Oracle is pushing its cloud programme along with the announcement that it plans to buy SelectMinds, who provides social networking-based software for recruiters. Terms were not disclosed but this will be a small tuck-in acquisition. There are already integrations between SelectMinds and pieces of Oracle’s own recruiting and HR software so the coming together makes sense and the SelectMind’s cloud application will also expand the scope of Oracle’s acquired Taleo cloud offering. Oracle will continue to build its cloud play through acquisitions but that is only the starting point. In common with other cloud acquirers, its challenge is integration – multi way integrations between its various purchases, and with the existing on and off premise portfolio – and that task just gets bigger.