I recently engaged a new prospective customer who is interested in upgrading PeopleTools to version 8.5. One of the primary reasons for this client to undertake the PeopleTools upgrade is to preempt an inevitable upgrade to HCM v9.1, as they are currently on v 9.0 MP3. What’s motivating them to upgrade HCM? It’s a story
Read More...The following issue caught my attention and I thought I’d research it in a little more depth as I think it’s important to anyone who does their personal banking online. With the adoption of online banking and its associated convenience comes the risk of identity theft and potential loss of personal funds. Recently a major
Read More...It might not be the first thing on your mental checklist, but enterprise software consulting firms play a key role in the overall return on investment for K-12 education by implementing applications – in our case Oracle and PeopleSoft, which enable significant organizational efficiencies. In today’s economic climate, K-12 education administrators must be especially mindful
Read More...This is hardly tech related, but it’s a passion of mine, so please bear with me while I climb atop a nearby soapbox. Ah, there’s one. Ahem. Formula 1 racing is the pinnacle of autosport. It’s widely regarded as the absolute top of the heap, attracting the best of the best, and is not comparable
Read More...Apple announced the new iPad 2 right on schedule. Typically Apple introduces product upgrades on an approximate 12 month cycle and the new iPad is no exception, coming in squarely at the 11 month marker. Upgrade highlights of the new tablet include an all-new design, evolutionary but not “marginal” improvements. The new unit is dramatically
Read More...As Oracle Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) continues to proliferate and the value of these modules become realized, one stands out as the last to be adopted by the marketplace: Property Manager (PM). As a customer-facing member of an organization that implements ALM, I am seeing more interest in PM as an integrated solution addition to
Read More...As industry veterans in the enterprise software and professional services business, the notion of “what’s next” in technology is continually being discussed, especially now that spending is resuming. I recently attended a Gartner Group presentation entitled Top Predictions for 2011 and Beyond, expertly presented by Dan Plummer. It’s obvious now that technology is tied to
Read More...Given what we do as a consulting firm, we have to be a keen observer of the latest industry trends and advances in the technology marketplace. It is, after all, what our clients talk to us about daily. Here are some thoughts about the cloud trend and Oracle's direction in that space.
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