream Series—Cloud, Security, and Software Development—to help attendees build important technical skills in these growing fields.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has been named to the Training Industry Top 20 IT Training Companies List for the fifth consecutive year. Training Industry, a leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders, created its Top 20 report to recognize critical sectors of the training marketplace and better inform organizations about the best and most innovative training services and technologies.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has partnered with Farmacy Food for its annual Architectural Katas challenge. The event brings together members of O'Reilly's learning platform to apply group learning to solve real-world problems for a selected organization working for social good. This year, over 50 teams will work together over the course of several weeks to create their own software architecture solutions to improve Farmacy Food’s customer engagement and user experience.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the findings of the global 2021 Cloud Adoption Survey. The report explores the latest trends in cloud, microservices, distributed application development, and other critical infrastructure and operations technologies. Similar to last year’s results, cloud adoption has continued to grow, but cost and regulatory requirements are two major challenges cited by respondents.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the results of its 2021 Data/AI Salary Survey, which revealed that 64% of respondents took part in training or obtained new certifications in the past year to build upon their professional skills. The survey also found that 61% of respondents participated in training or earned certifications to solicit a salary increase or promotion. Despite this, the average change in compensation over the last three years was $9,252—an increase of just 2.25% annually.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced O’Reilly Radar: Data & AI, a free virtual event for both O’Reilly members and nonmembers focused on showcasing the latest and most important developments across data and AI. The one-day event will take place from 10:00am to 1:30pm ET on Thursday, October 14.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it was awarded gold in the coveted Brandon Hall Group Human Capital Management (HCM) Excellence Awards for the “Best Advance for Leading Under a Crisis” category. The company was recognized for empowering tech-based workers to learn innovative technologies using its leading live and online learning experiences through the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that it has been recognized as a 2021 Top 20 Online Learning Library Company by Training Industry, a leading research and information resource for corporate learning leaders. The list seeks to inform professionals about the most innovative services and technologies that meet critical needs of the corporate training marketplace. This marks the fourth consecutive year O’Reilly has been named a top online learning library in the learning and development market.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the recipients of its new diversity and inclusion scholarship program. The initiative, which awards 500 individuals a free membership to the O’Reilly learning platform for one year, will help members of underrepresented groups stay ahead of today’s most important technology trends. With interest from more than 4,600 applicants, it’s clear that the time is now for greater support and encouragement for people from a range of backgrounds, ages, and career expertise within the technology community.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced that the company has experienced 32.5% year-over-year new bookings growth in Q1 2021 compared to Q1 2020 within its enterprise segment. Overall registration for O’Reilly’s virtual events and training courses has also climbed. With the introduction of new features and formats to accelerate learning and development, the company has achieved several significant milestones over the past year.

O’Reilly, the premier source for insight-driven learning on technology and business, today announced the results of its annual AI Adoption in the Enterprise 2021 survey. The research explores the techniques, tools, and practices enterprise organizations are using to better understand how artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved over the past year. While this year’s survey generated nearly three times as many responses as last year, indicating overall industry growth, there are still challenges ahead.